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Old 05-31-2013, 03:45 PM
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Greetings Folks....my name is Tone and I live in Atlanta GA (originally from Northern Virginia). My father a couple of years ago gave me his 1995 Mazda Miata Roadster. It's Merlot in color, with removeable hard top, interior style bar, all all else with stock stuff on it. I wanted to find a place where I could get the "real" deal with advice with folks who know the car well so I did some trolling on the internetz found this cool place. I really hope to learn alot at this forum so thank you in advance for allowing me to join.

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Old 05-31-2013, 04:15 PM
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Welcome to the forum.

What are your plans for the car?
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Old 06-02-2013, 11:24 AM
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Sounds like a nice clean car! MFz is kinda low on activity but we still have some great members happy to contribute! Stick around and help us get this site going! You should post pictures
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Old 06-02-2013, 03:51 PM
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Well my current plans are:

First off, I'm about to buy some Adjustable Sport Shocks by Koni and get some new 16' rims that I have my eye on.

Looking forward to getting the new shocks and wheels on the ride.

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15" is usually best for the Miata performance. But if you like the style, and don't mind the extra weight go for it
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Old 06-04-2013, 05:24 PM
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I have some Koni Yellow adjustables that are taking up space if you haven't already found ones you want. I would personally gravitate toward the Bilstein shocks with the Hard S or Spec Miata valving if it were me. They are about ~115 each new and will work well with stock springs or much higher rate springs if you want to drive in a more spirited fashion on sticky tires.
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Old 06-16-2013, 06:26 PM
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Thanks man! Sorry it took me a minute to come back to this as life got in the way ,but I ended up getting the yellow Koni adjustables. I also ended up getting 16x7 rims instead of 17 and I am very happy with what I got so far. Gonna get some pics and post them.
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Belated welcome to the forum! Glad you didn't go with 17s, on a tiny car, the 17s really kill acceleration and breaking distance. Once the car's good and warmed up, don't be afraid to get the engine in the 4-7k RPM range, it really comes alive and you'll see why people stick to the lighter weight wheels.
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The Koni yellows can be a bit harsh riding compared to some other choices, depending upon your goals.
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