All properly height adjusted now, earlier on, measuring from the centre of the wheel to the wheelarch, i had levels of, nsf, 305mm, osf, 300mm, nsr 308mm, osr, 296mn, i now have bang on 305mm all round, i know they will settle and no doubt drop slightly over the coming months, but i figured having the exact same height all round at this point is kind of logical.
Coilovers are ON! 
To start with, we fitted them without the helper springs because apparently 'you dont need them on an e36' however, the same did NOT apply on my e46, as this picture showed, this was how it sat, and here it was pretty much on its highest setting, maybe 20% wound down at the most...
Ridiculously low, after this picture we dropped it down slightly more, just to see how low we could get it, just for a laugh, but after about 2 or 3 more threads down on the adjusters it bottomed out on the ramp, so we gave up, stopped being silly, and refitted the helpers, and then set it just below half way, about 60% down, and the rears are about 50% down, with this result...
I might wind the front up a little bit more, as even when practically rolling at 1mph, the bumper caught slightly as i went up the drop kerb and into my driveway.
And, the ride? Well, surprisingly good to be totally honest, the mx5 literally felt like it had no suspension travel and used to just bounce you around terribly, and that was nowhere near this low, it obviously is stiffer, theres a lot less body roll, but all in all it feels nice, it is very slightly bouncy, but suspension bounce, not bottomed out 'mazda' bounce, plus its very minimal, im very happy with it.
To start with, we fitted them without the helper springs because apparently 'you dont need them on an e36' however, the same did NOT apply on my e46, as this picture showed, this was how it sat, and here it was pretty much on its highest setting, maybe 20% wound down at the most...
Ridiculously low, after this picture we dropped it down slightly more, just to see how low we could get it, just for a laugh, but after about 2 or 3 more threads down on the adjusters it bottomed out on the ramp, so we gave up, stopped being silly, and refitted the helpers, and then set it just below half way, about 60% down, and the rears are about 50% down, with this result...
I might wind the front up a little bit more, as even when practically rolling at 1mph, the bumper caught slightly as i went up the drop kerb and into my driveway.
And, the ride? Well, surprisingly good to be totally honest, the mx5 literally felt like it had no suspension travel and used to just bounce you around terribly, and that was nowhere near this low, it obviously is stiffer, theres a lot less body roll, but all in all it feels nice, it is very slightly bouncy, but suspension bounce, not bottomed out 'mazda' bounce, plus its very minimal, im very happy with it.
**** all wrong with rotas, my best mate (god rest his soul) had them on his blue del sol and they were perfect, looked the part plus held up to serious wheelspin abuse, as well as 3 or 4 track days too, and as his '93 D S was over 200 brake, it got more than pushed around tracks, as i know richies driving style, it was far from tame.
Just wish he hadnt sold the car to buy the bike that, well, you guys can guess the rest, we miss him every day, but still remember the best times, mainly consisting of "bwaaaaaaaAAAPPPPPP" What a car and what a guy!
Just wish he hadnt sold the car to buy the bike that, well, you guys can guess the rest, we miss him every day, but still remember the best times, mainly consisting of "bwaaaaaaaAAAPPPPPP" What a car and what a guy!
Coilovers are here, yes yes oh yay!
Now, do i give it a subtle drop that gives a nice compromise between ride comfort and looks, or do i just wind the whole lot down and totally deck it, im not sure
Now, do i give it a subtle drop that gives a nice compromise between ride comfort and looks, or do i just wind the whole lot down and totally deck it, im not sure
should be here early next week, cant wait!
Very different for me, but yes, i was stomping my head off to this last night at a dnb electro and dubstep event, absolutely quality, BIG night, and as someone who usually doesnt listen to or even really like these sort of genres, i never thought id hear myself say that but im SO glad i went, bring on the next one!!
Dead Prez (ADAM F & FRESH) - Hip Hop [Dubstep]
Dead Prez (ADAM F & FRESH) - Hip Hop [Dubstep]
I definitely will be lowering it at some point and its just a wee bit high, i dont want to go that low though, maybe 30mm lower than stock if not less than that, i would just get a set of lowering spreings but i need the adjustable height as my E46 suffers the rather common (so i read) lean issue, where the car sits lower on the drivers side rear than it does on the passengers side rear, which is really annoying, new springs have already been fitted and this didnt correct it, so if i get coilies i can just adjust out the difference so it sits level.
I want MV1's, but they arent cheap, and nor are the tyres, ideally want to get the coilovers when i get paid, then after that it has to be the m tech 2 front bumper.
Style 45 rims are on, not a major upgrade as they are only an inch bigger, but i reckon it looks SO much better on 16's. 
Right, fellow car people, if you were in my situation, what would you do?
I have 2 cars at the moment, my sensible E46 diesel, and my mk1 lowered and diff welded mx5.
The mot and tax have nearly run out on the maz, and space is not an issue, i have 3 options.
Sell the MX-5.
Keep it but leave it un taxed and MOT'ed and keep it purely as a skidder, it already has the right sort of diff, plus i have norfolk arena less than an hour away and santa pod is barely 2 hours, 2 good drifting venues fairly local.
