NC oversteering / slipping problem

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Re: NC oversteering / slipping problem

Postby JBT » Thu Aug 30, 2018 12:19 pm

bliu6757 wrote:I know. I never chased them about it after fitting the replacement. Maybe I should have.

Coincidentally, I was at MCA only 30 minutes ago. I believe Josh is in, or on his way to, Sydney. :wink:

Maybe he could have a look if he has a moment or get you to go to some place for a thorough check and quality alignment. You could contact MCA and see if there is any possibility of this happening.
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Re: NC oversteering / slipping problem

Postby project.r.racing » Thu Aug 30, 2018 4:40 pm

I would be pulling the rears out and starting again. Making sure everything lines up and matches left to right.

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Re: NC oversteering / slipping problem

Postby bliu6757 » Sun Sep 02, 2018 3:12 pm

Got my PS4 fitted from jax thornleigh yesterday and ended up getting an alignment from them as well. Turns out the rear wheels were quite off.

Haven’t gotten the chance to really push it. But for now I think it’s solved the problem. Thanks for everyone’s input.

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Re: NC oversteering / slipping problem

Postby NitroDann » Sun Sep 02, 2018 4:17 pm

It had slight rear toe out.

It would have had this prior to swapping the shocks.

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Re: NC oversteering / slipping problem

Postby RS2000 » Sun Sep 02, 2018 9:03 pm

That's a fair bit of toe out on the left rear wheel, plus the right was toe in.
Was the car worse on right hand corners?

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Re: NC oversteering / slipping problem

Postby greenMachine » Mon Sep 03, 2018 11:39 am

RS2000 wrote:That's a fair bit of toe out on the left rear wheel, plus the right was toe in.
Was the car worse on right hand corners?


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Re: NC oversteering / slipping problem

Postby bruce » Mon Sep 03, 2018 12:47 pm

When u replaced the suspension you are supposed to get an alignment, which would have avoided this problem.

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Re: NC oversteering / slipping problem

Postby NitroDann » Mon Sep 03, 2018 12:56 pm

Replacing coilovers in an mx5 doesnt change anything about the alignment.

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Re: NC oversteering / slipping problem

Postby bruce » Mon Sep 03, 2018 2:28 pm

OK.

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Re: NC oversteering / slipping problem

Postby JBT » Mon Sep 03, 2018 2:47 pm

Assuming that the new alignment figures are correct and the machine is calibrated, the previous alignment job was hopeless. Would have been even more fun in the wet. :shock:
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Re: NC oversteering / slipping problem

Postby bliu6757 » Mon Sep 03, 2018 2:58 pm

JBT wrote:Assuming that the new alignment figures are correct and the machine is calibrated, the previous alignment job was hopeless. Would have been even more fun in the wet. :shock:


Didn’t need it to be wet, it was already sliding around corners just by downshifting when turning. Very fun on wide roundabouts. Not very fun when it spins out in the rain.

For now, the alignment and the wheels is keeping the car planted. Now I wish there was a LSD and even less body roll.

Continue tweaking..


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Re: NC oversteering / slipping problem

Postby JBT » Mon Sep 03, 2018 5:15 pm

bliu6757 wrote:Didn’t need it to be wet, it was already sliding around corners just by downshifting when turning.

:shock:
Best to be in the correct gear before entry to a corner or.... :oops:
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Re: NC oversteering / slipping problem

Postby Regie » Tue Sep 04, 2018 12:20 pm

bliu6757 wrote:
JBT wrote: Now I wish there was a LSD and even less body roll.


your car auto aye?
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Re: NC oversteering / slipping problem

Postby bliu6757 » Tue Sep 04, 2018 12:26 pm

Regie wrote:
bliu6757 wrote:
JBT wrote: Now I wish there was a LSD and even less body roll.


your car auto aye?



No it’s a 2006 manual nc1

I actually was scrolling the forums this morning and you said in one of the posts that manual nc have lsd??


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Re: NC oversteering / slipping problem

Postby Snowmotion » Tue Sep 04, 2018 12:27 pm

Yes, all 2.0 manuals have LSD which was the only model sold in Oz.
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