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Old 10-18-2022, 03:30 PM   #58 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hayden55 View Post
Deka rebrands a lot of their small powersport batterys to lawn and garden for redistribution. Probably slightly lower quality as well. But they have higher and lower quality agms depending on where they are distributed. If I remember correctly the gold series lawn and tractor battery from advance auto parts I had in my mustang was one. Fairly cheap and got the job done.
How do you like zero toe? Typically setting toe too close to zero will make the car try to yank the steering wheel out of your hands in every bump and make the car pretty bad to drive for the average joe.
Also, I tend to need at least -2 to -3 degrees of camber to keep from wearing off the outside shoulders of my tires. I would imagine the miata would need that as well as they are known for HEAVY body roll. -1 to -1.5 degrees in the rear is typically fine for outer tire wear.
As it's aligned now, the rear is a lot more planted. Prior to the alignment I could get the rear of the car out around a corner with careful application of throttle, and now I really have to get on it. The front is very neutral over bumps. If anything, it's a bit less playful overall.

Mine has very little body roll, really. I think it's the lowering springs + lighter weight. The sway bars look OEM, but it doesn't roll at all in hard corners. I've come in too hot on some turns, braking really hard, and lifted the rear wheels off the ground, but even at that speed it's all lateral G's and virtually no roll.
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