Any Wheel Alignment setting suggestions..?

[Jeff]

Alan,

A couple of things I learned from having a Miq-ish/Lanny-ish alignment...

max castor - makes for a lot of plow (understeer) on slow sharp corners -
U-turns and the like. But, adds camber when turning and self centering.
camber - good for corners, bad for accelerating/braking.

For some reason they never mention the drawbacks on miata.net ..! (correct
me if I'm wrong)

A precision alignment does make things a lot more predictable though

PS - sell me your wheels !!!

cheers,
Jeff

[Alan Fisher]

Hi - I am new to this forum, well I have been reading the messages for ages
but this is the first time I have posted a question..

Does anyone have any experience with camber/caster/toe settings other than
the manufacturers specs?

I have done a few web searches and Miq Millmans settings on miata.net seem
to come up abit but look abit savage on the toe out front - I am getting a
new set of bridgestone GIII's tommorow and while I would like to make the
car abit sharper in the corners if possible I dont want it wandering all
over the road or desroying my expensive new tyres too soon..

I am not looking for an 'ultimate' setup - just a nice compromise - decent
grip, sharp steering and a reasonably neutral balance without excessive
trade off in terms of directional stability and tyre wear..

The car is a 94 with slightly lowered adjustable Ohlins suspension and
superlightweight 15" Rays Volk TE37's which look to have a little more
offset than standard but not much.

It is already lovely...but could it be abit better??

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[Lou Girardin]

Interesting. More confirmation that what works for US conditions, doesn't
work here. I always used Pete's expertise at Marshall tyres.