What have you done to your CX-9 today?

[GFrosty]

You don’t think the steering wheel is off-center?

Might be a very little bit. Hard to tell from this angle, for certain.

As for slight tendency to pull to the left or right, my CX-5 also has that ... a little. And my previous Mazda3 had that. Wasn't ever enough tugging, for me to bother getting changed. You'll need to judge whether it's enough for you to press the issue, or to head to a high-competency specialty alignment shop that has top-notch techs.

Once had a Mazda Miata and found a tech in my town at a great shop that had good-quality Hunter RoadForce equipment, and he was willing to "nail" the alignment every time. Was worth every nickel, to get that guy and his experience every time.

One thing I noticed on your alignment specs: the front camber differs quite a bit, L vs R sides. Shouldn't make any difference on tugging to the left or right, but it will have some impact on cornering ability when cornering one direction vs the other. Something to note on your next alignment.

 

[shawnee]

Might be a very little bit. Hard to tell from this angle, for certain.

As for slight tendency to pull to the left or right, my CX-5 also has that ... a little. And my previous Mazda3 had that. Wasn't ever enough tugging, for me to bother getting changed. You'll need to judge whether it's enough for you to press the issue, or to head to a high-competency specialty alignment shop that has top-notch techs.

Once had a Mazda Miata and found a tech in my town at a great shop that had good-quality Hunter RoadForce equipment, and he was willing to "nail" the alignment every time. Was worth every nickel, to get that guy and his experience every time.

One thing I noticed on your alignment specs: the front camber differs quite a bit, L vs R sides. Shouldn't make any difference on tugging to the left or right, but it will have some impact on cornering ability when cornering one direction vs the other. Something to note on your next alignment.

Yeah, I noticed that too regarding camber and actually brought it up with the technician who worked on my car. He said they’re not able to change the camber on the CX-9. I don’t know much about cars, but I’m not sure how true that is.

 

[Agape_365]

Yeah, I noticed that too regarding camber and actually brought it up with the technician who worked on my car. He said they’re not able to change the camber on the CX-9. I don’t know much about cars, but I’m not sure how true that is.

It is possible to change the camber justva pain in the ass. With the what looks like a very slight pull to the right thats been on every vehicle I have driven. Even had an old timer coworker tell me it was a safety feature.(not sure how true that is)

Find a safe area flat and open. that you can get up to 50km or 30miles with your hands off the wheel and in a straight line brake hard and see if it pulls hard to the left or the right. If the car feels like it moved on its own. If it feels like it moved more then a foot either direction I would personally have a concern 4inches or less I wouldnt bother looking into it further.

With my 2019 I did this test running my driver's tyre along the line in the road and assuming it was straight I only move off it about an inch in 500ft idling

A little over 2 inches after I brake hard.

 

[N7turbo]

Yeah, I noticed that too regarding camber and actually brought it up with the technician who worked on my car. He said they’re not able to change the camber on the CX-9. I don’t know much about cars, but I’m not sure how true that is.

It's true. Camber is not adjustable on Mazdas. You need aftermarket adjustable control arms in the back and camber bolts in the front, or adjustable coilovers that have camber.

 

[Agape_365]

It's true. Camber is not adjustable on Mazdas. You need aftermarket adjustable control arms in the back and camber bolts in the front, or adjustable coilovers that have camber.

All depends on how redneck you want to get.

 

[sm1ke]

I've always been told that the front camber can be adjusted, but only very slightly. The rear can't be adjusted. I've also tried to look for adjustable rear camber arms, but only found one instance of one guy in Japan who had adjustable rear arms installed, but he had to notch his subframe to get them to fit.

All depends on how redneck you want to get.

What's needed to adjust camber on the rear? Say I wanted to add some positive camber to bring it from -1.5* to -0.5*?

 

[N7turbo]

I've always been told that the front camber can be adjusted, but only very slightly. The rear can't be adjusted. I've also tried to look for adjustable rear camber arms, but only found one instance of one guy in Japan who had adjustable rear arms installed, but he had to notch his subframe to get them to fit.

I remember you were looking at the measurements of CX-5 arms. Were they different?

 

[sm1ke]

I remember you were looking at the measurements of CX-5 arms. Were they different?

Oh right, thanks again for measuring your CX-5 arms. I did mean to measure my own but forgot to do it.

I took a couple of minutes to scurry around under my car just now. It's tough to get an accurate measurement, but I think the CX-9 camber arms are just a bit bigger. Something like 0.5" to 0.75" more from hole to hole. It's close enough for me to try to measure it again with the wheel off, so I'll probably do that during my wheel swap in the spring.