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Ahaha, I bought my first MX-5 last week. It has 4 different goddamn tyres on it, so I'm gingerly tip-toeing my way around wet roundabouts today.  Yes I know this is both retarded and retardedly dangerous, they're all being replaced ASAP.
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You're so loving wrong; it's the 99 dollar horn button destructo sent me last night
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jammyozzy posted:Yes I know this is both retarded and retardedly dangerous, they're all being replaced ASAP. What's truly frightening is thinking about how many cars on the road are similarly equipped. Most people don't give a poo poo about tires, even though they're one of the most (if not THE most) important parts on a car.
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Haha, there's a guy in the local autox club that got a 964 for a steal (read: flood title) and he brought it out last summer and couldn't keep it straight. I looked at the tires and there were 3 different types. Two different makes on the rear. 
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My tires would be the laughing stock of AI.  What should I get for 13x8 wheels on a car that is exclusively used for hard parking and dodging potholes on the way to work? Seriously no one makes a tire this size. streetlamp fucked around with this message at 22:15 on Aug 4, 2011 |
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Similarly, I'm not having much luck finding anything halfway decent in 185 x 60 R14. Are Yokohama Advan A460's any good? Alternatively, can somebody name some more common tyres that will fit a 14 x 7" wheel? I can't afford the upgrade to 15's at the moment and want a matching set of tyres.
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Aug 4, 2011 22:27
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Grayham posted:I'd like to improve the feel of my brakes. I had Hawk HPS pads on my last Miata and I didn't find that they made the brakes feel any better until they were really warm. They should help if your old lines are bulgy. Personally, I'd get some that are covered with a plastic sleeve to keep dirt from getting in the weave and abrading the teflon inner line. Don't have a source for them, but I'm sure somebody makes them. Probably Corksport.
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Aug 4, 2011 22:34
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jammyozzy posted:Similarly, I'm not having much luck finding anything halfway decent in 185 x 60 R14. Are Yokohama Advan A460's any good? Dunlop makes Star Specs in 195/60R14
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Grayham posted:I'd like to improve the feel of my brakes. I had Hawk HPS pads on my last Miata and I didn't find that they made the brakes feel any better until they were really warm. S.S. lines should definitely help. First things first, are you 1.6 or 1.8? If you have 90-93 get those brakes off as fast as possible and put some 1.8 ones on. If you're having problems with 1.8 brakes the lines should help but also look at Carbotech pads on 949racing. They stop like a mother, but eat rotors so you may be picking up the cheap $30 ones from NAPA.
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Mr.AARP posted:S.S. lines should definitely help. First things first, are you 1.6 or 1.8? If you have 90-93 get those brakes off as fast as possible and put some 1.8 ones on.
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Mr.AARP posted:S.S. lines should definitely help. First things first, are you 1.6 or 1.8? If you have 90-93 get those brakes off as fast as possible and put some 1.8 ones on. '95. Do these brake pads squeal a lot? Grayham fucked around with this message at 03:41 on Aug 5, 2011 |
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The 949 lines seem to be the same exact ones as http://www.miatamania.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=80666. http://949racing.com/miata-brake-lines.aspx are the same ones from 949. Whatever you get make sure it has some kind of plastic cover over the steel, the steel should not be the outer layer in a proper set of lines. Any performance brake pad is going to be more noisy and dusty than a regular street pad. Keep in mind if you can always lock your wheels/engage the ABS you're not really adding any performance since you are limited by your tires, not your breaks.
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FatCow posted:limited by your tires, not your breaks.  I figure this would be a good place to ask as any since we're kind of on the subject. Are there any downsides at all to a proper nice set of stainless braided lines (besides the price)?
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Grayham posted:'95. Do these brake pads squeal a lot? You're in good shape then. I would just replace the lines, get a good brake fluid and bleed the lines properly, and choose which Carbotech pad suits your needs.
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I'm going to take a look at this car tomorrow, maybe saturday. http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/2527569826.html I just wanted to see what you guys think about it. I haven't driven a 1.8 miata yet but I had driven and autocrossed my friend's 1.6 several times. Is there any reason to get a 1.6 vs a 1.8? They all seem to be around the same price but there are a lot more 1.6's for sale at the moment.
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You can turbo a 1.6 cheaply and easily.
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That's not what I'm going for. This is going to be my daily driver that I will also use for autocross sometimes in Street Tire or E stock when I can get slicks.
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Aug 5, 2011 07:20
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I dd my 1.6 turbo, took me maybe 6 hr worth of work to get it going. Now it's not horribly slow, just slow.
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Well I'm just wanting it to be stock aside from the $4,000 dampers that are allowed in stock class. I've got my 89 Impulse project to turn into my "fast" car.
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If it's stock it doesn't really matter. The 1.8 just has a significantly bigger/cheaper aftermarket. 1.8 cars have a bit more power but weigh like 120 lbs more. Also the early 1.6's can have crank failure, which is sort of overblown, wont see it on most cars, but if it's 92/93 you're 'safe' from that. Stock 1.6 wheels are pretty loving goofy though.
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Piano posted:If it's stock it doesn't really matter. The 1.8 just has a significantly bigger/cheaper aftermarket. 1.8 cars have a bit more power but weigh like 120 lbs more. I don't think they're that much heavier. I thought they were more like 60lbs heavier. I probably wont notice it coming from a 2.2L Impreza wagon. You talking about the daisy wheels?
