TrackToy - 2002 91, 000 miles SE Faded Yellow Mica 6spd Thread. I wouldn't want to find the right front lip or splitter to nail the front end to the road if the lower right rear control arm has a cracked weld. After any damaged or worn past serviceable parts are found and replaced, alignment matters. Location: Kahuku, HI. Junsho, Be suspicions of culprit simply being nothing more than excessive front toe-in. Rough or crowned surfaces challenges suspension and alignment, as well as improperly worn tires. I have a '96 it's stance is the same as your '97. So yall really think the R-lips make a difference? 0 litre with FMII (GT3071R); '04 MSM with FMII, XIDAs & TSE BBK. You may want to switch them out for 15s or 14s. Too many posts here by users who found a more planted steering feel with a R-type front lip, but as Lance points out, something isn't right beyond aero if the car feels at all disturbing at normal modern freeway traffic speeds. Car tire slowly losing air. Remember as you look for issues, you are not needing to "upgrade" or modify to correct the problem, just bring things back up to stock. Easiest check is tire pressures, then alignment.
One of those silly looking wings hanging over the rear end can give excessive down force on the rear and lighten the frontend giving that floaty feeling. I am currently running no spoiler, but am thinking that might help correct the issue. None of my Mazdas have felt unpleasant or disturbing at the mentioned speeds. I run 40lbs and mine tracks perfectly on Texas highways at 75-80mph. Car feels floaty at high speed. I am of the opinion softer inflation of tires within the usual range are less directional, not an improvement. But if the lips actually do something, cool. Location: St. Louis, USA.
I've owned a '97 for about a year now and when driving on the highway 70-80mph the steering feels too light and the front end feels floaty or twitchy in a way that is not confidence inspiring. I'm not admitting to any particular speed, but even when running out of rpm in 4th, my car has always felt stable since I replaced the dead factory Showas. Not scary, just light. Car feels floaty after new tires changed. Measure from ground to center of the front hubs, and compare to the posted diameters of the OEM/stock/common 14" and 15" tires usual to Miatas in this forum. BTW doing this completely fixed the speedometer error). Adding a R style front lip might help a little bit also. But, what I'm driving at is there is something wrong with the OP's car. Location: The Villages, Florida.
Any improvement in steering at speed likely makes the necessary added care parking front-in to parking barriers a good tradeoff. TrackRat - 1997 103, 000 miles Montego Blue/black. 6th December 2019, 16:16||# 25|. If those don't fix it, then you're correct in that there's a more serious suspension problem to be addressed. Doubt tire pressures. The NA/NB can get a little light in the front at around 100 mph.
00 SE 317k RIP... 99/00 hybrid w/335k on motor. Front toe in particular. Your effective tire radius? It isn't what you know, it isn't what you don't. Current: 30AE with XIDAs and Rays ZE40 wheels. Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Has anyone else noticed that the OP has not been back on the forum since making this lone first post? Posts: 3. floaty feeling at highway speeds. Also, what would be some ways to mitigate some of these issues or what have you done to fix these issues? Disclaimer: Answering posts may rely on professional experiences assisting Miata enthusiasts in curing the Miata's bad headrest sound.
Location: Waterbury, CT. Posts: 32, 525. For that 70-80mph range the culprit would not likely be excessive front-end height unless unrealistically exceeding OEM Mazda Miata front-end height. Check your tire pressures... 28 lbs is pretty get a GOOD that you are gonna be spending real $$$..., __________________. The aftermarket knockoffs are pretty inexpensive. Divulging variances from OEM (or none) and other related details, very well might assist replies more specifically applying. I hate to hijack the thread, but I will anyway. 2018 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E. |4th December 2019, 00:10||# 9|. Is there anyone else out there that has experienced this? It's not hard to talk yourself into believing a teeny spoiler does something other than bling, but you'd be better off with a functioning set of shocks. So, there is something wrong with yours. A solution found for speeds above that was to simply re-set to the lower European OEM front-end height. Location: Jerome, AZ. Over what roads at 70-80?
I've never had a plain Miata that fast, but I was expecting more of a handful. The PO added this rear spoiler, R-bits and little front spoiler, which I call my curb feeler. Quote: Adding a cheap chinese knockoff 'R' lip for 30$ did vastly improve steering feel up to 200kmh / 120mph. I'm believing, because I was surprised at how stable my car felt at 90+mph (on track). Gone, but not forgotten: '93 L. ; 2. Yes, and that's great. I expected the rear spoiler is functional, as it is large, rigid and bolted to the trunk. If your car is at a higher ride height, I'd expect a R-package front lip, or similar aftermarket knockoff, to be noticeably less 'floaty'. Join Date: Aug 2007.
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