Stiffening a 2003
#1
Stiffening a 2003
I picked up a nice mint 2003 over the weekend, and i'm trying to plan out mods. I figure suspension / stiffening related makes more sense up front, I can spend a few hundred every month or two and enjoy the difference in the ride.
So the question is what ones are really worth it?
I like the 3 point shock tower brace but there already is some 2 point brace there, I don't know which it is. so this seems a worthwhile upgrade
Polished Stainless Steel Miata Shock Tower Brace for Miata
The undercarriage single bar seems to make sense for its price
BEATRUSH Front Performance Bar for Miata 1998-2005
and after that, maybe some high performance engine mounts, I chuckle a little at how much the transmission tilts with accel/decel
But beyond that, I'm stumped as to which changes make enough of a difference to be worth it. Not so much worth the $, but worth the effort of installing
maybe this rear shock tower brace?
Rear COBALT Shock Tower Brace for Miata
Of course better sway bars, but I figure it makes more sense to stiffen up the suspension first to get max value out of that
Are the door bars worthwhile? and do they make getting in and out much more of a pain in the neck?
So the question is what ones are really worth it?
I like the 3 point shock tower brace but there already is some 2 point brace there, I don't know which it is. so this seems a worthwhile upgrade
Polished Stainless Steel Miata Shock Tower Brace for Miata
The undercarriage single bar seems to make sense for its price
BEATRUSH Front Performance Bar for Miata 1998-2005
and after that, maybe some high performance engine mounts, I chuckle a little at how much the transmission tilts with accel/decel
But beyond that, I'm stumped as to which changes make enough of a difference to be worth it. Not so much worth the $, but worth the effort of installing
maybe this rear shock tower brace?
Rear COBALT Shock Tower Brace for Miata
Of course better sway bars, but I figure it makes more sense to stiffen up the suspension first to get max value out of that
Are the door bars worthwhile? and do they make getting in and out much more of a pain in the neck?
#3
I picked up a nice mint 2003 over the weekend, and i'm trying to plan out mods. I figure suspension / stiffening related makes more sense up front, I can spend a few hundred every month or two and enjoy the difference in the ride.
So the question is what ones are really worth it?
I like the 3 point shock tower brace but there already is some 2 point brace there, I don't know which it is. so this seems a worthwhile upgrade
The undercarriage single bar seems to make sense for its price
and after that, maybe some high performance engine mounts, I chuckle a little at how much the transmission tilts with accel/decel
But beyond that, I'm stumped as to which changes make enough of a difference to be worth it. Not so much worth the $, but worth the effort of installing
maybe this rear shock tower brace?
Of course better sway bars, but I figure it makes more sense to stiffen up the suspension first to get max value out of that
Are the door bars worthwhile? and do they make getting in and out much more of a pain in the neck?
So the question is what ones are really worth it?
I like the 3 point shock tower brace but there already is some 2 point brace there, I don't know which it is. so this seems a worthwhile upgrade
The undercarriage single bar seems to make sense for its price
and after that, maybe some high performance engine mounts, I chuckle a little at how much the transmission tilts with accel/decel
But beyond that, I'm stumped as to which changes make enough of a difference to be worth it. Not so much worth the $, but worth the effort of installing
maybe this rear shock tower brace?
Of course better sway bars, but I figure it makes more sense to stiffen up the suspension first to get max value out of that
Are the door bars worthwhile? and do they make getting in and out much more of a pain in the neck?
#5
^This is all you need. I put on fender braces and those were instantly noticeable the first corner and bump I hit. They also reduced the the cowl shake that I kept experiencing when I first got my NA.
I've tried those shock tower braces, they don't make enough difference for you to feel anything, It's a waste of money and just adds weight.
I've tried those shock tower braces, they don't make enough difference for you to feel anything, It's a waste of money and just adds weight.
#10
I like the v8 roadsters design for frog bars
https://v8roadsters.com/product/cowl-stabilizer-braces/
https://v8roadsters.com/product/cowl-stabilizer-braces/
#12
Well, sure the sway bars are for body roll. If you don't stiffen up the body although you'll reduce roll, you'll still have the body flex, potentially even worse as now more of the force is put into the "frame" of the car as the suspension tries to take a flatter path. Body roll isn't in a turn identical front to back, so you'd be putting more torsional stress on the piece in the middle, the "frame". At least that's what I was thinking.
#13
Well, sure the sway bars are for body roll. If you don't stiffen up the body although you'll reduce roll, you'll still have the body flex, potentially even worse as now more of the force is put into the "frame" of the car as the suspension tries to take a flatter path. Body roll isn't in a turn identical front to back, so you'd be putting more torsional stress on the piece in the middle, the "frame". At least that's what I was thinking.
This is what i didn't understand.
Anyways, a good suspension will have about.... 148,982,124,463.3x more impact to making the car good than anything being talked about in this thread.
#14
Of course better sway bars, but I figure it makes more sense to stiffen up the suspension first to get max value out of that
This is what i didn't understand.
Anyways, a good suspension will have about.... 148,982,124,463.3x more impact to making the car good than anything being talked about in this thread.
This is what i didn't understand.
Anyways, a good suspension will have about.... 148,982,124,463.3x more impact to making the car good than anything being talked about in this thread.
#16
I'm debating just throwing a 7" android head unit in, maybe some better speakers, and just enjoying it as is. Not like it sucks
maybe just over time replace pieces with higher performing when rubber starts to go like the sway bar bushings, just replace the whole sway bar then.
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