We offer all the standard workshop services, but we can offer so much more than that! Get in touch today to see what we can do with your MX-5!
Four Wheel Alignment:
This is a service we provide for your road car, track car or your race car. Your car is usually set to factory settings for the front and rear toe, caster, and camber. Here at MX-5 Sales (Roddisons Motorsport) Sheffield, South Yorkshire we set up the 4 wheel alignment of your car, to the way that is best for the overall handling and also to match the way that you like to drive it. Road car set ups are different to race car alignment set ups, for road cars we have to consider the effect of tyre wear on the car, as excessive wear can be costly. We set the car up on our level ramps and clamp the steering wheel in the centre position; the car is set up on special swivel plates to allow for ease of suspension movement – less friction.
Set ups can be tuned for different tracks and weather/temperature conditions, usually best to do some testing once we have initially set the four wheel alignment, fine adjustments can then be made once we get feedback on handling. Corner Weighting should also be considered once you are becoming race competitive. This is another service that can be provided for that competitive edge on the race track. If you need any advice or you just want to talk to us about your four wheel alignment needs just give us a call – we are here to help.
Corner Weighting:
This is a key ingredient to our formulae in winning the Mazda MX-5 Max5 Championships in 2010 & 2011. Corner weighting is basically the method of equalising the weight of the car so that it balanced across the four corners of the car. The Orange Car is one of the race cars in the Max5 Championship that we look after, it was weighed under race finishing conditions, with just the driver and 3 Litres of race fuel in the fuel tank. 3 Litres is the minimum amount of fuel a car must cross the finish line with, this is so that the stewards are able to sample the fuel to check that it is legal for the race. Depending upon how heavy the car is we can either move weight around the car to help achieve equal balance, or we can adjust the pre load and ride height of the car to equalise the diagonal cross weight balance of the race car, that’s front left to rear right etc.
With this Max5 Car we did have to remove the passenger seat to get the car down to the minimum weight. At the end of the process the MX-5 was just 4 KG over, allowing for any inaccuracies in weighing equipment at different tracks, so there should be no trouble achieving the allowable minimum weight for the Max5 Championship. Corner weighting is particularly important for race cars and high speed corner balance, not so critical for a road car, but should you wish us to check your corner weight for your road car, just give us a call.
Probably one of the more important things to consider for your road or track car would be four wheel alignment!
Servicing and Maintenance:
MX-5 mk1, mk2, mk3 and mk4 servicing by the Mazda Specialists – MX-5 Sales (Roddisons Motorsport). Having raced MX-5’s for many years, we understand these great cars inside and out. Based near Meadow Hall in Sheffield, we located right next to the M1 junction. Whether it is a simple oil change, of a full service or race tuning, it does not matter how big or small the job is, we will help the best we can. We are a family business and as such we don’t have the big company overheads, so we are able to offer exceptional value for money.
Approved MOT Testing Station:
We carry out MOT tests for most classes of vehicles, cars, vans, mini buses etc.
Based here in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, we are close to Rotherham and the motorway network, drop you car off for an MOT Test and call in to Meadowhall for a little leisure time, your car will be ready to collect after you have finished.