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Specs: Front Toe-in: Tire 2mm +-4 Inner rim 1 +-3 Caster with 1/2 tank of gas: 2.9 degrees +- 1 degree camber: -0 degrees 41 minutes +- 1 degree Rear Toe-in: Tire - 3mm Rim - 2 Camber: -1.25 degrees +-1 degree

It appears that your wheels have less positive offset than stock putting them further out; which makes it sit lower and increasing neg. camber.

Mine is an '09 and the cap worked fine until the last time. Weather had cooled, but I don't know if that had anything to do with it. I suspect Mazda changed the plastic to reduce the coefficient of friction.

I distinctly remember a thread on a gas cap problem, but I can't seem to find it. Anyone know where it is hiding. I could not get mine off today (and really needed to get gas) and had to really tear it up with a pair of channel locks to finally get it off. What is the story here?

The implication was that there was a TSB for the 5. It is easy to find the one for the Protege, but I don't believe there is one for the 5.

Sounds like a bad master cylinder. He may have changed the wrong one. I assume you are not losing fluid? Check the resovoir. If the fluid is still there then it is either the master or he installed a bad slave.

I recommend it not be gloss. I painted my Metra radio trim (Clutchfield) with flat black, Rustoleum Camo Flat Black. Make sure it is very clean. A sanding with 400 grit sand paper will help. Paint using 6-8 thin layers. Don't get in a hurry. Mine turned out great and looks like it came from the...

Bad practice all the way around. Safety - Brakes can overheat and you cannot accelerate out of the way of a danger. Also, you will definitely have reduced braking capability. Economy - Using gas to keep the engine turning, and worse if you are using AC. Transmission - Without rev matching, you...

Everyone on this thread should read everything in Skyhawk's post - and believe it.

Duh, my hvac is automatic -- three dials. I am in the usa.

Funny, I bought a JVC radio from Crutchfield and it came with a kit that fit perfectly. I have an '09 sport manual transmission with manual HVAC controls. The finish was a little more shiny so I painted it flat black to match the rest of the dash. Here is a copy of part of my order (a little...

Road crown? Does it pull to the right when you are in the left lane? If not, you need more cross caster. How to get it is another story. Not much adjustment is available.

Front Toe-in: Tire 2mm +-4 Inner rim 1 +-3 Caster with 1/2 tank of gas: 2.9 degrees +- 1 degree camber: -0 degrees 41 minutes +- 1 degree Rear Toe-in: Tire - 3mm Rim - 2 Camber: -1.25 degrees +-1 degree Now, since only the toe is adjustable, why do you want to know...

I talked with Crutchfield yesterday and the faceplate that they supply for the 5 now is not Scosche but Metra if I heard correctly. I have just ordered a radio and installation kit.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-FkCoAACqxLQ/p_105KDAHD59/JVC-Arsenal-KD-AHD59.html Considering this radio for my 09 5. Any thoughts?