Thursday, March 20, 2014


I've made several recent modifications lately:
  • Flyin Miata front and rear sway bars and end links
  • Touge Run front air dam
  • Hard Dog Sport M2 Double Diagonal roll bar
  • Skinny sun visor
  • New shift knob
  • Replaced the shifter boots (and documented it here).
The sway bars and roll bar made a noticeable improvement in the handling. The steering feels more precise and the car feels more confident and springy around corners. I do need to make some adjustments because there's a bit of oversteer, but I'll wait for all of the suspension changes before I do much tweaking.

In addition, I've got a few modifications ready to be installed:
  • Frog arms
  • V8 Roadster tubular control arms
And one ordered but hasn't shipped:
  • Gen2 Xida Clubsport coilovers (550/350 front/rear)
 Also on the menu are some new wheels and tires. There's been a leap forward this year in wheel technology with flow-formed wheels which are stronger, lighter, and cheaper than previously manufactured wheels. 949 Racing has been re-tooling their manufacturing line for this new process and their flow formed 6ULs are estimated to ship in August. There are several other brands that have released similar wheels (Advanti, Konig, and Traklite) but the offset (25mm) on the Advanti and Konig are too aggressive and require rolling fenders, which I'm trying to avoid. The Traklite's are 35mm, which are just right, but I'm not a fan of the style and the colors aren't right. I'll just wait for black 6ULs if I have to.