Luki78

I've just come back from 200 miles journey and I am exhausted. 80% was M1 motorway so it should be a piece of cake, but it wasn't. My fresh feelings are: 1. After my last wheel alignment the steering wheel is to far to the left. When going straight and keeping hands on 9 and 3 hours, my left hand is lower. OK, maybe the steering wheel is straight to the clocks but not to my sight, my point of view. I am very sensitive to that. 2. Very poor response between 11 and 1 hour turning position. Literally I don't know what is going with wheels. When going straight at 60-70 miles/h I need to correct the track all the time with short movements to the left and right. I cannot even check the satnav for 1 sec. because I am leaving my lane and look like drunk driver. The ride is very stressful and I look at others drivers with envy. Citroen C1 or similar are more stable then my MX 5. 3. When turning the steering wheel further than 11 and 1 hours, response is a little bit better. I can feel some information through my hands. I can feel the weight of the steering and the uneven surface. But even then it's not precise enough to make me feel confident. Every time when turning the wheel in the corner, my movement is to far (strong) or to close (weak). I can't "aim" in the right track. I must do some corrections all the time. So again I don't have enough response what wheels are doing. I am just writting my feelings for other user who can have similar problem in the future. Certainly, I will visit WIM very soon, seeking for help. After today's drive I've had thoughts "Maybe I should have bought Focus and have fun and relax ?". For a petrolhead the situation I have now is very frustraiting.

Hi, sorry, don't want to start the same topic. When MX 5 lowered with Eibach 30 mm (rear is about 20-25mm) should I replace arb links for adjustable ? Or OEM are good enough ?

No, I live in Northamptonshire so I was looking for a closer garages. But definitely you will see, because I'm going to visit you after Christmas. The first my day off. The next thing I am thinking about are steering rack bushes. Is it possible that they need to be replaced ? Sometimes I can hear a scratching sound when turning on uneven road (I thought before that were shock absorbers upper mounts, but I replaced them). Maybe that bushes have an influence on a proper handling ? (Sorry if it is silly idea, but now I am thinking about everything).

I am not sure If I get you right... but it doesn't mean that there is something wrong with my MX ? The car has had no accident. Did you mean that the person who sets up angles should be a little bit suspicious why there is like that, right ? Sorry, English is not my first language and sometimes I struggle with it

Well, maybe it is something wrong with my car that is not possible to adjust angles in the centre ? Guys, who did it have more then 20 years experience in motorsport so they should know... I really really need a proper alignment. If I'm honest, since I bought my MX5 almost a half a year ago, I enjoyed maybe 2 weeks of driving. Then I started to replace suspension parts and all that time I was saying to myself"now will be much better after alignment". Since that time I had 3 alignments, spent almost 300quid on that and still my Mazda handles comparable to my former VW Golf Mk4. Not to mention about my old Vauxhall Corsa with bilstein b6 - Ok, it has no power steering there so I could feel any wheels movement. But even Golf was giving me better steering response when going straight or cornering. I read a lot about ultimate pleasure of driving MX 5, but sadly it is not including my car. Now I love the way it looks but driving is a big dissapointing.

Yeah. That's also my point of view. The techinican should be particularly interested in one model of a car, here MX 5 to know what "dumb" driver can feel on the steering wheel with green settings recommended by the factory. Like in the whole world: something is green which is good, but something can be greener an will be better.

Thank you. Right I knew that although everything is green something is wrong. Well, yeah it looks like I need to visit WIM after Christmas. It's 70 miles away from my home. I am so glad I've registered here in this forum. I feel even now a relief and happiness driving my car after WIM visit 😀

Hi Sorry for unearthing that old topic but I don't know how this issue ended up. I think my situation is the same. I love my Mx 5 NC but... I've changed shockers + eibach 30mm, new lower wishbones, tie rod ends, antiroll bar links Took my MX 5 NC for an alignment. But still I do not feel that fun I used to a couple months ago. There is like a lack of response at the center position - I don't feel any resposne from the wheels. OK, car keeps straight line but when turning a little bit to the left or right I don't feel any weight on the steering wheel. Like it was not connected. The car reacts but I don't feel comfortable with that, because I feel like I don't have a full control. Please check my last wheel alignment: I would be grateful for any suggestion.