Ron Pattison

Just drove out of Performance Buyers Club in Chantilly, VA, with an all-new MP3 suspension mounted to my 2002.5 Protgege5. So far so good.... new wheels/tires, springs, struts, sways, and rear crossbrace ***'y. The question is: are there any special alignment specs (such as the infamous "Lanny Alignment" for Miatas) for the MP3 edition Protege?

carguycw

Alignment won't dramatically affect the handling of a Protege like it will on a Miata because the suspension isn't as adjustable. However, based on the alignment on my car, here's what I would run:

1) Max out the negative camber and positive caster in the front. It's adjusted by rotating the tops of the struts, but there are only 4 positions. It's worth a try, though.

2) I would try zero toe at the front and a smidge (~1/16") of toe-in at the rear. Zero rear toe will make a stock Pro rotate really well off-throttle but may be too aggressive with the big MP3 rear swaybar. Toe-out at the front will make the car turn in really hard but will make the car wander like crazy on the freeway; zero toe is a good compromise that will make the car turn well but also drive straight when you want it to

Good luck!

Chicken SOup

can we see some pics of the set up?