Author Topic: 10secdream's 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata - Selling Already (Read 8124 times)

10secdream · « **Reply #50 on:** May 14, 2018, 08:53:34 am »

Order some tires this morning. Decided to go with 195/60/14 Falken Azenis RT615K+ on the oem 14" wheels. I could have opted to get RE71R for the 15" NB wheels but didn't want to swap off the brand new BGF sport comp2s that are on there. Plus I figure I save about 2 lb per corner going with the 14" setup over the 15" setup. Next thing on the list is an alignment and then I should be ready for the first event at the end of the month.

tperkins · « **Reply #51 on:** May 14, 2018, 12:11:39 pm »

Looking great! Are you going to try and get to 780tuners season opener this weekend?

10secdream · « **Reply #52 on:** May 14, 2018, 12:21:07 pm »

That is the plan weather or family dependent.

ultimatt · « **Reply #53 on:** May 14, 2018, 04:39:30 pm »

Quote from: 10secdream on May 14, 2018, 08:44:57 am

Ya i was pretty careful with those adjustment screws. One side seemed pretty tight at first and I was concerned about stripping it but everything worked out.

On the drive to work this morning I bedded in the pads. The people far behind me probably thought I was a little crazy.

10secdream · « **Reply #54 on:** May 16, 2018, 07:58:09 am »

Little bit of a scramble but the place I originally ordered the tires from said they had stock but they didn't have stock. I tried to find some substitutes but ended up just getting a refund. I ordered from another place and it was a bit cheaper and they shipped out the same day. Should have the tires by Friday.

10secdream · « **Reply #55 on:** May 18, 2018, 01:58:13 pm »

Tires showed up today.

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Ambystom01 · « **Reply #56 on:** May 18, 2018, 02:01:24 pm »

PMCTires?

10secdream · « **Reply #57 on:** May 18, 2018, 02:36:07 pm »

diamondedge · « **Reply #58 on:** May 18, 2018, 03:13:51 pm »

Those 195's look like 225's

seat safety switch · « **Reply #59 on:** May 18, 2018, 04:28:01 pm »

Quote from: diamondedge on May 18, 2018, 03:13:51 pm

Those 195's look like 225's

Welcome to the world of Miata cheater tires.

kijho · « **Reply #60 on:** May 18, 2018, 07:57:04 pm »

Nice meat

RedBimmer93 · « **Reply #61 on:** May 18, 2018, 08:09:39 pm »

Quote from: diamondedge on May 18, 2018, 03:13:51 pm

Those 195's look like 225's

The small overall tire diameter makes it seem that way.

The nice thing about a small light car means it doesn't need tons of tire to grip well in the corners

10secdream · « **Reply #62 on:** May 22, 2018, 10:52:36 am »

Tires are getting mounted today and alignment friday morning.

10secdream · « **Reply #63 on:** May 22, 2018, 12:00:04 pm »

I also registered for the first Edmonton Auto X event for this upcoming Sunday.

diamondedge · « **Reply #64 on:** May 22, 2018, 12:03:36 pm »

Quote from: 10secdream on May 22, 2018, 12:00:04 pm

I also registered for the first Edmonton Auto X event for this upcoming Sunday.

Woop. Welcome to the slippery slope.

10secdream · « **Reply #65 on:** May 23, 2018, 09:23:24 am »

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LRM_EXPORT_20180522_191513 by Stephen Mitchell, on Flickr

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diamondedge · « **Reply #66 on:** May 23, 2018, 09:24:40 am »

meaty tires for a meaty fellow

husky? buff? stout?

(For those who have never met 10secdream in person lol)

Looks good bruuo

Ambystom01 · « **Reply #67 on:** May 23, 2018, 09:44:17 am »

Should be quick on Sunday.

10secdream · « **Reply #68 on:** May 24, 2018, 09:14:23 am »

One of these is not like the others.

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10secdream · « **Reply #69 on:** May 25, 2018, 10:21:33 am »

Got my alignment done this morning. It is a pretty good starting point for the car especially with stock suspension. I decided to do zero toe up front and a little bit of toe in with the rear. I asked the tech to max out the rear camber and then to give me a 0.5 degree less up front while getting the caster as close to 5 as he could.

Initially I was going to sit in the car like I did last time but the shop policy must have changed. He put 120 lb in the drivers seat though which was really awesome.

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10secdream · « **Reply #70 on:** May 25, 2018, 04:10:46 pm »

Took the car for a little test drive at lunch and she drives much better. The initial half degree of positive front camber was not helping matters initially.

GrantC · « **Reply #71 on:** May 28, 2018, 10:22:38 am »

kijho · « **Reply #72 on:** May 28, 2018, 10:29:06 am »

Awesome dude!!!

10secdream · « **Reply #73 on:** May 28, 2018, 12:26:39 pm »

Thanks for the pictures Grant.

So first AutoX event in the books and what a blast it was. I might be the new cone killer champion. I hit a lot of cones on my first run and out of the 4 runs I ran none of them are clean. It was a great experience to be on track and meet some old and familiar faces. Can't wait to be back on the track again.

jellynuts · « **Reply #74 on:** May 28, 2018, 03:40:25 pm »

Quote from: 10secdream on May 28, 2018, 12:26:39 pm

I might be the new cone killer champion.

Pfft, in this category, I can take you down, easy.