NEMOC Random BS Thread

[bazooka joe]

morning...not feeling myself today...

What's up folks!

sorry i was sick yesterdya and didn't get to say hello!!

Closed on the house, and was moving some stuff in already. Tomorrow is mega moving day. Thankfully we've already found two dining sets that we want to buy to fill the dining room and breakfast area. Yey craigslist!

yay! enjoy !

Goes beyond that too. Really amazing what Mazda has achieved. http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/skyactiv.action

i'll check it out

 

[chuyler1]

Ok, so I got the car back last night but it has to go in again on Tuesday for the engine mount repair. They didn't have the part in stock. I need your advise on the alignment. I'm thinking of having it done again because it still looks whacky with crazy rear camber and no front camber. The spec sheet is below.

Item 1: Toe
If I am correct in assuming toe is not affected by the ball joint installation, I think it is safe to say that my massive toe-out was causing the tire wear. From conversations I found on the ********** website toe-out can cause scalloped edges in as little as 5,000 miles. I'm glad that has been addressed. My guess is that my accident last year effed up the alignment and the repair shop didn't fix it properly.

Item 2: Camber
This is where I think some improvement can/should be made. -2.0 deg in the rear is on the aggressive side while +0.5 in the front is on the opposite side of the spectrum. Both are technically within spec, but it makes the car look funny. I was thinking of telling them to go with -1.5 front and rear. Does that sound more reasonable? I can't seem to find a definitive answer on ********** as to what I should run for spirited driving and good tire wear...or if they should be the same or different between front and rear.

Item 3: Caster
They adjusted this a little bit on one side, but it seems to be on the high end of the range. ********** mentioned 4.5 as a goal. Should I bother asking them to lower these values?

 

[bazooka joe]

Anyways, I decided to splurge on a set of Hakkapelliitta R's for the P5 (and have already done so for my Subie). I will need to find a cheap set of summer tires and rims for the car for the summer. If anyone has a set of P5 wheels/tires that are good for the summer, holla...

just sold my mp3 wheels to kyle at the clean meet before you arrived!!

 

[bazooka joe]

i found the clunk.....

 

[reut1]

Anyways, I decided to splurge on a set of Hakkapelliitta R's for the P5 (and have already done so for my Subie). I will need to find a cheap set of summer tires and rims for the car for the summer. If anyone has a set of P5 wheels/tires that are good for the summer, holla...

ive got my stockers but they are slightly warmed from the previous owner of the car and even when balanced they still give the car a little shake at highway speeds. i would have just dealt with it but since i drive all highway i had to get something else. If you dont find anything before the spring meet ill bring them with me and you can see how they work out! tires are still pretty good good. enduro runway 960s i belive

 

[Fireglow6]

Mahk you have my shirt?

 

[subspeed6]

Chris: For the front you can run a -.5 and be fine.. For the rear a -1.0 to 1.5 will be fine. I will dig up my last alignment for you. I set mine to what the suggested spec was for the MS6.

 

[chuyler1]

Ok I'll ask for -0.5 in the front and -1.2 in the rear. That should clear up the whacky look and help tire wear. I know factory spec for the rear is between -1.2 and -1.4 if I remember correctly after reading endless pages on it at ms6club. No one seemed to mention the front camber though.

 

[subspeed6]

Try this: http://tinyurl.com/6ub3qd7

That's what I used to get mine in "spec". The first post has the info.

 

[bazooka joe]

Mahk you have my shirt?

i do

 

[Reitrof]

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Painted my winter steelies. Will post a pic later when they are installed.

 

[Reitrof]

Morning all. Happy Monday.

 

[THE Phen]

Morning folks!

 

[bazooka joe]

morning all, bruce, phen....looking like a half decent week here, not any real bad weather for the hoilday...2 more days for me!

 

[NETC_Redd]

hm, i thought i posted...

We moved into the new house over the weekend. Wicked sore and with some bashed fingers, but most of the stuff is in.

 

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[bazooka joe]

hm, i thought i posted...

We moved into the new house over the weekend. Wicked sore and with some bashed fingers, but most of the stuff is in.

nice ash!! enjoy...

cool pic

 

[Reitrof]

Congrats Ash on the house.

No holiday for me this week. Doing inventory Friday night.

Got the wheels painted and installed on the Focus.

 

[bazooka joe]

no pics bruce?

 

[Reitrof]

no pics bruce?

Was dark when I finished last night. Will try today.

Morning all. Cold this am.