I'm on NB TEIN HAs in Sharka (my 97). Here's my specs. NB hollow front sway from Racing Beat. Not the huge one for the 01+, but the slightly smaller one. 1.125"? If memory serves. RB endlinks. Previously-mentioned HAs with the stock spring rates. no rear sway. Max neg front camber, 0 toe, whatever caster. about 1.5 neg rear camber, 1/8 toe in per side.
A lot of time went into the creation of this setup. It works for my car and is very forgiving to drive. Very easy to trust the car. Email me off the list if you'd like to talk about this more, Bryan. I too had trouble thinking that a huge front sway and no rear sway actually made for better turn-in and balance. I thought it would plow, but it totally doesn't. If anything, it's still a little loose. but not TOO loose! =) Adam On 5/7/08, Bryan Wyatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Encouraging to hear, Matt. > > I probably should have mentioned that my 02 is running on Tein HA's (7/6 > springs, IIRC). Right now it's running a Lanny alignment, but I'm > considering dialing in more front negative camber once the bar's in (right > now it's about -1.25/-1.75). Power level is absolutely stock, though. > Given that, I'm thinking that disconnecting the rear sway would be more harm > than help. > > -Bryan > > --- On *Wed, 5/7/08, Matt Yates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Matt Yates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: 01+ NB Drivers running FM Sways? [LPC] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: "Miata Power List" <[email protected]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 10:04 AM > > On my '01 I > run the Racing Beat 1.25" tubular up front on the > "soft" > setting and no rear bar. Shocks/springs are Tein Flex 7/6 (400/330ish). > I'm also running a KAAZ LSD which is set to max lockability. I'd say > the > car is pretty neutral and being a turbo car, never hurting for power > oversteer but very balanced and controllable. As with any car, it will > dive in on a gentle lift--even more than average with the clutch type > diff. With the rear bar installed, the car was playful unless I ran the > front bar on the hardest setting. I opted to soften both ends for ride > comfort and traction. > > I think given where I run the bar, the 1.125" tubular bar on > "hard" with > no rear bar would be fine. I imagine that's somewhat comparable to the > torsional stiffness of a solid 1" bar, right? > > OH and I haven't had any troubles with the extra bracing requirements of > the RB tubular bar. They do come with nice fat cast aluminum > mounts for > the big bar. A couple track days hasn't broken anything. Neither have DC > roads. No other issues with it. > > Matt > > > Hey all, > > > > I'm > > on the fence about upgrading the front sway on The Tick and had given > > the FM Sway a thought largely because I think > > $300 is a bit much for all the extra bracing to add an RB tubular bar > > (that I may not > > even like). For those driving an 01+ car, what are your > > impressions? > > Any issues? > > > > -Bryan > > > ------------------------------ > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now.<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ> > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > >
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