aggressive wheel alignment

[Kooldino]

also if you lower your car i would recomend a camber bolts to fix the rear cambers. a slight negative in the front is ok, but zero out the rear.

I heard that I may want negative in the rear for better cornering and less chance of rub...

 

[FunkyBuddha]

Ya..more negative on the back will also improve turn in but you have more of a chance w/ the backend sliding out prematurely or unwantedly during speed corners and slippery surfaces.

 

[Kooldino]

Ya..more negative on the back will also improve turn in but you have more of a chance w/ the backend sliding out prematurely or unwantedly during speed corners and slippery surfaces.

Ahh, good call.

 

[apexlater]

Actually, more neg. camber in the rear will allow it to have more grip so the tires will not break as easily. Unless you have some extreme neg. camber and running on very little of the tires will it be unsafer(?).

That's why if you look at ALL cars on the road they have more neg. camber in the rear than the front so that the car is more stable in emergency maneuvers. Just look at some of the big SUVs like the BMW X5 has massive rear camber.

 

[Kooldino]

Interesting.

 

[nezumi]

its the other way around negative in the front will improve lauches and help with cornering.(creates more oversteer). But neagtive in the back will create more of an understeer.

 

[Tzar177]

Is this stock settings? would these settings still apply if u were on lowering springs? i do not autocross or do much agressive driving....just mostly normal everyday commute with the occasional urge to be speed racer

<table x:str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; width: 192pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="256"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"><td colspan="4" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 192pt;" height="17" width="256">2001 Mazda MP3 Alignment Specs.</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td colspan="4" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td>   <td>Spec</td>   <td>Tolerance</td>   <td>
</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Front:</td>   <td colspan="3" style="">
</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">left camber</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">-0.97</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">1</td>   <td>
</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">right camber</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">-0.97</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">1</td>   <td>
</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td colspan="2" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">cross   camber</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">1.5</td>   <td>
</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">left caster</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">2.02</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">1</td>   <td>
</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">right caster</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">2.02</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">1</td>   <td>
</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td colspan="2" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">cross   caster</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">1.5</td>   <td>
</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">total toe</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">0.2</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">0.4</td>   <td>
</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td colspan="4" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">
</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Rear:</td>   <td colspan="3" style="">
</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">camber</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">-0.8</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">1</td>   <td>
</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td colspan="2" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">cross   camber</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">1.5</td>   <td>
</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">total toe</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">0.2</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">0.4</td>   <td>
</td>  </tr>  <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">   <td colspan="2" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">thrust   angle</td>   <td x:num="" align="right">0.8</td>   <td>
</td></tr></tbody> </table>

are the specs as I know them

 

[Revs]

risen from the dead! yikes

 

[70]

Is this stock settings? would these settings still apply if u were on lowering springs? i do not autocross or do much agressive driving....just mostly normal everyday commute with the occasional urge to be speed racer

Yes, those are the stock settings. Yes, they would still be same regardless of the height of the car.