So you think YOU were low...

[Sawyer]

Steve and I (mainly Steve) are taking out my suspension and decided to take some pictures, ClubRoadster Style! :rolleyes:

Before:
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/snowbrdpenguin/2005%20Lava%20Orange%20Mazdaspeed%20Miata/P1020017.jpg
After

We had to put it up on some rocks to get the jack out from under it.
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/snowbrdpenguin/2005%20Lava%20Orange%20Mazdaspeed%20Miata/P1020467.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/snowbrdpenguin/2005%20Lava%20Orange%20Mazdaspeed%20Miata/P1020472.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/snowbrdpenguin/2005%20Lava%20Orange%20Mazdaspeed%20Miata/P1020475.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/snowbrdpenguin/2005%20Lava%20Orange%20Mazdaspeed%20Miata/P1020476.jpg
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/snowbrdpenguin/2005%20Lava%20Orange%20Mazdaspeed%20Miata/P1020468-1.jpg

[Doppelgänger]

lol....did Steve take my suggestions literally? :lol:

[simontibbett]

LOL it looks good if it stayed like that

[wildfire0310]

please tell me you put those up on CR

[Sawyer]

lol....did Steve take my suggestions literally? :lol:

Haha yes he did!

We're planning on putting it on CR.net, haven't really gotten that far yet.. I'll do it tomorrow, it's 3am and I'm tired. :(

[MeFryRice]

lol....did Steve take my suggestions literally? :lol:

I sure did! :p

The car won't even move being that low. I guess it's stuck on something and I don't want to take a chance and end up breaking something. :eek:

[RotorNutFD3S]

Well, can't see the pictures, but I assumed it's slammed CR-style. :lol:

[MeFryRice]

Oh it is! It'll be sitting in the garage till next Monday if you want to swing by and see it Eric.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Haha! I might have to do that! So guess you're driving to the meet this weekend?

[Sawyer]

Yeah we'll be taking his car. I think this will be the first meet that it's been to!

[Doppelgänger]

So wait, why'd you take the suspension off? I thought Steve just put the springs on? Too bad you couldn't take pics of it without the rocks under the wheels :lol:

Should title it something like "Help CR!! I lowered my car and now I can't get it out of my garage!" and watch the epicness unfold.

When I got the pics of me out on Road Atlanta, I posted them on miata-turbo with a big title that read "My middle finger to the so-cal/CR slammed faggorty" hehehe

[MeFryRice]

Um well, she got some JIC Coilovers and a FM FMIC. :D

I tried moving the car off the rocks and it will NOT budge one at all. :(

[RotorNutFD3S]

Whoa! You totally did not mention the FMIC!!! Where did that come from?

Oh, and Kris is getting all antsy. :lol:

[Doppelgänger]

You couldn't even just set it in place on the ground without the rocks?

[MeFryRice]

Haha no. We couldn't even get the scissor jack to fix under it either. My floor-jack was smooshed under the car. :lol:

[MeFryRice]

Whoa! You totally did not mention the FMIC!!! Where did that come from?

Oh, and Kris is getting all antsy. :lol:

Yeah, that was a last minute thing. :D Everything should be here on Monday and I know LB is excited.

[Doppelgänger]

Where did you get the FMIC? How much shipped? I need to pick one up for a friend.
Oh, let me know when you are installing it, I need to come over and see what all hold the damn stock bumper in place lol. I've never had a stock bumpered Miata...so I don't exactly know how much of a PITA it is to get off.

[MeFryRice]

I didn't have to remove the front bumper to remove the intercooler, I thought I would have to also. Apparently Mazda has applied some sort of adhesive to the clamps/hoses which made it a pain in the arse to remove the clamps.

I was actually going to call you last night to see if you knew how to remove the front bumper. :lol:

LB got the intercooler off of a a member of mazda-speed.com. (The same member that is selling the Wilwood BBK that you posted about).

[RotorNutFD3S]

Why would he take the bumper off to install the IC (FM doesn't list that step in their instructions)? Or am I missing something in your question there Mike? And you do know you can get an intercooler other than the FM piece for cheaper elsewhere right?

:EDIT: Steve beat me to the post.

[Doppelgänger]

All the pics i've seen of intercooler swaps, the bumper was removed. I've always had bumpers that come off with 6 bolts and 2 minutes of time...which makes things easy. I found some intercoolers on eGay for $80 shipped that are the right size.

[Sawyer]

Eric, the springs are coming off the stock suspension at 5pm so Kris won't have to wait much longer!

Good thing I didn't get an alignment with those springs yet!

[RotorNutFD3S]

Haha! Sweet! I didn't even know you guys had gotten them on the car yet.

[MeFryRice]

Yeah, I installed them the same day we received them.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Well, information I could have benefited from. :lol:

[simontibbett]

Why do you all hate club roadster?!

[RotorNutFD3S]

Personally, I don't hate ClubRoadster. I do however disagree with all of the (mostly) SoCal kids that think that rusted body panels and slammed cars and sh** like that looks good or serves some purpose. If you're going for style, whatever, but don't tell me your slammed POS can outperform or outmanuever a properly suspension-tuned equivalent.

What I do hate about ClubRoadster is the sudden joining of retards that have quickly taken away the place where one could have an educated discussion about all things Miata.

[simontibbett]

I like the red NA with the rusted trunk.

For LOOOKS!

