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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

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pws
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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

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Chris D'Agnolo

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.
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Lanny Chambers

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

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pws

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

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pws

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