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General Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: Terry Johns on June 28, 2015, 08:35:14 PM

Title: Parts arrived -> Job done
Post by: Terry Johns on June 28, 2015, 08:35:14 PM

The parts have finally arrived for the MX5.

Koni adjustable shocks
Carbotech pads
.4 Motul brake fluid
Uprated from sway bar
Bridgestone RE71 R

let the fun begin  :) :)

Title: Re: Parts arrived
Post by: MurrayPeterson on June 29, 2015, 12:22:33 AM

I'll be interested in your description of how the car is changed.  I'll probably beg a ride along as well, since a 3rd gen Miata is one of the cars Jo and I have been considering.

Title: Re: Parts arrived
Post by: Terry Johns on June 29, 2015, 07:02:55 AM

Hi Murray.

The think what's very noticeable with the car in unmodified form is the front end is way to soft, it washes out in the corners and has an excess of body role which un-weights the car. Once its done you can drive it at FM in July. One the road its fabulous.

Title: Job done
Post by: Terry Johns on July 13, 2015, 08:27:36 PM

Finally had the day free to work on the car. New adjustable Koni's, front sway bar, Carbo-tech pads and .4 fluid all now fitted. Did the alignment and managed to get 2.3 deg camber in the front, 1.8 in the rear.

When the Koni's are on full soft it's as close to stock as you could get, yet 1.5 turns on the adjuster and its a very different car. The additional 1 deg camber has made a huge difference of the speed of the turn in, yet its still tracks straight on the highway.

Now we got to work on the driver.  :(

Title: Re: Job done
Post by: Midnightsky on July 13, 2015, 10:48:02 PM

the driver is the easiest part i swear ;)

Title: Re: Job done
Post by: MurrayPeterson on July 14, 2015, 01:03:57 AM

-2.3 degrees in the front?  That's huge!  AFAIK, stock Miatas are about the same as an S2000, where they top out at around -1.7 or so.


And I disagree about the driver mod being easy; it's the hardest and most time consuming of all the things you can do.

Title: Re: Job done
Post by: Reijo on July 14, 2015, 01:44:52 AM

Quote from: MurrayPeterson on July 14, 2015, 01:03:57 AM

-2.3 degrees in the front?  That's huge!  AFAIK, stock Miatas are about the same as an S2000, where they top out at around -1.7 or so.


And I disagree about the driver mod being easy; it's the hardest and most time consuming of all the things you can do.

Miatas and S2000's can get about 2+ in the front and about 1.5-1.7 in the rear for negative camber.....very similar.

And agree with you that the driver is probably the biggest factor ... and hardest to control!   :)

R

Title: Re: Job done
Post by: Midnightsky on July 14, 2015, 02:47:22 AM

Im biased because I have always been a better driver than I have been a mechanic lol

Title: Re: Job done
Post by: Terry Johns on July 14, 2015, 07:56:08 AM

Yea, we are real pleased with the results,  ;D ;D