Jarbie

Do you have the ady for this central forum Scarface? It would be of interest to me as we're constantly getting spammers trying to join and I've had to set registration to admin approval and recruit an assistant to help.

Today was my appointment with Tony and what a sucessful day it proved to be. Although there were some signs of distortion to the chassis, the major culprits were identified as wildly out geometry settings coupled with the worn tyres. Tony checked everything, then clearly explained the problems and proposed a course of resolution. This entailed new rubber and a welcome return to Mazda settings. The result is a very planted car with absolutely no trace of the 'thrust steer'. My heartfelt thanks Tony. It wasn't a case of customer satisfaction - more customer delight. :ph34r_anim:

The previous owner did say that it had had the diff replaced a couple of years ago. And the comment about torque being predominately FF is what I thought. Might tie in with being asked by the garage if the MX5 was front or rear wheel drive. We'll wait and see what Tony has to say when I go and visit him.

:rolleyes_anim: OK Tony, I guess the best thing is to phone you tomorrow to make an appointment then.

OK, here's the problem. We bought a 89 G reg MX5 last week for a good price but knowing it needed a few jobs doing on it. One of these was new front springs. The front is low but the near side is 1/2" lower than the drivers side so I suspected a tired/cracked front spring. Driving around town is fine but after taking her out for a longer run I notice what I think is torque steer. On hitting the throttle the car pulls to the right a bit and when I lift off, it pulls back to the left. In between it seems fine. You only notice it over 45/50. After speaking to STS this morning, the chap said possibly a wishbone joint/bush or maybe an engine mount. Does this sound right? It needs a trip to WIM as due to the required suspension change a full geometric alignment is in order. BTW, it's running on GAB 8 points adjustable shocks but I'm not sure what springs.