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"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
09/03/2017 at 17:29 • Filed to: None

It’s been a year this week since I got the NB. In that time I’ve put 16723 miles on it and done the following mods:

Racing Beat 1.25" sway bar w/ brace blocks and poly bushings

OEM Mazdaspeed Miata springs

Koni Yellow adjustible sport shocks

Hardtop

Pioneer double DIN head unit

Voodoo shift knob w/ custom shift boot

Custom quilted headliner

Flowmaster 60 Delta series muffler

Aluminum-tanked radiator

Kensun HIDs

SuperBrightLEDs switchback turn signals

Yellow fog lights

GV front lip rep

Driver’s seat foamectomy (still need to do the passenger seat)

RE71r tires

I think that about covers it.

When I got it:

Now:

Unfortunately my leather steering wheel has taken a beating in that time.

Yikes. There’s an ‘02SE wheel in really good condition on eBay for $130 but unfortunately that isn’t $130 I have to spare at the moment. My other thought is to buy an all-black one (from a Protege or non-SE miata) since they’re more common and dye it brown, or get the holy grail, the wood OEM NB Nardi wheel:

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UNF. I wish I had the funds because that wheel makes my heart hurt.

DISCUSSION (14)

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/03/2017 at 17:38

How bad are the RE71Rs as daily drivers?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/03/2017 at 17:40

In one year you’ve driven further than I have in three.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
09/03/2017 at 17:41

Loud and stiffer than you’re used to but not awful. Very livable and I’m impressed that they’re wearing as slowly as they are with as many autocrosses as I’ve been to and as much highway driving as I’ve done on them.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
09/03/2017 at 17:42

Get out and drive more.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/03/2017 at 17:46

I wonder how they would do for me as someone who drives 6-8k miles a year and will be doing 5-8 autocrosses a year starting next year. My current tires are great for driving around town but leave a lot to be desired when you start pushing them.

E90M3 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/03/2017 at 17:46

16k is about two years worth of driving in the M3, or about 7-8 months in the 3.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/03/2017 at 17:46

It’s an island. There’s only so far you can drive.

AestheticsInMotion > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/03/2017 at 18:11

Ditch the airbag so you can get some of the real pretty wheels out there, plus weight savings!

Milky > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
09/03/2017 at 18:27

I mean, everyone lives on an island. Really big ones.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/03/2017 at 18:34

I have a friend with an NA with them, and he doesn’t believe they will die.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
09/03/2017 at 22:21

Do it. They’re silly cheap in Miata sizes anyways.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/03/2017 at 22:23

I’m debating between buying a set in a 205 R16 to replace my current rubber or going up to a wider 17 inch wheel. The smaller sidewall would be nice.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > AestheticsInMotion
09/03/2017 at 22:25

Nah, not on my daily/road trip car. It’s staying OEM with airbag.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
09/03/2017 at 22:33

That front lip made a fantastic difference. All these miata posts make me want to pick up a cheap miata to beat on /autocross/cruise on the weekends.