# Kingpin angle (NA8)

Canonical URL: https://miatatorque.com/spec/alignment-kingpin-angle-na8/

Applicability: NA 1994–1997 (BP) — Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence.

Confidence: fsm

Kingpin angle
11°20′

Always confirm against your factory manual. Match every restriction and follow all stages and procedure notes. Disputed claims must not be automatically resolved. The complete record below preserves every printed unit, source claim and procedure.

```json
{
  "id": "alignment-kingpin-angle-na8",
  "name": "Kingpin angle (NA8)",
  "aliases": [],
  "applies_to": [
    {
      "gen": "NA",
      "years": [
        1994,
        1997
      ],
      "engines": [
        "BP"
      ],
      "note": "Other years inferred from 1994 factory evidence."
    }
  ],
  "kind": "non-torque",
  "value_text": "Kingpin angle\n11°20′",
  "procedure": {
    "notes": "Factory unloaded: full tank, coolant and oil at specified levels, spare tire/jack/tools in designated positions; level ground, no luggage/passengers. Measure wheel-center to fender brim. Left/right height difference maximum 10 mm {0.39 in}; rear height must exceed front by 10–30 mm {.4–1.1 in}, PDF 738. Source does not label a tolerance."
  },
  "confidence": "fsm",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "fsm-1994",
      "page": "R–6 (PDF p. 738)",
      "as_printed": "Kingpin angle\n11°20′",
      "verified_years": [
        1994,
        1994
      ],
      "document": {
        "id": "fsm-1994",
        "tier": 1,
        "title": "1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual",
        "covers": [
          {
            "gen": "NA",
            "years": [
              1994,
              1997
            ],
            "engines": [
              "BP"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "note": "Mazda's base manual for 1994–97; later model years got supplements, which we haven't checked yet."
      }
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [],
  "system": "suspension-front",
  "component": "inventory-pass-2026-10",
  "componentName": "Service measurements and fasteners",
  "sequence_diagrams": [],
  "url": "https://miatatorque.com/spec/alignment-kingpin-angle-na8/"
}
```