"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
06/26/2019 at 12:27 • Filed to: None
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"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
06/26/2019 at 12:27 • Filed to: None | 1
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Although it doesnt really look it in this photo, I have found that with a bunch of tools in the trunk (or worse with my track tires on the top for transport) the rear end is super low for street driving. At first it was just the ocassional tall speed bump that was an issue but now I have discovered that poorly jointed freeways will get me as well. The former is not so scary, just annoying to scrape a car in a parking lot. The latter though is definitely scary since yesterday I hit a bump at about 75mph, shooting sparks out of the back of the car. This certainly can’t be good for my rear control arms or whatever is scraping at the rear. I will be putting the car up today to take a look as the scraping damage should be obvious. I can only guess that its a combination of factors causing the rear to hit the ground. The lowered height, softish springs (<500 lbs), and -2.8 deg of rear camber all factor in so that just the right bumps will result in scraping.
For now, I just need to stop driving around with crap in my trunk. That should help with the speed bumps at least. While inconvenient to always move my tools around when I know I am just going to be highway/daily driving stuff, it will definitely make a difference. And I will just deal with the shit when I take the car to the track fully loaded. Will have to just be careful on the highway and try to slow down for big bumps ahead. It doesnt throw off my handling or anything dangerous, I just don’t like shooting sparks at the cars behind me.
I don’t want to raise the car as it was properly corner balanced and doing so would mess that up. Sooo first world problems, my track car sucks on the street lol.
In other news, I bought a surf board and a wetsuit and a mount for my roof rack on the Subaru. Will also try transporting it with the miata for lulz at some point. Will get some better photos at some point. I think the rasta paint job on the board is pretty sweet and the board looks neat on the Subaru. Kinda like a giant roof spoiler of some sort. With only a couple of lessons, I totally suck at it but its still a fun workout paddling out and getting knocked over by waves. I will get it eventually!
Pich, with Z32 now featuring Civic [Si] / No
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 12:28 |
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ye forgot an s
Nibby
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 12:29 |
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Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
> Nibby
06/26/2019 at 12:35 |
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Its the only way to be sure.
Chariotoflove
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 12:44 |
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So, Miata may always be the answer, but I guess sometimes it raises further questions.
UserNotFound
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 12:56 |
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Time for air suspension.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 12:59 |
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I would have guessed the car would have bump stops to prevent bottom outs? On my cars the exhaust is usually the first casualty . Anyway just put some plastic wedges in your springs to lift it up.
and 100 more
> UserNotFound
06/26/2019 at 13:08 |
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Helper bags, that’s what I was thinking.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 13:19 |
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| My car is too low
Future Heap Owner
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 13:22 |
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Bundle up the control arms in bubble wrap?
CaptDale - is secretly British
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 13:27 |
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You should really mount the board face down. Just FYI
Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
> Chariotoflove
06/26/2019 at 13:34 |
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it certainly
seems to have
elevated
Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)‘s heart
rate.
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Chariotoflove
> Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
06/26/2019 at 13:35 |
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*rim shot*
*groan*
AfromanGTO
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 13:51 |
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My GTO and SS sedan scrap most places quite often in Florida, and they are stock height. People who design entrances and exits must think everyone drives a swamp buggy still.
Also flip the board around, so that the top (wax/pad side) is down.
mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 14:06 |
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If you go hard enough on your brakes right after your front wheels go over the joint on the freeway, you’ll load shift maybe enough to counter this. In theory.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/26/2019 at 14:27 |
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I am not hitting the bump stops, although I can do that when not hitting a speed bump. But this is more like the car being high centered on paved roads basically. My springs are also adjustable so if I were to change anything, it would be to simply raise the spring perches a bit. But I have found the cuplrit that is scraping (a cross brace) and I will probably just remove it if I cant just hammer it out of the way.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> AfromanGTO
06/26/2019 at 14:28 |
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Yeah I have been transporting it correctly since after that pic lol
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/
06/26/2019 at 14:28 |
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Sounds like a great idea while doing 80 on the freeway with other cars around lol.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> CaptDale - is secretly British
06/26/2019 at 14:33 |
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yeah I learned that from a coworker who I was asking about how to mount it correctly. I have sorted that out since the first day that I brought it home.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> Pich, with Z32 now featuring Civic [Si] / No
06/26/2019 at 14:37 |
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hahahah took me a second to realize what you meant. I have never complained about miatas being too slow. While a Toyota Camry or a Dodge Caravan will smoke me in a drag race, I have always been wishing for more grip rather than power. Although I do have a lot of downtime on track where my foot is just on the floor in 4th gear and I am just trundling along waiting to get someplace. Tracks where I can use more 2nd and 3rd gear are certainly more advantageous for me!
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> Nibby
06/26/2019 at 14:38 |
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that might SLIGHTLY have an effect on my corner balancing.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> Future Heap Owner
06/26/2019 at 14:43 |
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You know I was actually theorizing how I could “pad” the pieces that are scraping just to make them make less noise/sparks. But then I was thinking about the forces involved and how pretty much anything would just get ripped off basically. Not to mention how that covering would also make the impact point even lower to scrape on more stuff. I have found it is not the control arms but a bent brace that is lower than everything else. Will get it on a lift today and sort it out.
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mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 15:22 |
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I know! You’ll sure have other problems, but you’ve got a solution to this one! Haha
MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 15:25 |
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Do you have space to store one of these?
https://www.harborfreight.com/1195-Lbs-Capacity-48-in-x-96-in-Heavy-Duty-Folding-Trailer-62648.html
Then you would just need to add a hitch to the Miata.
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MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 15:26 |
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What corners?
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
06/26/2019 at 15:34 |
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dont need to worry about driving around corners if you can just go OVER them instead
SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 16:45 |
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#WaveStormWednesday #kookland #seastheday #gnarnia
I’ll stop now haha
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Future Heap Owner
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 16:53 |
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Yeah the lowering clearance issue is a big one. I thought that maybe you could put some kind of ablative coating on it, but I don’t know it that would work for a localized high-speed impact rather than the usual application of protecting against generalized heat & stress.
MM54
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 18:09 |
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Embrace the sparks, get some titanium bits so you get awesome white sparks instead of boring old yellow ones.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> MM54
06/26/2019 at 19:40 |
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Then I could fully embrace my need for speed abilities!
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
06/26/2019 at 19:42 |
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Nope, no room for a trailer which is why I use this setup to begin with. I dont think the wheels really move the suspension that much. I think the crap in the trunk actually has more of an effect just because it is located even further back.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
06/26/2019 at 19:43 |
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I’ll have to use those hashtags lol.
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SPAMBot - Horse Doctor
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
06/26/2019 at 19:47 |
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Just follow kook of the day. should give you all the inspiration you need haha