Happens from time to time? That's a shitty response. Maybe if there was more than tack welds it wouldn't happen at all.
Happens from time to time? That's a shitty response. Maybe if there was more than tack welds it wouldn't happen at all.
The butterfly brace has height adjustment but of course your exhaust size/setup will dictate the height. I currently have a stock exhaust and could raise mine some but not much and it is lower than anything else. I am currently lowered to approximately 4.5"F/4.75"R pinch weld heights and the butterfly brace scraps on speed bumps or similar road elevations. Here is a recent pic to illustrate:
NOT slam friendly for sure...any road kill bigger than a squirrel will get a hair cut or worse.
Do. It.
On the NA, I bought some clear plastic covering, similar to a phone screen protector. It was a 60" x 3" roll, IIRC. Found it on Amazon. It goes on the same way as a screen protector. It saves the powdercoating getting in an out of the car. Personally, I don't think the car is much more difficult to get out of and actually helps getting out because you have the doorbar to push off of.
That's exactly why I bought the door bars it looks like a little "push off bar". It's nothing compared to my bar hoping auto power cage, but I have to redo my interior next year before I install the door bars. I also need to install better door shells with less dents before the respray...I'm trying to avoid body fillers. I swear these side projects cost money but my Miata has come a long way since inception.
08 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Tuned/Track Prepared
04 Z4 2.5 M Sport Package
01 SLK 230 Kompressor AMG Sport Package
tsingson (06-03-2015)
Like most bracing, there's not one piece that's going to make a world of difference but a combination that cumulatively makes the difference.
No todo que es oro brilla.
If you consider doorbars bracing, I would respectfully disagree.
^^^Heard this several times before...hopefully when i do a roll bar i will find out because i plan on doing door bars then or shortly there after.
When I added doorbars to my '92, I already had a bolted on hardtop. The doorbars took away about 90% of the rattles and buzzes in the cabin. Additionally, the chassis has a similar feel that of a modern chassis at speed. The car felt considerably more planted initiating a turn, something that was also noticeable when I bolted a set into my 10ae.
I did a modified (reinforced) BF door bar installation to mine and yes, the difference was night and day for sure.
Writeup with photos: http://gearheadsmiataclub.net/vB/sho...d-installation
No todo que es oro brilla.
I use to have a hardtop. I actually had the opposite reaction. One of the reasons I sold it was because with the hardtop on it amplified any rattles and squeaks by a large margin. With the roof down I cant hear any or barely.
Paul B (06-03-2015)
I installed the FM frame rails sometime around Christmas. Mind you the car has not come down from the jack stands since, I can still feel a difference just opening the doors while it's on the stands.
tsingson (06-19-2015)