Geometry setup check...

RedRummy · September 03, 2007, 10:48:01 PM

Hi,

Bit worried about the geometry and general suspension setup of my FD... it drives fine as far as I can tell, but to me it looks like its been setup for a more drifting style driving (which wouldn\'t surprise me given the twin plate clutch and 2way diff

)... the rear wheels camber looks very... tilted..

The rear tyres are beginning to wear unevenly on the inside edge... all very well, but I want to be safe...

Warthog · September 03, 2007, 11:17:41 PM

Get it checked mate before it lets go and you have a fight with the Insurance company over your car being incorrectly set up for road use. HTH

m4drx · September 03, 2007, 11:26:16 PM

try steve at Guilielmi on 0132787425 warthog and mark recomended him to me and he is perhaps the nicest man ive had the pleasure of meeting in the motorsport/mechanics world. cant think of a better version.

ill be going down shortly so we can go same day if you like?

hoping Warthog & Mark may make it too but no set date yet just later this month.

hth
tharek

lockwood77 · September 04, 2007, 09:58:11 AM

Funnily enough, Steve was recommended to me last night for mechanical purposes by Don Palmer (driving coach).

For geometry, I can\'t recommend //www.centergravity.co.uk enough - Chris is such a nice guy and keeps you involved with everything. Bit far from Brighton I guess (although Steve G is Daventry in Northants anyway). I haven\'t had chance to really test my RX-7 yet (should have been today! See another thread...), but with Chris driving, it was going round corners far faster than I ever thought possible!

nicholasnismo · September 04, 2007, 10:58:58 AM

Redrummy get your car over to discount tyres in worthing mate they have a full laser set , normally costs me about Â£80 with all four tyres balanced as well.

Nick

RedRummy · September 04, 2007, 11:08:50 AM

Quote from: WarthogGet it checked mate before it lets go and you have a fight with the Insurance company over your car being incorrectly set up for road use. HTH

yeah, OK, will do.

Should it all be virtually straight and lined up, or is there some good in having it tilting a bit?

RedRummy · September 04, 2007, 11:09:32 AM

Quote from: m4drxtry steve at Guilielmi on 0132787425 warthog and mark recomended him to me and he is perhaps the nicest man ive had the pleasure of meeting in the motorsport/mechanics world. cant think of a better version.

ill be going down shortly so we can go same day if you like?

hoping Warthog & Mark may make it too but no set date yet just later this month.

hth
tharek

Sounds good... whereabouts is that?

RedRummy · September 04, 2007, 11:10:55 AM

Quote from: nicholasnismoRedrummy get your car over to discount tyres in worthing mate they have a full laser set , normally costs me about Â£80 with all four tyres balanced as well.

Nick

That sounds even better!!

Are they familiar with FD\'s?? I\'ve no idea how it should be set up, but would imagine the FD has special geometry needs.

nicholasnismo · September 04, 2007, 11:18:54 AM

Yes I have taken all my cars in the past there (r32,r33,gto) and they normally have them on the database.

I have seen some people recommend some extra slight tweeks but I am sure someone on here will tell you what they are.

Cheers
Nick

RedRummy · September 04, 2007, 11:21:31 AM

Quote from: nicholasnismoYes I have taken all my cars in the past there (r32,r33,gto) and they normally have them on the database.

I have seen some people recommend some extra slight tweeks but I am sure someone on here will tell you what they are.

Cheers
Nick

oK, great, thanks for that.. :Thumbs-up :Thumbs-up

This si the place right? http://www.dtstyres.co.uk/discount_tyre_direct.htm

Will take it down there ASAP.... got the Activity Day coming up so want to be spot on.. !

nicholasnismo · September 04, 2007, 11:32:40 AM

Yep that\'s them mate

RedRummy · September 04, 2007, 11:54:58 AM

cheers!

that was simpler than I thought

m4drx · September 04, 2007, 01:31:47 PM

hi mate,

steve is in Daventry.

they spend a few hours doing it and steve himself takes the car out to test etc! just google his name and you will see why its priceless.

RedRummy · September 04, 2007, 02:40:17 PM

Quote from: m4drxhi mate,

steve is in Daventry.

they spend a few hours doing it and steve himself takes the car out to test etc! just google his name and you will see why its priceless.

OK, ta, that sounds real good... may make a visit at some point, but just need a good enough set up for now, till I get sorted. :Thumbs-up

Warthog · September 04, 2007, 05:37:31 PM

The difference between taking your FD to a tyre place and taking it to the RX8 Race Team, TVR, Lotus, BMW, Porche race car specialists is as far apart as we are from the Sun.
If you put Steves name into Google you get about 25 pages just on him and his wins as a Race Driver.
He was actually the Racing Driver Mazda used in this country to review & try out the FD when it was first launched in this country.
He did my setup in 2005 and then took it out at the Bedford track ( 4.2 miles long ) on a test & tune day for the RX 8 Race cars. I sat there as a passenger and could not believe that my FD was carving it\'s way through every supercar etc on track. It was fantastic.
He gave me two settings for Road and Track use. Top man.
Pistonheads rave about his attention to detail and qualitity customer service.
Mazda used him to test out the new 3 at the Ring, he is the God of TVR\'s etc. The list just goes on and on.
He took 2nd at time attack last weekend in a little Lotus against an 800bhp Scoobie running NOS as well.
What he does\'t know about setting up a car is not worth knowing.
Your choice mate, quick fit or quality.

I know which I go for every time and it\'s not the Chav one.