Alignment update

suzi · Postby **suzi** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:14 pm

Getting new tyres tomorrow and just remembered I should get an alignment too....searched thru old threads & found quite a few about alignments but this has confused me even more (which isn't hard) because they all seem different!

Should I just leave it to the guys at Bridgestone who are putting the tyres on and assume they know what they are doing?

Thanks
Kim

SuperMazdaKart · Postby **SuperMazdaKart** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:06 pm

well you could & they'll adjust it to the book according to mazda factory specifications. there are some other settings for more aggressive driving if you want to go that way.

Slugoid · Postby **Slugoid** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:57 am

suzi wrote:Getting new tyres tomorrow and just remembered I should get an alignment too....searched thru old threads & found quite a few about alignments but this has confused me even more (which isn't hard) because they all seem different!

Should I just leave it to the guys at Bridgestone who are putting the tyres on and assume they know what they are doing?

Thanks
Kim

Depends if the tyre place can do proper alignments. Last time I had an alignment at some mass market tyre place (The Tyre Factory, Beaurepairs, Bob Jane etc.) the settings were so bad that they must have used a ruler and protractor to do their alignments

. I know because I got the before and after settings from a reputable alignment place, and it wasn't long since I had that dodgy alignment (less than 6 months).

Maybe some fellow qld members can guide you to some proper aligners.

SPy vs. SPy · Postby **SPy vs. SPy** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:26 am

suzi wrote:Bridgestone

your getting what.................................

please tell me your not wasting money on Turanzas............................

Told you where to go and what to buy...............

may a thousand visions of the lions road run flash before your eyes......

<insert emoticon for head hanging in shame>

suzi · Postby **suzi** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:01 am

SPy vs. SPy wrote:
suzi wrote:Bridgestone

Told you where to go and what to buy...............

Dont panic oh wise one!!!! I listened - you did tell me where to go & what to say & which tyres to get. and I did listen oh fountain of knowledge...... am getting PP s'2 BUT the place you said to go to,including the name dropping, was $255 per cnr and wouldnt budge from that (and teh guy was a knob & tried talking me into every other tyre under the sun) - I'm getting the PP 2's for $220 ea from the mob down the road.

Insurgence · Postby **Insurgence** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:16 am

Slugoid where is a good place in melb to get your alignment done?

/thread hijack

Slugoid · Postby **Slugoid** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:05 pm

Insurgence wrote:Slugoid where is a good place in melb to get your alignment done?

/thread hijack

I usually go to Traction Tyres down Roville.

http://www.tractiontyres.com.au/

Me and my friends always go there for alignments and they always get the job done. They'll even align your car according to specific settings you give them.

SPy vs. SPy · Postby **SPy vs. SPy** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 6:44 pm

suzi wrote:
SPy vs. SPy wrote:
suzi wrote:Bridgestone

Told you where to go and what to buy...............

Dont panic oh wise one!!!! I listened - you did tell me where to go & what to say & which tyres to get. and I did listen oh fountain of knowledge...... am getting PP s'2 BUT the place you said to go to,including the name dropping, was $255 per cnr and wouldnt budge from that (and teh guy was a knob & tried talking me into every other tyre under the sun) - I'm getting the PP 2's for $220 ea from the mob down the road.

Pheeeewwwww,

I've just retrieved your xmas card from the bin :mrgreen:

Give em a few hundred kays to get rid of the release compound before you approach any twisties with gusto, or you'll be saying those tyres are sh!T, especially if we get some rain, after that you'll have a smile you won't believe.

See ya tomorrow
SPy

AJ · Postby AJ » Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:13 pm

suzi wrote:
SPy vs. SPy wrote:
suzi wrote:Bridgestone

Told you where to go and what to buy...............

Dont panic oh wise one!!!! I listened - you did tell me where to go & what to say & which tyres to get. and I did listen oh fountain of knowledge...... am getting PP s'2 BUT the place you said to go to,including the name dropping, was $255 per cnr and wouldnt budge from that (and teh guy was a knob & tried talking me into every other tyre under the sun) - I'm getting the PP 2's for $220 ea from the mob down the road.

i have, since telling the spyster about said place, been back for a visit, only to find that ownership has changed :roll:

.........however, i know the new manager & worded him up on potential MX5 club members i'll be pointing in his direction, he realised the error of his ways & will be more welcoming to the next member to price tyres at his establishment........he knows his stuff, he just needed some gentle advice :wink:

i do have another couple of contacts on the GC......... :mrgreen:

SPy vs. SPy · Postby **SPy vs. SPy** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:54 pm

Excellent Smithers...............

suzi · Postby **suzi** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:17 pm

SPy vs. SPy wrote:

after that you'll have a smile you won't believe.

Hmm - even after quick drive down to Cabarita to se how they feel I have a huge smile on my face ... road noise - what road noise?

Can't wait to get them on the bendy bits. Thanks for everyones words of wisdom - very happy with the purchase and shame I couldnt make todays run. :cry:

suzi · Postby **suzi** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:43 pm

almost forgot - whats with the nitrogen? they put in em??

CT · Postby CT » Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:27 am

Nitro is more stable over a longer period than just air due to the lower moisture content I believe. You can top them up with air if you need to but I think half the time it's a trick to get you going back there for repeat business.

Slugoid · Postby **Slugoid** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:45 pm

CT wrote:Nitro is more stable over a longer period than just air due to the lower moisture content I believe. You can top them up with air if you need to but I think half the time it's a trick to get you going back there for repeat business.

I think putting air into a tyre already filled with nitrogen defeats the purpose of it putting nitrogen in the first place: Link

Advantages of nitrogen is that there is less variations in temp and less pressure lost compared to air. For hardcore tracker this would be good during a long races, but for your average joe I don't see the real benefit of it. Checking pressure every 2-3 weeks with your a good pressure gauge and filling it with free air from the servo is good enough.

deez · Postby **deez** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:17 am

I have a question (not surprising

) regarding alignment but didn't want to start a whole new thread. I was reading the alignment specs put up in the Tech Archive and saw that they are based on a stock standard setup.

I'm putting on 15x7\" rims and 205/50/15 tyres onto the car. Would the size and width of the rim and tyre affect how camber/castor/toe etc. should be setup compared to those specs mentioned? Or can I just walk into any Bridgestone or any sort of tyre shop and hand them those specs for alignment?

Sorry if it is a silly question...