That seems to be the best bet... the raving doesn't seem to end on the board regarding Lanny's setup.Originally Posted by POS Racing
The '02 is fixin to get a set of Bilstein put on it in the near future so It will need an alignment. This is my lovely wifes everyday driver so I don't want a radical tire eating setup, but I would like it to retain and possibly improve it's performance. Is the "Lanny" Alignment a good compromise?
Thought and suggestions??
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That seems to be the best bet... the raving doesn't seem to end on the board regarding Lanny's setup.Originally Posted by POS Racing
It's good, but if she's not an agressive driver she'll end up with excessive wear on the inside edge of the tires.
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Lightness? What's that? I drive a PRHT!
Well any other suggestions??
Here is Lanny's Alignment Link!
Rear
Toe: 1/32 inch (0°4.5' or 0.075° IN per side
Camber: -1.75 degrees
Front
Camber: -1.2 degrees
Caster: 5.0 degrees
Toe: 1/32 inch IN per side
I used numbers from Altiain for a starting point. The Lanny alignment seems to favor more castor and also it appears more camber. I am noticing more tire wear on the insides of the tires, but not overly so for the miles on the tires. Im not sure how long you want Vivid's tires to last you, but the Altiain alignment has worked well, made the Miata more stable and it corners beautifully for a street car. I might be a bit more agressive though for the next autocross season but likely will go through street tires much more rapidly.
I drove highway 421 from Winston-Salem to Bristol, TN and back this last weekend (270+ curves and switchbacks in 21 miles x2) and was pleased with the grip in the switchbacks.
Originally Posted by Altiain
Keep in mind that the Lanny's alignment seems to be for the the NAs more than the NBs. Good luck to you if you can even get 1.2 degrees of negative camber in the front of Vivid's car without a lot of pushing and pulling on suspension components.
(For reference, I've currently got ~-1.2 degrees in the front of my car... and that took a lot of loosening of components and torquing things under load to get.)
Iain
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Go with Iain's suggestions, and never toe-in the front, as Lanny suggests. That said, chnging shocks does not change alignment......... I would also suggest Koni's over the bilsteins. They are adjustable from "softer than stock" to "stiffer than bilsteins". Bilsteins are just a bit rough for non-aggressive driving.
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