bracing

rodent · Postby **rodent** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:42 pm

Update: rear brace (and my KYB's) are finally on the car :mrgreen:

. There's a noticeable reduction in rear end looseness, especially on rough roads. Definitely worth putting on.

And yeah that kink around the exhaust causes no issues with clearance whatsoever, even though my car is now crazy loooooowww

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jonno.

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Tue May 16, 2006 10:39 pm

adamjp wrote:Butters,

I am very confident that the CAI you have will block any possibly of a normal strut brace.

If your brace comes out centred on the strut tower then it might work.

Do all the other braces first. Then worrie about the Strud brace last. i personally found it of very little difference. However i kept it fitted because of the bling bling.

Richee · Postby **Richee** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:04 am

butters wrote:so i have set my eyes on the racing beat front lower suspension brace and the flying miata rear brace. any sugestions on the best way to get them? should i just try and deal with them direct?

I am interested in these two braces also, perhaps if there are others we can organise a group buy ?? and a dodgy day fitting them :mrgreen:

anyone else :?:

Edit : Quote thingy didnt work ?? now it does

Richard

tk421 · Postby **tk421** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:57 am

Whilst I'm still waiting for mine (and believe me there will be a post up as soon as its one the car - three months wait so far courtesy customs) I would be going a FM butterfly brace before any of these options.

Just search for the \"FM Butterfly Brace\" thread on Miata.net . Those guys rave about how sucessful the butterfly is on any MX5 including the NA, comments like \"It feels like a new car\" feature pretty often. Mania can get one into the country for you for a decent price all things considered (depending on your point of view). You just have to be a bit luckier than we have ie the customs wait.

FYI FM charge a FORTUNE for shipping, but this charge when factored into the price we were quoted seemed to be quite a bit less through Mania than going to FM direct.

Steve