delorean175
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My wife's 2006 Mazda5 has a caster issue. We bought it about 6 years ago and It never seamed to have issues with it eating front tires, sway bar bushings and links, until an accident (on the front left side of the car) she had about 30k miles ago. We took it back to the body shop who did the work. Our insurance adjuster called me up and told me the frame is slightly bent, causing the caster to be out of spec on the passenger side. They ruled the damage was preexisting to when we bought/ insured the car with our insurance company 6 years ago. Submitting a new claim is not possible for preexisting damage. So now we can either pay out of pocket to have the car put on the frame rack to try and bend it back within spec or maybe find another solution.
Front caster specs Front Left 2.6, Front Right 1.9.
Front camber specs Front Left -1.1, Front Right -1.4.
Rear camber specs Rear Left -2.0, Rear Right -2.3.
It appears at some point (during one of the many re-alignments) a tech figured out the rear control arms are adjustable and re-adjusted them to factory spec. I believe I had the rear camber closer to -1.0 degrees on both sides.
Anyways, I was thinking about aftermarket caster/ camber plates for the MS3 (if they make them and they fit). If they don't make camber/ caster plates could I use camber plates rotated 90? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Front caster specs Front Left 2.6, Front Right 1.9.
Front camber specs Front Left -1.1, Front Right -1.4.
Rear camber specs Rear Left -2.0, Rear Right -2.3.
It appears at some point (during one of the many re-alignments) a tech figured out the rear control arms are adjustable and re-adjusted them to factory spec. I believe I had the rear camber closer to -1.0 degrees on both sides.
Anyways, I was thinking about aftermarket caster/ camber plates for the MS3 (if they make them and they fit). If they don't make camber/ caster plates could I use camber plates rotated 90? Any input would be greatly appreciated.