Understeer Problem.

Obvious question, but when was the last geo? This will make a huge difference.

I also asume its not a torsen, these can understeer a little off throttle.

Michael said:

Obvious question, but when was the last geo? This will make a huge difference.

I also asume its not a torsen, these can understeer a little off throttle.

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As far as I know it's a Viscous LSD.

I've only had the car a month, so not sure when it last had an alignment check.

Defintely get it geo'd - my MK2.5 sport understeered horribly when I bought it (worse turning left....) trip to WIM sorted it.

These cars are very sensitive to the suspensions geometry. My car drove OK so it felt and then I took it to Tony at WIM.

Look at my members ride thread for the difference. It drive beautifully now.

A good geometry is the best bang for buck in these cars.

Sorry to hijack - but I have the same problem (albeit on horrible budget tyres the previous owner put on - thats changing this weekend!). Anyway, my question is - does a full geometry apply to cars with OEM suspension set up as well? Just I presume there's no settings to tweak on stock shocks / springs? If it will benefit my currently completely standard car I think it could do with one!

Cheers,
Al

As I understand, the geometry session won't setup actual shocks and springs. It sets up how they mount to the car.
I believe all MX5's have adustability for camber, caster, tow in/out etc and can be setup for your style of roads/driving.

yup - it's about pointing the wheels in the appropriate direction rather than fiddling around with damper settings.