My Roadster has recently become slightly jittery, which I notice through poor ride quality. It seems to be only the back end, which is almost like the tyres are too hard (they're not), and I feel every little bump and hole in the road. It also rattles more after going over a hole. The front end is fine - no steering judder there. It's always been a rather firm ride, but this has deteriorated and I'm in danger of having a few fillings shaken out! Any ideas - or suggestions for further diagnosis - gratefully received. (6/00)
Shocks??? (6/00)
Please can anybody tell me why my MX-5 seems to go so easy to either side on a camber in the road. I have only recently had the car and do not know whether it is normal or a technical problem Any suggestions would be much appreciated. (6/00)
Get your steering geometry checked at a reputable garage.Camber,castor and toe are all adjustable on the MX5 (6/00)

First check your tyre pressures - set them all as close as you can to 28 psi - you can try variations to suit you but tyre pressure has a significant effect on a 5's handling,

Secondly, get your wheel geometry checked - full geometry check, not just alignment.

Thirdly - some tyres are very sensitive to tram-lining - following (sometimes invisible) variations in the road surface. Especially if you've got tyres/wheels bigger than 195/50x15. (6/00)
Is the car lowered or fitted with bigger/wider wheels and tyres. Tram-lining feels like the car is twitching from side to side across the camber of the road and is sometimes because the wheels have been replaced with bigger wider ones. My brothers car has this a little and it is lowered 30mm with 15inch Seneka (sp) racing wheels. Every MX5 I've driven with the standard 14 inch wheels has felt much better than his in a straight line. However his goes round corners "like it was on rails" even with the Japanese Yoko's it came with - wet included. (6/00)
Please can somebody explain why mx MX-5 veers to either side of the road when going relatively slow or when slowing down to stop. (6/00)
Slightly toe-out tracking would do that Ian. If you owned a Gunson Trakrite you could check your tracking regularly just by driving over it. (6/00)

1. Alignment off (kerbing etc).

2. Sticking front caliper

3. Oversized tyres; I find my 205 tyres are quite sensitive to road camber. (6/00)