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Does anyone have experience with the KYB OEM style replacement shocks?
>>28933588for my application they're known as kill your back.
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>>28933629Why's that? Are they especially bad on rough roads? I'm not looking to autocross or track. keep it OEM+, just refreshing the worn out parts of a 30 year old car.
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Why don't you guys boost your Miatas?youtu.be/CKyviRSl2jM
>>28933744Mine has too high of compression
Short nose about to be undressed completely for a timing belt + clutch jobs DESU I bought this car 10 years ago when I was a 20y/o lurker and didn’t even fathom the fact it would still be running in 2026.
>Shitbox msm developed a rythmic knocking noise when hot as fuck>goes away when I take up the slack in the clutch pedal>engine is probably toast in the next 500 miles>engine has like 300k milesWhat do I do, just ride my bike and risk death. Drive my 2nd rare low mileage Miata or buy a new car, or swap the engine in the msm. Rly don't want a new cuckbox but a baby trucc with perfect AC and modern safety would be neat idk what to do.
>>28933744I want a cold side supercharger, but the kit I want to use is fucking extortionate.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cITFnQB9XN8Extremely cool, though, and very well developed kit considering it's essentially a homebrew project.
>>28933640Not him, but KYB is a Jap company and fine for Jap cars. I'm going to assume he has a BMW and tried KYB when he should have used Bilsteins. VW fags in particular call KYB - Keep Your Bilsteins. I tried Bilstein shocks and springs on my Jap car and it wanted to commit sudoku until I went with KYB.
>>28933814Props on keeping it running for a decade.You're a good owner and an inspiration.Cute kitty inspector.
>>28933870Pull the engine and rebuild out of the question?
>>28933923>Sudoku kekThanks. I'll go with the KYBs, put the money I save towards bump stops and shock tower mounts.Can anyone recommend a wheel similar to the 95M BBS style? I like the Enkei 92 but I think even the 15" are a little heavy. That basket weave style is neat though.
>>28933588spend $1400 on tecnas
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>>28934034A full set of the KYB will run me closer to $500 after taxes. $900 could get me a whole set of new rubber bushings for the suspension and diff, plus new engine mounts and sway bar end links. Fucking hell this is such a fun little car. I must look like a retard with the enormous smile plastered across my face the whole time. I'm falling back in love with driving. Thank you Bob Hall and Tom Matano (rip)>>28934159My cat passed away a couple weeks ago.Thankfully my tism has picked the Miata to get obsessed with.
>>28934272For $500 USD??? Get a set of Koni yellow or the newer red "actives"They might be closer to $550 but they will be an improvement over stock without being harsh like a god awful 2 piece coilover. Also they have a lifetime warranty, so keep the receipt
>>28934321Yeah if you're using stock springs the special actives can't be beat. Love them on mine
I disassembled a cycling machine and then transported it in my NB.
>>28934356Hmm cool too see positive comments about the active Konis. They are definitely on my Wishlist when i am done with other things.
>it would be cool to retrofit the Abarth's LSD to my Lusso>1.4k just for the partMaybe another day.
>>28934321Sorry no $500 CAD, ya know, monopoly money. Koni Yellows are a great choice for the adjustability and lifetime warranty for sure. It's just that I'm only starting out and still have to buy tools. I don't even own a socket set yet. Got a nice floor jack on clearance last month though. Slowly cobbling things together.>>28934356Yup sticking with stock springs.The special actives would be my top choice if price weren't as much a factor I think. How do you find they perform on rough roads? They really work the way they claim to?
>>28934619>How do you find they perform on rough roads? They really work the way they claim to?They definitely soak up bumps, maybe too well. I find myself driving maybe a little too fast on a more bumpy stretch of road on my commute sometimes. It's more comfortable harshness wise than the Hard S NB1 I've also driven, and in longer sweeping high speed turns you can feel them stiffen up like they're supposed to. Noteably, I did go for 04-05 Mazdaspeed springs with them which worked just fine and are actually marginally stiffer than the Hard S springs yet mine rides better. Flyin' Miata added that MSM springs aren't compatible to their sale listing sometime after I had already put them on, their reasoning is the rear spring perches on MSM shocks are mounted a bit higher but they did not change my rear ride height at all vs the original standard NB1 springs and shocks setup.
Stolen from reddit, there's just something about rekt miata pics.
Anyone mount their front license plate with magnets? What else did you need to get? I have a tow hook mount but I'm scared that if someone hits my car it'll just fuck up the bumper more than if I had a normal mount
>>28934023For the price the Enkei92 is great. That style of wheel is inherently heavy. Just make more power then the unsprung weight wont matter.
bros... noticed some bad newsThe top seems to be in fairly good knick, can I save it for a couple of years with some window silicone or something?
if you can remove it, yes, gently clean it with water, let it dry, apply 303, remove excess 303, store in a dark, dry, temp controlled environment and you should be golden. sunlight is mainly what makes seals age, followed by rain/salt/touchyou should treat your seals twice a year anon. shin etsu is silicone based and good for interior-ish seals, I like 303 for stuff that faces the sun
>>28935325>>28935340I am retarded and thought you mean save as in remove and save for later LMAO. well you should still treat the seal. looks like you need to reapply some adhesive. that I've never had to deal with so I couldn't tell you if you should remove the old adhesive first (I'd think you'd want to but hopefully another anon who's actually done it can weigh in)
>>28934975The gold on red looks so good. I don't know how it would look with Merlot Mica though, I think the silver would be better. Too bad they don't do a bronze 92.Street focused NA. Should I go with 15x7 or 15x8 wheels? 7 is cheaper and less weight.
