Lanny - Alignment settings on a Honda Accord - NMC

Lanny,

I remember you having an Accord as your OTM at some point before buying
your Mazda3.

Did you have a particular set of alignment numbers that you went with? I
want long life out of the tires, but a little performance handling even
in this car would be nice.

When you took the Accord in for alignments, did you hand them a spec
sheet, sit in the driver's seat, etc., or did you just tell them to make
it drive straight and true?

The Honda Accord is a 1995 model with 77,500 miles, steel wheels and OEM
everything.

I will probably replace the shocks soon, along with replacing the 14"
steelies with a set of 15 inch alloys, and maybe the sway bar end link
bushings.
I am not planning to do any major mods to the power or suspension. It is
pretty quick as-is for a 4-banger, and it would take forced induction or
a V-8 swap to make it qualify as a fast car, and that is not gonna happen.

Since I can't fix the "wrong-wheel-drive" problem, I am not going to put
a lot of effort into the handling either.
Good tires, a good alignment, and properly functioning shocks is as far
as I am taking it.

Oh yeah, V-Tech stickers, a big wing, a HUGE TAK, and a giant muffler
that can launch grapefruits are all on order. I know how to properly
modify a Honda.

Thanks!

Pat

Props to you for not forgetting the HUGE TAK as a performance item however,
I believe it's a 'Miata-specific' performance item, no?

Your memory is better than mine!
Chris
99BBB


> Since I can't fix the "wrong-wheel-drive" problem, I am not going to put a
> lot of effort into the handling either.
> Good tires, a good alignment, and properly functioning shocks is as far as
> I am taking it.
>
> Oh yeah, V-Tech stickers, a big wing, a HUGE TAK, and a giant muffler that
> can launch grapefruits are all on order. I know how to properly modify a
> Honda.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Pat

In article >, pws >
wrote:

> I remember you having an Accord as your OTM at some point before buying
> your Mazda3.
>
> Did you have a particular set of alignment numbers that you went with?

Yes, zero toe all around. It was an '85, all struts, so no other
adjustment was possible. FWIW, if not rotated a Michelin MXL would last
90k on the rear...of course, it was hard as a rock by 50k, so further
wear happened very, very slowly.

--
Lanny Chambers
St. Louis, MO
'94C

Chris D'Agnolo wrote:
> Props to you for not forgetting the HUGE TAK as a performance item
> however, I believe it's a 'Miata-specific' performance item, no?
>
> Your memory is better than mine!
> Chris
> 99BBB

I believe that you are correct about the HUGE TAK! being Miata specific.

My memory is not that good, but that feature almost sold me the car, so
it sticks. :-)

Pat

Lanny Chambers wrote:

> Yes, zero toe all around. It was an '85, all struts, so no other
> adjustment was possible. FWIW, if not rotated a Michelin MXL would last
> 90k on the rear...of course, it was hard as a rock by 50k, so further
> wear happened very, very slowly.


Thank ye, sir. The longest I have ever ridden on a set of tires is maybe
4 years, probably closer to three.

The tires that I just replaced with P5's were about 9 years old, with
plenty of tread on the rears, but truly rock-hard and possibly the most
dangerous wet tire I have ever driven on.

Replacing them was a night and day difference. I am sure that I am
suffering some from "new tire syndrome", but the Pirelli P5 has really
impressed me so far for what it is.

Pat