As for tires, you might be happy with the Dunlop DZ102. The guys at Flyin Miata recommend their VMaxx Classic coilovers for best ride quality out of anything they offer.Ī light wheel/tire combo will do much more. The stiffer shocks and springs will keep the transition to the bump stops from being a jolt, and better bump stops will keep heavy suspension compression from being too jarring. A decent stage 1 suspension with high quality bump stops will ride better than stock. First trip around the block on them I couldn't believe how sharp their response was.įrom what I've researched, the key to a good ride quality on a miata comes down to the lightest possible wheel/tire combo, and having the right shock/spring setup.Įvidently, too soft of a shock/spring setup, and you actually have a rougher ride. Our '92 is on Sport Comp 2s - 18 000 km (11 000 miles) and ~20 autocross events (6-8 runs per event) has them down to the wear bars now in 2 years, the outside shoulder is pretty worn from the autocross, otherwise no complaints (other than somewhat uncompetitive with our autocross group). It even happened on one 6 lane city street sweeper corner on my commute home - I would stop for the street light, then as I accelerated away from the lights, pushing the clutch in would unset the tires and you could feel the bobble from the back end, I just wasn't sure if it was set up for our '96 (or some looseness in the suspension) or not. I never got around to cranking up the pressure to see if it went away. I found the same thing when we had them on our first Miata - turn in, delayed response like it took a bit to take a set. Maybe on a lighter Miata they perform a lot better. (turn in, wait for tires to flex and settle, wait for weight shift, then car would corner). They wore out in a year (!) and had a very delayed response to turn in. I tried S Drives on my WRX and found them horribly spongy. The stiffer the chassis, the softer the ride. That’s something you can visually inspect. If your bump stops are worn out, that would cause a harsh ride. Without frame rail reinforcements, the suspension can’t even do its job, and the car spends a lot of time riding the bump stops on a stock suspension. The Miata chassis and suspension is not soft riding. Not sure they sell them for Miata size, but something to look in to. I had a set of Cont DWS all seasons on my WRX at one point and found them to be very comfortable, responsive, low noise, and good traction. I tried S Drives on my WRX and found them horribly spongy. I don’t find issue with my Comp 2’s on roads around here (Ventura area, not quite LA).
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