Im really not sure what to do, i know its probably sounds weird, but imagining or seeing anyone else behind the wheel of the '5 fills me with dread, coz it really is my pride and joy, the E46 makes sense, more seats and better MPG, but i still love the mental mazda, i really dont know what to do.
I have 2 cars at the moment, my sensible E46 diesel, and my mk1 lowered and diff welded mx5.
The mot and tax have nearly run out on the maz, and space is not an issue, i have 3 options.
Sell the MX-5.
Keep it but leave it un taxed and MOT'ed and keep it purely as a skidder, it already has the right sort of diff, plus i have norfolk arena less than an hour away and santa pod is barely 2 hours, 2 good drifting venues fairly local.
Im really not sure what to do, i know its probably sounds weird, but imagining or seeing anyone else behind the wheel of the '5 fills me with dread, coz it really is my pride and joy, the E46 makes sense, more seats and better MPG, but i still love the mental mazda, i really dont know what to do.
My favourite sleeper has to be the volvo 240 saloon with the bmw m5 turbo engine in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xejKQOBGTjM
you just dont expect an ovlov to go like that!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xejKQOBGTjM
you just dont expect an ovlov to go like that!
Have to agree with tor here, nice bit of high grade does wonders, although i guess you are only really replacing the hangover feeling for the stoned feeling, which works to a point, as when i smoke it makes me tired, so just down some water, sleep for a bit and you'll be back awake in a few short hours feeling bang on, has worked for me anyway.
Set of style 45 rims coming soon.
i know they are only 16"s, but will come with good tyres, and as my rear ones are now on the limit of legality, and the fronts arent exactly the best, its a good deal, because it costs me exactly nothing.
The mate im getting them off does drifting, he has an E36, and an E30 for track use, so the deal is that he has the 15"s alloys off my E46 as a swap, and also the 15" alloys off the mx5 as they will fit the E30, which will be swapping with 14" alloys with good tyres on, so not a bad deal at all.
i know they are only 16"s, but will come with good tyres, and as my rear ones are now on the limit of legality, and the fronts arent exactly the best, its a good deal, because it costs me exactly nothing.
The mate im getting them off does drifting, he has an E36, and an E30 for track use, so the deal is that he has the 15"s alloys off my E46 as a swap, and also the 15" alloys off the mx5 as they will fit the E30, which will be swapping with 14" alloys with good tyres on, so not a bad deal at all.
Massive bump i know, but i just wondered if anyone by any massively longshot still has this mod, as i cant find any working links anymore, plus the pc i used to do my little adaptations is long dead, as is snapdrivwe where i uploaded my edited pack to, the site seemed to just disappear off the face of the internet, and i would like to be able to bring it forward to 0.6A compatibility, thats if its not lost forever 
I did the very same when i had the mx5, quiet evening in the wet weather, junction, little tail flick out, which of course was a bit bigger tail flick than i intended it to be (hadnt had the locked diff fitted for very long then) but, in the darkness, i couldnt see that the car directly behind me was in fact a police car.
Instant pull over, and a bit off a bollocking, but overall it was fine, just had an ear bending and was sent on my way, i did try to say taht my foot slipped off the clutch etc, but the WPC saw straight through it, she even laughed a bit, as she said come on mate, a car like this, west suffolk cruisers stickers all over it, yeah, im SURE it was by accident, i think i was lucky there.
Instant pull over, and a bit off a bollocking, but overall it was fine, just had an ear bending and was sent on my way, i did try to say taht my foot slipped off the clutch etc, but the WPC saw straight through it, she even laughed a bit, as she said come on mate, a car like this, west suffolk cruisers stickers all over it, yeah, im SURE it was by accident, i think i was lucky there.
Ticket for this badboy, cannot wait until saturday!!!
Whats 6 inches long and didnt get sucked on valentines day?
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Whitney Houstons crack pipe.
And yes i am aware than im going to hell.
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Whitney Houstons crack pipe.
And yes i am aware than im going to hell.
Force mode, its the only way!!! 
Lets remove shift p as well then, cant do that in a real racing situation, or shift s, or chase view, or helicopter view, or altered FOV, or show racing line, by the OPs logic all this must go, all in the name of realism eh. 
S.E.T.H, Theres no way on this earth that F view makes ANY different to laptimes at all, if anything, its bloody distracting!
And furthermore, you are a complete boobatron for believing it ever could.
And for those that dont know what boobatron means... used to describe person or persons with less than average intelligence.
Well, if the cap fits...
And furthermore, you are a complete boobatron for believing it ever could.
And for those that dont know what boobatron means... used to describe person or persons with less than average intelligence.
Well, if the cap fits...
Im still slightly puzzled as to how using forces mode can make you faster anyway? 
I have heard of that before, im just going to take it steady drive it gentle and see how it is.
My dad followed me as i took it on a 3 mile little test run earlier, just in case, which was handy, as i couldnt turn around where i wanted because there was traffic, so i went further up and pulled onto a concrete pad that farmers use to turn round, which hasnt been driven on for ages, did a lovely donut with the TC turned off in the undisturbed snow, and promptly got stuck, dad then pulls up, sees me, unwinds the window, and mouths the word 'wanker' whoops lol
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