[MeFryRice]

I'm with you on this Simon, there are a number of cars on Cr that appeal to me although it appears that the majority of the board hate that style. I have to admit, if you don't like CR's look, your probably not really going to like mine either. :)

[MeFryRice]

This is my background on my phone currently. (I'm personally not a fan of the hood risers or the fake bandaid).

I like it enough to where I'm going to get some Work Equips since I cant find my Takata Green TE37's in the proper fitment. :(

[simontibbett]

Just saw ^ that reply, so I am not bumping old threads.

Yeah I really like the look of that car, and most slammed Miata's especially with 0 offset wheels and such, may not be the best performing cars, but I like the look of them.

[deerock]

looks like im going to have to go outside on a nice day and put the stances on the ground. lol.

looks sickkk though! now DD it!!!

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Shame on you Steve, tyres stretched like that are just... well... ****ty.

[jesseealexander]

im not a fan of work equips or hood risers, but i like slammed miatas and 0 offset for the looks.

i think you should find something a little less common. miata =/= civic. its not okay to look exactly the same as everyone else.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

How about some of those 3 spoke bronze advans, are they common? I've always had a soft spot for them.

[jesseealexander]

^^ those are pretty cool wheels, but ive never really had a taste for them. i think some 3 peice bbs rs's would be REALLY nice.

[Sawyer]

How about some of those 3 spoke bronze advans, are they common? I've always had a soft spot for them.

The Super Advans?
He actually almost ordered a set for the S2000 before he decided to sell it.
I used to hate them, but they have grown on me..

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Super Advans! That might be them! Although I think I'm envisioning something slightly different that may not even exist :lol:

[MeFryRice]

Shame on you Steve, tyres stretched like that are just... well... ****ty.

Don't worrry Jack, you won't be finding stretched tires on any of my cars. :p:p

[MeFryRice]

Super Advans! That might be them! Although I think I'm envisioning something slightly different that may not even exist :lol:

I would buy the Super Advans as they are my favorite wheel of all time (only the Ver. 2 though) but not for the miata as I feel these wheels only look good with a concave or a deep lip and the lowest size available is a 17".

As LB has already mentioned, I was ready to order a set for the S before I decided to sell the car. I was going to order them in 17x9.5 et 35 in Bright Chrome. Yes, you guys can hate all you want but these are just straight up sick.

http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/wm.php/images/advansupersgcrbg.jpg

[MeFryRice]

im not a fan of work equips or hood risers, but i like slammed miatas and 0 offset for the looks.

i think you should find something a little less common. miata =/= civic. its not okay to look exactly the same as everyone else.

Well with the crappy 4x100 bolt pattern, the selection of wheels is pretty poor. Poor enough to where I've considered selling the Miata due to the fact that I haven't really found a set of wheels that I feel are worth my money. I am however going to order a set of Kosei K1's till I find a set of wheels that I like enough for everyday use and use the K1's for future track use.

I'm not a fan of the hood risers either. I find it to be quite ghey IMO.

[simontibbett]

5 lug swap.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Is the wheel selection really that restricted with 4x100??

[simontibbett]

I haven't really seen a problem with 4x100 wheel selection?? Maybe for JDM mAd tyGht stuff?

[MeFryRice]

5 lug swap.

Ok, show me hubs that I can modify to fit on the Miata...I'm serious cause this is something I really want to do.

[Doppelgänger]

Still think you should get these...

http://img1.pict.com/70/69/e1/b055c8c0e26a024db526a62ac0/BS9UG/800/wedssport_ma86_ae86_4.jpg

Wedsport MA86 15X8.5"

[MeFryRice]

I would if I could find some...

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

God damn it! Steve I had a big post typed up for you.. then I pressed back!

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Ok 2 useful posts:

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showpost.php?p=2952025&postcount=133

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showpost.php?p=2952566&postcount=136

This is a good link

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2308228/4

As is this one

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=236660

I hate searching on m.net. All they do is bicker about why you should never do any modding rather than actually answer questions. I can't wait for Tommy to post his gutted BRG on there.

[MeFryRice]

Rep for you sir!! :D

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

lol never in a million years is that system being implemented here!

repzz yo!

[simontibbett]

WHY NOT?!?!

Reps = LIFE

[jesseealexander]

dude we HAVE to have reps. if we dont get them ill -rep you ALL in real life.

[simontibbett]

Yeah reps is like who is who and who's cool who's not.

[MeFryRice]

The rep system gets out of hand. I do think we need an iTrader setup which can only be used for items sold from one member to another.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Yeah I was planning on an itrader setup but there wasn't a fully compatible version at the time and I didn't see the point in adding any possible loop holes for now while we're still a reasonably small community and have a member transaction forum where people can share their experiences.

With a larger board I fully see the need.

[DecoyOctopus]

WHY NOT?!?!

Reps = LIFE

x2 chicks love guys with lots of rep bars lol

[simontibbett]

x2 chicks love guys with lots of rep bars lol

So true.

[jesseealexander]

if a ***** dont like my shiny green bars... fvckin skankz.

[N3v]

yo chief couple'a rep bars over here

[MeFryRice]

Still think you should get these...

http://img1.pict.com/70/69/e1/b055c8c0e26a024db526a62ac0/BS9UG/800/wedssport_ma86_ae86_4.jpg

Wedsport MA86 15X8.5"

I just happen to look these up and they only offer them in 15x7.5 et-3 or 15x8.5 et-10. :(