Wesley here, greetings from Fort Worth!
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Wesley here, greetings from Fort Worth!
Hello all, my name is Wesley. I am a Marine stationed in Ft Worth, TX and I recently purchased a mariner blue 1991 Miata with a hardtop with only 99,800 miles! Im excited about digging into this awesome car. My last daily and build was an 05 Audi S4 so this is a big change though ive already fallen in love with the nimble handling. Would like to meet some local enthusiasts so hit me up! So far I've stopped the interior and will be doing basic maintenance this weekend. Thanks and will be frequenting this compendium of knowledge.
Wesley
Wesley
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Long range honestly im on the fence between turboing my 1.6 (I mean it just broke 100,000 so...) and doing a rebuilt hi compression 1.8 with some bolt ons. First things first though are a GV lip and a hard top roof spoiler I picked up in a trade for my dilapidated soft top, then suspension (I'm leaning toward Megan Street or Tein Basis but may try (flame suit on) Ricelands. They're just so cheap! And I wont be tracking the car lol. Dash will be out soon hopefully. And I need to lose the daisies. Im feeling some old school. Enkei compe maybe? Idk. Definitely the 1.8 torsen will need to happen along with any power mods. But for now my broke *** is stuck with lightweighting / removing anything I dont need for street legality ;-)
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Or you can buy the shocks new for a little more.
I didn't search for the cheapest price but these are the correct part number for the shocks with the correct valving. It is more controlled than regular or "Sport" valving. They will require upgrading to NB tophats.
Front:
DAMPER, FRONT. FRONT SUSPENSION MECHANISMS. Mazda Miata (1998 - 2000) # NC1234700D
Rear:
DAMPER, REAR (RR). REAR SUSPENSION MECHANISMS. 2000 Mazda Miata # NC1228700D
If you wanted to keep your NA tophats I guess you could get the Spec Miata valved Bilsteins and they should hopefully handle the spring rates fine.
http://www.ajusa.com/Bilstein-24-014...FRAV7AodtgsAGA
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If you wanted to keep your NA tophats I guess you could get the Spec Miata valved Bilsteins and they should hopefully handle the spring rates fine.
http://www.ajusa.com/Bilstein-24-014...FRAV7AodtgsAGA
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*Note that some aftermarket coilover systems come with their own tophats.
**Also note that NA and NB shocks have different rod end diameters and must be used with the corresponding tophat system.
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