by Fred Gassit » Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:36 pm
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24Seems to be working now, so how about if I write long enough lines so the word-wrap comes into effect... Maybe that is what screws it up?
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26 Curses.
27 Time to import a block of text:
This is the second of four articles in this series. In the first article we discussed the basic parts of the Miata suspension and what they do. Hopefully you took the time to look at your car or at least a good shop manual to get a better idea of how those parts function. If you’re completely lost, just come to the next club tech session and ask someone to give you a guided tour.
Talking about the basic parts is pretty easy. Every Miata has the same parts, and they all do the same thing. Simple. And then there’s the matter of how to adjust all those parts… the alignment. This is where things get a little more interesting. You may recall that I mentioned the spring rates that Mazda chose for the Miata were a compromise. Well, so are your alignment settings (and a lot of other things). The best alignment settings to use on your car will depend on how you drive, where you drive, what type of competition you do (if any), other modifications you have made to your car, the tires you use, how long you expect those tires to last, and the phase of the moon.
Where to begin? Before we get into where to set things, a good understanding of what each of the settings are would be helpful. This shouldn’t take too long…
OK so far!
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What is Camber?
This is the one you’ve probably heard the most about. That’s because it has a lot to do with good cornering. Camber is the angle that the top of the tire leans away from the center of the car. For our purposes, what we really want is for the top of the tire to lean toward the center of the car. This is called negative camber. Negative camber is good! If camber is negative when the car is pointed forward and at rest (static camber), it will be closer to zero on the outside wheel in a corner. In plain English that means that the contact patch of the tires that most of the car’s weight is on when you are turning will be almost perfectly flat on the pavement. See, I told you it was good!
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