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> You don't need to change springs to get major improvements. In fact, > lowering springs are 95% cosmetic, and in the real world their drawbacks > outweigh any handling gains, unless they're very stiff (stiff enough to > remove the swaybars altogether). Very stiff is what I would be after. My last car (best handling car I have ever driven) was a '89 VW Jetta GLI. It had H&R Race springs (lowered about 1.7" but who's counting?), Bilstein sport shocks, stock swaybars and cheap Pirelli tires. Handled like a go-cart. Killer, really. I miss that car a lot. Don't get me wrong, I dearly love my Miata, but the Miata doesn't match the seat-of-the-pants fun factor of the veedub with the ultra-hard springs & shocks. > > I agree, big sways are not appropriate for street use. But I think my > 7/8" front, 5/8" rear FM bars are just right. They feel a lot better > with my Konis than they did with worn out OEM shocks Konis... which Koni? Are these the hot shocks for Miata? I could probably go for some better shocks... think it would help a lot. But I would also not mind very stiff springs. Wouldn't bother me a bit. |
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In article <1126120848.444829@sj-nntpcache-3>, josh >
wrote: > Konis... which Koni? Koni Sports (the yellow ones). > Are these the hot shocks for Miata? Define "best." They're more than adequate for aggressive street use, are a good match for stock springs, last a long time, and ride quite well at the softer end of their wide adjustment range. They can be rebuilt, and the valving can be custom tailored to your specs (at a price). But there are much better shocks for racing use, including some from Koni, that cost up to 10X as much. At ~$110 each, yellow Konis are an excellent value, and a good choice for most street-driven Miatas. > I could probably go for some better shocks... think it would help a lot. No doubt. Stock shocks are usually completely worn out by 40k miles, often much sooner. A "bounce" test will tell you nothing. If you're bottoming in the rear, your shocks are dead. > But I would also not mind very stiff springs. Wouldn't bother me a bit. You'd better ride in a Miata with very stiff springs first. On anything but a glass-smooth track, some will shake the fillings out of your teeth. --- Lanny Chambers '94C, St. Louis http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html |
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"N93332" > wrote in message ... > If I remember what the book says, it's every 60k miles unless the car is > in California, then it's every 100k. I had mine replaced at 60k the first > time. Since my '94 Miata didn't know it wasn't in California, it went 100k > on the second. So???? If I will move to California, I would have to inform my Miata that she is not in Texas anymore? How do I do that? |
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"SSMusic" <sergestodolnik@NO SPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message
... > So???? > If I will move to California, I would have to inform my > Miata that she is not in Texas anymore? > How do I do that? Take that gunrack out of the back window and remove those ugly longhorns from the front. You also have to quit playing Country music in your Miata and it will then get 100k miles on the timing belt instead of 60k. |
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