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Old 04-05-2004, 11:54 AM   #4
DS 240R
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Originally Posted by Chernobyl
A local Mazda shop guy that does race alignments told my buddy that 80% of a car's handling is in the alignment
I definitely agree with this 1 million percent! We were scrambling to get our SE-R out to the track this past weekend and didn't have chance to align it after installing our new suspension and tire/wheel package. The first session out the driver brought it back and yelled "It's totally undrivable!"

Turns out we had 1/4" toe in on the front, left rear was 3/16" toe out and right rear was 1/6" toe out! Turns out it was undrivable. Even just something as easy to change as toe makes a huge difference in handling. And ever camber or ride height change changes toe, so make sure you check it often.
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