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n8r posted:You can turbo a 1.6 cheaply and easily.
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NinjaTech posted:I'm going to take a look at this car tomorrow, maybe saturday. http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/2527569826.html Looks clean. Get it.
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Is there a good way to remove a balljoint without buying AutoZone's $100 balljoint press tool? Tried a hammer, that didn't work. Open to ideas here.
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Aug 6, 2011 00:28
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HF's 60 dollar ball joint tool
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Phone posted:Looks clean. Get it. It just sold. there are two others down in the Portland area I'm going to call about though.
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Having a pretty hard time finding a HT right now, checking ebay/craigslist/searchtempest/CR/mnet/local ricer forums/etc every day. Except for the one guy who has been putting his on craigslist for $1999 every week for the last year and a half. He will also accept trades for ATVs and guns but I'm pretty low on both of those. Depending on how long it takes to find one, I may end up having enough spare money for a fastback (but not enough to paint it).
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Phone posted:HF's 60 dollar ball joint tool For reference, even if the dickweed at autozone says it's the right tool, their press is NOT the right tool. Looks like a small puller (a la pittman arm) should work.
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I'm going to call about this 1.6 model tomorrow. It looks really nice, has a hard top, extra wheels and a header. http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/2530301256.html
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Piano posted:Depending on how long it takes to find one, I may end up having enough spare money for a fastback (but not enough to paint it). NinjaTech posted:I'm going to call about this 1.6 model tomorrow. It looks really nice, has a hard top, extra wheels and a header. http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/2530301256.html
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Yeah it probably is but maybe I'll catch a break and it's still for sale.
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That's a great deal with the hard top especially.
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The guy still has it so I'm going to go look at it in a few hours. If it's as nice as it seems in the pictures I'm definitely buying it.
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NinjaTech posted:The guy still has it so I'm going to go look at it in a few hours. If it's as nice as it seems in the pictures I'm definitely buying it. Replace the radiator. It needs it.
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Well I drove 1.5hrs to look at the car and a half mile from his house he called me and said he sold it. Even though he knew I was on the way and driving a good distance. I was pissed to say the least. I then called another guy with a 94 in Beaverton while I was down there. I test drove that car and wasn't too impressed with the 1.8. It handled fine but didn't seem to have much more power than the 1.6. So for now I'm just going to have to test drive more of both.
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NinjaTech posted:Well I drove 1.5hrs to look at the car and a half mile from his house he called me and said he sold it. Even though he knew I was on the way and driving a good distance. I was pissed to say the least. I then called another guy with a 94 in Beaverton while I was down there. I test drove that car and wasn't too impressed with the 1.8. It handled fine but didn't seem to have much more power than the 1.6. So for now I'm just going to have to test drive more of both. That sucks. I remember looking at Miatas I drove an hour and a half to look at one on craigslist that looked nothing like the pictures. The paint was faded, the seats were worn to hell, it looked awful and he wouldn't come down on the price a bit. We stopped and looked at a few more that night on the way home, and I actually came home with my current car now.
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NinjaTech posted:Well I drove 1.5hrs to look at the car and a half mile from his house he called me and said he sold it. Even though he knew I was on the way and driving a good distance. I was pissed to say the least. I then called another guy with a 94 in Beaverton while I was down there. I test drove that car and wasn't too impressed with the 1.8. It handled fine but didn't seem to have much more power than the 1.6. So for now I'm just going to have to test drive more of both. It sucks, but that's the way it goes. I bought mine out from under someone who was 2 hours into a 4 hour drive to look at it. It was just bad luck for him that I got there first. Just kinda the way it goes when you've got cash in hand. I learned my lesson after not getting a chance to take a look at two that I'd called about and was just leaving the house for one and was half way to the other when they called and said it was sold.
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Yeah, in the seller's shoes I've had way, WAY too many people swear up and down they're coming to see the car today / getting in the car now / will see me in x hours, only to completely flake and never respond to another email / text / phone call again. First person to me with the right amount of cash in hand gets the keys and the title. In some cases that does mean at least one person gets pissed off...hell, in one case there were enough people banging down my virtual door (list a Volvo for $200 on CL sometime) that as I was handing the title to the new owner, I got an email stating that the ad had been flagged down. Strangely enough I also had one person do that to me when they were trying to sell a vehicle. 
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NinjaTech posted:Well I drove 1.5hrs to look at the car and a half mile from his house he called me and said he sold it. Even though he knew I was on the way and driving a good distance. I was pissed to say the least. I then called another guy with a 94 in Beaverton while I was down there. I test drove that car and wasn't too impressed with the 1.8. It handled fine but didn't seem to have much more power than the 1.6. So for now I'm just going to have to test drive more of both. As far as I know, a 1.6 in a '90-'93 is going to be just about as fast as a 1.8 in a '94-'97 just because of the added weight of the car due to more stringent crash test requirements.
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IOwnCalculus posted:(list a Volvo for $200 on CL sometime) This reminds me, one of the worst pranks we ever played on our former boss was putting an ad in the paper (pre-Craigslist) that said: "1988 Cadillac Brougham. Runs good. Smokes a little. $200." It was the worst prank because we just wanted to hassle him a little. He got so many freaking phone calls (some in the middle of the night) that he had to change his number.
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