1997 Mazda MX-5 Miata Long Term Road Test

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• doss1 Member Posts: 4

  May 2013

  It makes a huge difference when the suspension is doing all of the work in the twisty stuff as oppose to your chassis.

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• huisj Member Posts: 1

  May 2013

  How much of that is also due to suspension travel and stiffness too though? Seems like that would be at least as significant as chassis flex in this case.

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• moar_revs Member Posts: 1

  May 2013

  I'd account that to the suspension travel. My Civic does the same thing and all it has is mild suspension mods (springs/shocks); no extra sway/strut bars, door bars, or any sort of chassis stiffness mods.

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• cotak Member Posts: 89

  May 2013

  You'd have to have a car made of soft cheese to not see that with short suspension travel. And at some point all cars will do that or tip over.

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• jkavanagh Member Posts: 26

  May 2013

  You guys would be appalled by how flimsy a totally stock NA Miata is. For real, when you jack the front corner the rear tire won't lift off the ground. I've done it many times.
  
  Also, the coilovers (FCM Bilsteins) on Project Miata have the same travel as stock, and it wears a stock rear stabilizer bar...

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• doss1 Member Posts: 4

  May 2013

  And I do recall IL mentioning how much better the suspension compliance was after the upgrade.

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• kyolml Member Posts: 37

  May 2013

  i do think the coilovers do have an affect on it since you have softer helper springs than stock and harder main springs than stock, so the side on the ground doesn't go down as much and wheel in the air doesn't push down as much...
  
  best way to proof is to disconnect your sway bar.

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