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  1. Had an '04 MX5 in for brake-work so poor old me was forced to test drive it. Twice.
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    Something I don't quite understand is what do we see in TOOT that we can't see with steering at dead-ahead (DA) ? Presumeably any bends or play would be evedent at DA ? Also, back to the original questions I put up, can we cover rolling-radius ? oh I nearly forgot! Any advice as to how to accurately measure ride-height without the Hunter power tools kit ? So far I've just offered up a tape measure and done it by eye.
  3. Never seen an episode of Initial D ? The downhill racing guys are in teams and they have the team names on their cars. Redsuns is one of them. TBH I'm not a huge fan. I just like the whole Jap-Car Culture.
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    Hmm, perhaps I should have put a smiley in that last post... Please, don't take my words the wrong way. I'm not dishartened at all have thoroughly enjoyed what we're doing here. Also, don't worry. I'm not afraid to chirp-up if I'm getting stuck and I certainly don't mind having preconceptions corrected. I want to keep going. Besides, I (quietly) harbour some serious disdain for the way FF works nowadays. Breaks the heart to see a tracking sold on the basis of what could only ever be excessive-camber wear, or sending out a car uncorrected because there's no factory adjustment and FF aren't interested in aftermarket corrective parts. I'd love to get into the aftermarket trade and do this full-time.
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    I noticed this when searching for DI threads. Perhaps, given all of my preconceptions have been shot-down, you could elaberate (once we're done with the current discussion) ? What area of your preconceptions did that post shoot? Not that post specifically, just well, pretty much everything since I joined WIM really....
  6. You'll want to adjust the ARBs so the car behaves as desired. Otherwise, you're looking at changing ARBs (thicker to thinner, or vice versa) which may get expensive....
  7. If I get an Mx5 (hopefully it will be white) but it will be getting a RedSuns sticker above the rear wheel arch
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    Okay, thanks for that. I'll have another play around next time I get a car on the rig. A workbuddy keeps pecking to get his A6 in so that will be a good opportunity, presuming we get a quiet period. He complains of a very very slight pull but no unusual tyre wear. I'm thinking it's phumatic but I'm not going to throw away a chance to chuck a car on the Hunter. I noticed this when searching for DI threads. Perhaps, given all of my preconceptions have been shot-down, you could elaberate (once we're done with the current discussion) ?
  9. Always annoying having to let Benz' go unadjusted because eccentric adjusters have to be retro fitted grrr!
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    Okay, had a late model 525i on the rig today and had a play. I found SAI and IA though they weren't viewable as bar graphs, just in the initial readings screen (immediatly after compensation and castor sweep). They were displayed wiothin a green ("correct") or red ("incorrect") boxes. Can they not be viewed as a graph so I can see how far they are from spec ? If both were out of spec I'd have no idea how far. Do you remember telling me I could shut down targets ? Where would this option be ? It was really annoying as I was trying to study Castor, SAI and Camber behaviour on turn I was loosing the screen as I would occasionally get in the way of the rear targets. The other issue was I couldn't tell how much lock I was applying. I assume the best way is to view steer ahead so I know when I'm at 0, 10 and 20 degrees but then I can't see any of the seconday angles ie; SAI and IA. This perticular car showed a 1 dgree disparity in Castor and SAI but included angle was just a few minutes out of sync. The tyres showed what I saw as camber wear on the outer edges. Straight ahead they were within spec so am I right in thinking it was during steering events when they were wearing ? Eitherway, I dialled in some more neg. camber to be bring it closer to spec. On last thing. I wasn't really sure what we can extract from on-turn figures that we don't see from straight ahead. Though, when I think about it, if I were looking to adjust how the car behaves I suppose on-turn figures are more important if anything. Try to remember I've always been taught to simply set to spec and not really think about what the car would actually do. Also remember you're average Fast-Fit customer isn't interested in over-under-steer but more if the car is "right" and, as is, I only have OEM to go off. ps: Cookie beer FTW!
  11. Have you ever had any sucess moving the engine subframe to atain some Camber adjustment ? Pretty sure Hunter stated that as a possability. Never fancies myself TBH.
  12. Not really, but I saw a slammed, white mk1 yesterday with a hardtop and it looked pretty cool.
  13. I found out today a Eunos isn't compatable with my insurance. That is, it would cost almost twice as much. It's not massive at £750 per annum but a uk model >10 years old is deemed a classic and would cost nearer £300 so that'll make getting a cheap MX5 tricky. Having said that, a work mate is big on repairing Cat C/D write-offs and sees MX5s all the time. Apparantly. there was a local, early-90s 1.6 needing a door and wing which had sat around for months. They only wanted about £400 for it. Incidentally, Cat D is written off on economic grounds with damage costing <60% of the car total value, Cat C >60%.
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    I bet Mercedes react especially badly to ill-considered modification.
  15. What's next up on the pecking list from an Accord ?
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    First I should probably clarify what I actually saw. With the car stationary, turing to the right, the bonnet would appear to drop to the left and rise to the right, before levelling out with the wheel at straight ahead. Turing to the left, the opposite would happen. As if the car were leaning against the "turn". Cars I played with were: Renault Clio 2 (No movement to speak of), original & later Ford Focus' (subtle shifting), early Audi A3 & later A6 (pronounced shifting) & M/Benz C Class SportCoupe/Hatchback/Thing (sea sickness). My impression is the bigger castor angles I'm use to seeing on Benz means a more pronounced impact on camber and the shifting of SR across the tyre. The only reason for the bonnet to move is the spring being compressed which indicates camber "activity". I figure they use a bigger castor and less camber to aid directional stability when doing high speeds down the autobahn, with the extra castor helping the SR shift and thus aid cornering. Uh, how am I doing ? On a similar issue, when I was playing Forza I tried -1.5 camber on the front which helped in the twistys but meant the car "felt" nervous doing high speed cornering and especially under braking.
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    No alignments done today but I did get to see some bonnet movement. Much more pronounced on German Cars, Mercedes Benz especially.
  18. Inner wear looks slightly more pronounced than outer to me. Indeed ..... It's just the sort of problem that keeps us awake. Hehe, will give you a ring to book it in when I have a mo if that's ok! Please do.... We run specific software for vehicles that need shims, as seen in this thread> http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/ind...ic=3061&hl= I was watching Hunter's OTJ training vids on shims recently. The part where it can demonstrate how the shim would affect readings ? Awesome.
  19. Would fitting directional tryes backwards not introduce peculiar behaviour ? Not questioning WIMs work or anything, just curious.
  20. Nah, surely not ? Even fast-fit wouldn't do that.
  21. Are the tyres fairly new ? If you read through the technical areas, rear alignment is just as important (probably more) as reagrds to the car "pulling". Was the rear ok ?
  22. They didn't do a Sunny Turbo other than 4x4 N14 GTiR. Do you mean Cherry Turbo ? I've been looking at N13 (Hatch) or B12 (Coupe) Sunny ZX' which are awesome for adjustment as most of the GTiR stuff can be retro-fitted but have only seen one or two in 6 months. I doubt any Datsun would be adjustable. Most of the 80s cars have semi-trailing arms at the rear ala E30 3-series. I know lack of rear adjustment bothers the S12 Silvia guys. Besides I don't really need the complication of a Turbo. So far, Mx5 & Mk1 Mr2 are looking best. I think the Mx5 would be overall better but the MR2 more interesting though I'll need more like ~£1500. Work has been very quiet and the pay dire. Uh, more dire than normal. Besides, I've never fancied hair-dressing.
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