{"id":2116,"date":"2011-06-11T23:18:15","date_gmt":"2011-06-12T06:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/?p=2116"},"modified":"2011-06-11T23:29:51","modified_gmt":"2011-06-12T06:29:51","slug":"lowrider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/2011\/06\/lowrider\/","title":{"rendered":"Lowrider"},"content":{"rendered":"
Got these BC Racing coilovers put on… I’ll save the introductory debrief on these, since they’re the same ones as these<\/a>. For Miatas, they come with 8k\/6k spring rates, but I had them upped to 10k\/8k.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Started on the rears first, which were really straight forward. The hardest part about doing the rear suspension was unbolting the top nuts on the driver side strut, since the large fuel hoses are in the way.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Installed along with Racing Beat sway bar end links. I decided to stay with the stock sway bars.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Now the fronts, which were not quite as simple as the rears. The difficult part was getting the struts out through the upper control arms. The method I used was to unbolt the hub\/spindle from the lower control arm, allowing it to swing forward and give enough clearance. It took a bit of pushing and\u00a0maneuvering, but eventually the stock struts were free and the new stuff installed.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Installing coilovers is easy and nut & bolt wrenching at its core, but I took my time because I have a necessity to give everything a clean while I’m in there. It soothes my OCD, I guess. All bolts were given anti-seize as well.<\/p>\n Here’s a test fit of the wheels.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n After a lot of trial and error, the ride height was dialed in.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n I confess that the car is lower than I initially intended\u00a0and the wheels don’t have to be as aggressive. The form factor got the best of me. This is primarily a street car, after all. The fronts are spaced 5mm with hubcentric H&R spacers. I have to get another pair of spacers to match up the rears. Honestly, all I did was close the wheel gap, yet the frame rails are already only a couple inches off the ground. I can still use scissor jacks on the pinch weld, but just barely. Miatas are too low-friendly…<\/p>\n Look at deez nuts.<\/p>\n