Hi, I just had to get new tires for my 2012 Mazda 5 after 25000miles. I bought the car brand new but it surely didn't drive as new after about 14000Mi which is when the stock tires got very noisy and at 20,000mi I noticed very uneven wear especially on the rear tires. searching the web, I found all kinds of posts about the camber issue on previous Mazda 5 models and the solution seemed to be the SPC camber kit but I couldn't find much on the 2012 model although there are several posts with the same complaint. Are you all aware of any kit that would work on the 2012 model? I could see the stock camber bolts on the rear axle but I am not sure how much adjustments can I achieve with those. Any input on this is appreciated.

 

I contacted Corksport about this very issue and their tech seemed to think their camber kit for the 3 would work just fine on the current model 5 (I have a 2014, same suspension as yours). You can also try James Barone Racing, they have a similar kit and IIRC, theirs specifically mentions the Mazda 5 along with the 3. I plan to do the same modification myself when I upgrade my wheels and tires. From what I have read, Mazda shipped the 5 with about -2 degrees of negative camber, most people seem to think if you dial that back to -1 or -0.5, it will solve the tire wear problem without too much of a sacrifice handling-wise. My plan includes suspension and tire and wheel upgrades, so I'm confident that all together the upgrades wild more than make up for the small camber adjustments. Hope that helps. We 5'ers are a rare breed, we've got to look after one another!

 

Thanks a bunch for the reply. I will check those out and I will be very curious to learn how that will work for you if you don't mind sharing an update once you get it done.
I wonder how much adjustment i would get out of the stock camber bolts if any at all? See picture showing the stock camber bolt.

 

you should also check with where you are going to get the alignment. most shops will only align to factory specs, if you specify different specs, once the car leaves the rack, there is no warranty.