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    Got the kiddos to help me prep the car for its winter nap today



    The more I look at that picture, the more absolutely miniscule the OEM brake setup looks...
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    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    The most important pict in your lifeline so far and you're worried about your brakes...sheesh!


    No todo que es oro brilla.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Agent☣Orange View Post
    The most important pict in your lifeline so far and you're worried about your brakes...sheesh!
    Huh?
    Quote Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    I just meant the wonderful kids and precious moments.


    No todo que es oro brilla.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Agent☣Orange View Post
    I just meant the wonderful kids and precious moments.
    OOOOOOOH ok.
    Quote Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    The Long Road Back

    Quote Originally Posted by Bryan View Post
    Got the kiddos to help me prep the car for its winter nap today



    The more I look at that picture, the more absolutely miniscule the OEM brake setup looks...
    Same calipers used in Spec Miata, car is light. When I did brakes when I first got mine, I asked my neighbor for advice, he being SCCA CFR Spec Miata champion. He said stock calipers. I did rebuilt calipers, slotted rotors, Porterfield R4S pads, stainless lines and FM master cylinder brace. Daily driven and once a year, MATG. You've got a few months to ruminate. Aloha.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quicksilver View Post
    Same calipers used in Spec Miata, car is light. When I did brakes when I first got mine, I asked my neighbor for advice, he being SCCA CFR Spec Miata champion. He said stock calipers. I did rebuilt calipers, slotted rotors, Porterfield R4S pads, stainless lines and FM master cylinder brace. Daily driven and once a year, MATG. You've got a few months to ruminate. Aloha.
    Oh yeah, I know the stock stuff is fine for the car at stock power. It's just funny how tiny it looks compared to, say, a modern 911 GT3 RS, whose brake discs are nearly the same diameter as my wheels​ at just under 15".
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    ^same.

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    Light cars can use small brakes which in turn contribute to lightness. Main reason why added weight puts you in a vicious cycle of adding more weight.

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    I get it. Just saying it looks laughably small compared to more modern sports cars (and yes, I know why they have bigger brakes, as well).
    Quote Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    New stuff...

    Car is on the ground with help from the kiddos. They assisted me in lubing the slider pins at all four corners, then mounting the wheels. I opted for Roadstersport 3mm spacers and closed-end lug nuts from Good-Win. I'm glad that I got rid of the spline drive adapter, but disappointed to find that the nuts are thick enough in circumference that an impact socket can't fit over them. A normal 19mm socket will fit, but using an impact on them is a bad idea. Just as well, I guess, because I normally prefer to break them lose and torque them down by hand.

    20220411_090851 by Bryan Wyatt, on Flickr
    20220415_123258 by Bryan Wyatt, on Flickr

    3mm isn't much, but A.) I didn't have to worry about going to extended lugs and B.) it moved the wheels just far enough out of the wheel well for my tastes:

    20220415_123504 by Bryan Wyatt, on Flickr
    What do you think? by Bryan Wyatt, on Flickr

    It's subtle, but there's a definite difference to my eyes.

    The weather has sucked around here lately, but last night was warm enough that I went for a ride. Found a street nearby that was oddly both well-lit and not busy (aside from the police cruiser that must've made 3-4 passes).

    DSC_7002 by Bryan Wyatt, on Flickr
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    Quote Originally Posted by DazedAndConfused
    I dont know a word you just said, but that **** sounded COOL.

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    The Tick is looking good!



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    Three mm seems fine to my eyes. It's like how a 1-inch drop looks pretty dramatic even though it's just an inch. Personally, I'm not a fan of changing the steering geometry too much but you were conservative. Lookin good on the street!


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