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Old Mar 27, 2018 | 07:09 PM
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He's wanting to shorten them because spring rub and doesn't want to go in there twice. Basically lop off every inch he's not ever going to use, and call it a day.
Old Mar 27, 2018 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by vteckiller2000
Nope. Because you can shorten the 5x sleeves to that ridge which would still allow use of roughly a 2" front extended hat and a 4" rear extended hat. Neither of these extensions will you ever need on a miata with a bilstein based shock because you will contact the body far before you max out travel using extended hats of this size.
I'm concerned about spring rub, not top hat clearance.
Old Mar 27, 2018 | 07:11 PM
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I ended up lopping off 5 threads from my front sleeves. I have room for even more. I haven't driven my car significantly yet but that should be enough to prevent any spring rub.
Old Mar 27, 2018 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by afm
I'm concerned about spring rub, not top hat clearance.
In that case, no. I have not seen any that are both high quality and a uniform ID. GL fam
Old Mar 31, 2018 | 09:39 AM
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Was only able to get -1.1 camber on the front at 12.75 ride hight.
Old Mar 31, 2018 | 10:27 AM
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Its cold and raining now, so I won't be able to test for a few days.


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Old Apr 2, 2018 | 11:54 AM
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Just a revalve option. They seem competent but I may be the test subject if I go with them.
The guy who used to do mine isn't doing them anymore, and Henderson won't do our lowly shocks now either.
RE Suspension (below) is $300 for four Bilsteins so that isn't bad.
I'm also talking to Inertia Labs.

There are a lot of shops that'll do revalves but seems like a crap shoot.
A sticky on revalve options and outcomes might be useful(?)

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Old Apr 2, 2018 | 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by whitrzac
Was only able to get -1.1 camber on the front at 12.75 ride hight.
Consider extended ball joints. I wore mine out within a year likely from aggressive track driving. I got them from FM and the manufacturer covered them under warranty. Easy camber plus a bit of track width to even out with the rear.
From memory, I have about -3° front with a ~4.25" pinch weld ride height. The alignment shop was getting maybe -1.8° with the stock ball joints.
Old Apr 2, 2018 | 08:39 PM
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Maruha tophats arrived today. Pretty quick shipping. Only took about a week.
Old Apr 3, 2018 | 09:32 AM
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I think i offended Maruha somehow. They have not responded to any contact attempts. About par for my luck.
Old Apr 3, 2018 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by concealer404
I think i offended Maruha somehow. They have not responded to any contact attempts. About par for my luck.
I've used Bill at @MiataRoadster for stuff I've gotten from them in the past.
Old Apr 3, 2018 | 10:11 AM
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It's honestly a bit late for me at this point. I kinda needed them this weekend, and it sounds like they would have been here if i had gotten any response when i started contacting them. Oh well.
Old Apr 3, 2018 | 03:34 PM
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They're nice.

Came well packed:
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Have class 10.9 studs pressed in:
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Better quality than I was expecting, if I didn't know otherwise i'd say these look like OEM items:
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Old Apr 4, 2018 | 11:04 PM
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Found these alloy helper spring couplers - have been looking for cheaper ones for a while. Look decent and not as pricey as eibach ones:




I just bought 4 including shipping to me for approx $60 USD - will report back on what they're like. From: https://www.motorsport-tools.com/mot...al-locati.html
Old Apr 6, 2018 | 10:37 PM
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This isn’t good...
Request for lower steel/rubber bushings for MSM and Hard-S shocks.

Old Apr 6, 2018 | 10:48 PM
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I got my msm bushings the other day. It was an option with the Maruha mounts from japan. Ncyo-28-775 and not-28-776. Upper and lower bushings....edit...and now I know this is not the part you wanted.

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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 06:37 AM
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If you have access to a lathe you can make a sleeve to press into the shock eye and use the cheap 4$ NA bushings.
Old Apr 7, 2018 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Bronson M
If you have access to a lathe you can make a sleeve to press into the shock eye and use the cheap 4$ NA bushings.
Very clever. I’ve got some NA lower bushings from a previously mistaken Summit purchase (a common mistake!).
Old Apr 9, 2018 | 09:26 AM
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Anyone have tips on how to get Maruha to respond to you?
Old Apr 9, 2018 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by concealer404
Anyone have tips on how to get Maruha to respond to you?
こんにちは、私はあなたのMiataの部品のいくつかを買うことに興味があります

Or you could ask @MiataRoadster to help.



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