alignment specifications?

[bugsy]

So I searched around a bit but couldn’t find any "specific" alignment specifications for the 3.

I spent many years (and still do) working on Miatas and those forums are full of recommendations...

For example:

http://www.miatamx5.com/alignment.html

Some Miata guys say NEVER go with the factory recommended spec as the range is crazy.

Ben
2006 3 SportGT - bone stock
1991 MX5 Vis body kit, M45 Blower@ 12psi, Link ECU, csc roll bar tec...
2003 Suzuki sv650s
1882 Kawasaki KZ1000

PS the Miataphiles are not gay

pps not that there is anything wrong with it ;-)

ppps well, most of us are not gay (I’m not)

[mleblond]

I have the specs for the speed3 from my printouts of my last alignement

http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showpost.php?p=290956&postcount=7

I put the ranges at the end of each line supplied.

[Xerox]

I'll see if I can get full specs.

Factory Specs:
Rear wheel Camber angle [Tolerance ±1°]:
Fuel Empty: -1°10'
Fuel 1/4: -1°12'
Fuel 1/2: -1°14'
Fuel 3/4: -1°17'
Fuel Full: -1°19'

[Cosmo77]

Most guys who know how to do alignments NEVER use the +- spec....they are really out to lunch on the tolerances....but most specs are like that wether its a mazda. toyota, nissan, chev...

Its more like a guide line...say your car has 300,000kms on it and the camber is reading
-1.2 on both front tires....that would be considered OK (Spec being -.68 I think +-1),,,but really whats happeneing is that your suspension is starting to sag....its when you get one side go way out to lunch that alarm bells should start going off.

ANyhow...make sure you find someone who does good alignments....there is a difference obviously between "in spec" and "done right or good" alignments

[Fuman]

Here:
Unofficial specs (Got them from an alignment shop)
http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showpost.php?p=303146&postcount=1