Miata Mailing List: November 1998, Message #520

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>From: Ian McCloghrie <ian@codrus.com>
>Subject: Alignment settings (was Re: Wet weather traction bites!! )
>Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 22:37:02 +0000
>
>On Nov 11, 1998 "John Freas" wrote:
>> alignment.  Download a copy of Miq Millman's alignment from the   
miata.net
>> site <http://www.miata.net/garage/align.html>, take it to a good shop,
>> show them the specs and tell them that's what you want.  If that   
doesn't
>
>Speaking of the Miq alignment specs, does anyone know if they apply to
>the '99 M2 as well?  I've read that a lot of the suspension parts
>changed with the 2nd generation, so is it still a valid setting to
>use?
>
>--Ian
>'99 Emerald Mica LP
>

Nobody really knows. Or if they do, they havent posted to the list yet   
(that I know of)

One of the modifications for the '99 was so that you could get more   
caster.

Miq calls for all the caster you can get.

So, do you want to set your M2 caster to the equivalent of the maximum an   
M1 could get, or do you want the maximum caster the new M2 suspension can   
attain?

I'm sure that if you set an M2's alignment to the spec that miq specified   
for the M1 it will probably handle quite well. But it could probably be   
made to handle better using figures specifically designed for it.

Perhaps you might consider comparing Miq's specs to the Mazda reccomended   
specs for an M1. Then look at the Mazda specs for an M2, and see what   
changes miq made, and make simmilar changes to the M2 standard...

???

Or you could try a number of different combinations and tell us what you   
like....

Fletch.

P.S. I'm not an alignment expert, if following this advise results in   
death or dammage I will deny all knowledge of this conversation... :-)