Ordered Heliums, Azenis, and Tein Basic
 

Yup, some new shoes for little red should be coming soon. Figured I should start daily driving the Red car now that the motor is rebuilt and I want suspension i can live with.

Merry Christmas evry1


Edit 1/20/07
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Ive been busy on the car lately ... this thing is back in now :)

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Heliums azenas bah at least you got the teins. Great job man.

should be "Verya niiice"

Looking forward to seeing them with a nice low stance.
-Michael-

Right now I am trying to decide what some nice rims would be in the 15x8 range. I was looking at those ones from 949 racing, the 6UL or whatever it is. What do you guys think about those rims.

Who'd you buy through... Goodwin?
I'm a Toyo fan myself, but my 15' Heliums have everything I need.. very light, very cheap, and very stealth.

Remember, when you have it aligned, make sure to take along the equivalent of your bodyweight in something to place in the drivers seat.
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread...ignment+weight

You cant go wrong with the rpf1s from goodwin they are only 7 inches but they weigh 9 lbs, at 176$ apeice they are a steal other places sell them for 250+

nothing is sweeter than 15x8 Panasports on the rear, but the Heliums are cheap and pretty decent I guess.

panosports are way heavy man no way i would rockem besides who likes daisy nock off's :gay:

Actually, the ultra-lightweight 15x8's are not that heavy, but they no longer make them. I am lucky to be one of the few with them.

the last time i checked the lighest of them wieghed 13 lbs. considering how hard it is to find a light grippy wide tire this all adds up. my bfg gf sports and 15*7's weigh 30lbs apeice damn heavy tires. with the panos it woulda been 33-35lbs. Wieght is our enemy man fight it.

ya i bought from good-win-racing.com. I will do my best to ballast that side of the car with some weights, but the alignment shop will need to get in and out of the car to do the job. Besides i get my alignment from an old-school mechanic and it costs me $60 out the door, no complaints so far.

You can get the Helium in 16" fitments now, I probably woulda gone with that when I got my Grids if they'd been available.

15" FTW ... 16" has no use on a miata in my opinion unless you need extra brake clearance.

yeah 15 looks the best on miatas, IMO. I'd love to have some 15x7or8 panasports or watanabes. i have 14x6 panasports right now.

helium and azenis sound like a great track setup though.

Yup, and you'd pay more and be slower. 15's is where it's at!

Booooo, it's the 15" fo lyfe crew reppin'. I respect your decision for 15" wheels, but 16" looks waaaaaaay better, IMO.

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PS- Yes, the hot rod stance has been rectified.

Doing 120+ who can see the wheels? Nothing wrong with the stance though cept the 16's

Lookin good. What brakes are in there? My 1.6 brakes look sooo tiny inside my 16s.

The grids look better in a 16 than a 15. It all depends on the style of the wheel.

What about the 17's? :gay: Not to popular with this crowd and I'll prob go 15's eventually, these came on the car and are paid for so i'm happy with the BFG Gforce Zrated rubber that's on them.
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I guess I should chime in that I am also a 16" fan. I have the same wheels as durden, but with a polished lip.
-Michael-

I'm a 16s fan too, simply because I can give up that last 10th of performance for something that looks better. That said, when my '01 arrives, I might have to spring for the 6ULs so I can put some 225s on 'em. 8 wides are nice. What retard at Mazda decided to go with a 16X6.5 stock wheel on the 01+ 6.5? They could have at least done a 16X7.

Frank

14, 15, 16s are all nice IMO. I'll take any as long as they have good sticky tires on them. Those grids are really a looker.

Frank,

If you go with something wider, let me know what you do with your stockers. I think they'd look good on my 91.

Ben

Will do. We might need to hook up with someone for a road trip though. Shipping from Balt-Atl would hardly be worth it.

Frank

After getting the parts and taking the time to install and set everything up, I am done. Iced the cake with an alignment today and it is a rockin setup. The basics perform as well as people have made them out to be and are absolutely comfortable on even fairly bumpy roads here in town and when it comes time to make a quick corner at 40 or 50 mph, it is more than up to the task. Further, it looks really awesome with the bronze heliums against the red paint. I also may consider NB or Fatcat upper shock mounts in the future if hitting the bumpstops becomes an issue.

My alignment:
-1.25* camber front
-1.75* camber rear
1/16 toe out front
1/16 toe in rear
4.5* caster
12.75" hub to fender height in front
13.25" hub to fender height in rear

Ill post some pictures tomorrow :) Next up on my plate is swapping the brakes and rear end from my 97 onto my 90, reinstalling the Begi turbo kit, and making another stab at megasquirt.

and i got a picture up top, check it out foolz

yeah, tradin the 17" myself for some 15"-16"

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But I do go to 15" at the track (I aint no fool)

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My set arrives in two weeks. They've been pre-ordered since November 1st. He designed the wheel for the Miata, to fit the most rubber possible without modifying the fenders. A bitching wheel, if I must say so myself.

I'll post pictures when they arrive.

oh my god! That is the best looking NA I've seen. I must get an air dam. I will get some nice 16's when I can afford it. 16's for some reason make the hard-top look super dope.

To the above pics:
I am a fan of 15's or smaller but no doubt looks phenomenal. Top 5 Miata for me on looks. :) Props.

to the original poster: make sure to reconnect your wastegate.

:eek3:

ya i knew it was disconnected at the time. I had not installed the fmu at that point so i didnt want to boost. Now im just running like 4psi with fmu only and waiting for freaking corky bell to get back to me about my turbo that might need to be rebuilt. Im gonna bug em again tomorrow in fact.

:bigtu: All the pics here look good