Tony Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Shame it's been a long time to find the problem but at least it's done now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooflessdriver Posted July 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Yup. Now I need to get out there and drive the wheels off the thing! (not literally though!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrei SG Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 hello, I have a mk2 mx5, I bought a set of GGP coilovers, with 450lbs F / 300lbs R springs about a month ago, and I finally had enough time to fit them on the car, along with other upgrades... so, I would like to know what is the GAZ recommended height and damping settings for these. cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 Hello Coils have a high rate at 450, 300 any reason why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrei SG Posted March 18, 2017 Report Share Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) Keith Tanner from FM and also Corby Motorsport recommended these rates based on what I told them that I'll be using the car for; amateur hillclimbing, track days, basically weekend fun... Edited March 18, 2017 by Andrei SG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 Seems harsh but they come from a good pedigree... Normally the height should be lowered so that the lower wishbones are horizontal. Would height be an issue with the hill climb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrei SG Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 don't really mind the stiff ride, it's now set at 32 cm front and 33 cm rear (measured from center of the wheel to the wheel arch), 10 clicks on front, 8 on the rear. i've noticed that it developed a clunk on the front end, going over small bumps and such, at low speeds, sounds like dead anti roll bar links, but would be weird for both of them to start knocking at the same time, and i also checked everything for play when i did the suspension job, only had to change a track rod end. as far as alignment goes, i wanted to go for the 939 dual duty setup, wich is: Front camber: -2.5° Caster: +3.5 ~ 4.0°Front total toe: 0Rear camber : -2.0°Rear total toe: +0.348 (+0.17/side) i didn't have time to take the car myself to the alignment shop, so i asked a friend to take it and gave him these specs, but the shop messed them all up, here is what I got instead: Front camber: initial -2.10/-2.46 /// after alignment -1.43/-1.46 Caster: +6.54/+6.47 /// +7.16/+7.12Front total toe: +2.02/+2.24 /// 0.01/0.02Rear camber : -4.00/-4.10 /// -2.46/-2.50 Rear total toe: +0.28/-0.41 /// +0.35/+035 the initial values were how the car rolled out after i fitted the suspension kit and polybushes all around. tech said that that is the closest he could get to the setup i wanted, except rear toe which he misunderstood and offered to correct them but i won't be going back there ever. so i called a different shop and asked them if they could help me, and they offered to let me do the alignment myself, but did not have time to do that yet. any advice is appreciated. i'll keep you posted with the progress... Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 I think your friend got confused with the degree values ie: 60' = 1 degree and 100' = 1 degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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