did you have EJBJ at the time? And what were ride heights at?
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Yes. 3.75 or 4 in the front. 4 or 4.25 in the rear.
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Originally Posted by MiataMan00
(Post 1490916)
Execpt when the vendor is tailoring the shock to work with your specific chassis, and gives you no shock body height adjustment. That just puts the customer in between a rock and a hard place.
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And thats exactly what I did. But it shouldnt have been up to me to do that. That is all.
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Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1490949)
Yes. 3.75 or 4 in the front. 4 or 4.25 in the rear.
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Originally Posted by MiataMan00
(Post 1490951)
And thats exactly what I did. But it shouldnt have been up to me to do that. That is all.
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Spring size has nothing to do with this Edit: And it looks like two pages of posts popped without me noticing.. |
Originally Posted by MiataMan00
(Post 1490952)
Mabe its an NA thing, or mabe you actually arent in the bump stops as much as you think you are. Your car is lighter, so take that into consideration too
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hey thumpett00 I mean miataman00
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How can that joke go over your head....
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I guess im missing somthing here?
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At this point, there is nothing we can write that will change George's mind. He got in a bit over his head, didn't check things carefully and blames the resulting damage on Supermiata. In his view, we should replace his damaged shocks for free, or maybe discounted, while admitting it's our fault. It's impossible to cover every possible interference or incompatibility when mixing various different aftermarket parts with various adjustments that change their function within a system. Engine parts mixed that don't match. Exhausts and motor mounts that don't play well together. Brakes and wheels that are enemies. The list goes on.
If he bought Ohlins from Goodwin and ELBJ from FM, he would have the exact same issue. Bumpstops/shock length. What we have is proven to work. Does it respond to adjustments and tuning? Can some owners add a few mm thick shock packer to reduce bump travel if desired? Can they revalve? Can they change spring lengths? Yup It's a race car. Tune things. Experiment. Just don't ask Supermiata to spoon feed you every single bit of knowledge you will need to make your Miata work flawlessly. We publish tons, we share what we know. We make good parts that are exceedingly well thought out and made right. The rest is up the tuner to educate themselves as they begin tearing the car apart and doubling or tripling the power. George, Please post a pic of your front camber eccentrics as they are right now. |
Im not accusing you of selling junk. my question is that since the shock body length is fixed, how would you keep the tire out of the fender?
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Bumpstop packers
Roll the fenders 5lb sledge |
Originally Posted by MiataMan00
(Post 1490865)
Also, for what its worth, the bump stops dont really do anything.
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...5205b3c212.jpg |
around 4.75" of shock travel
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Originally Posted by emilio700
(Post 1490962)
It's impossible to cover every possible interference or incompatibility when mixing various different aftermarket parts with various adjustments that change their function within a system.
--Ian |
Originally Posted by MiataMan00
(Post 1490970)
around 4.75" of shock travel
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...ab1db7de60.jpg |
I agree with Ian on this one, while George kinda muddied the waters a little with his bumpstop issue, it takes very little effort to give a quick, "heads up if you're running these two parts together" and it could have saved George's shocks in this case.
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