June 16, 2007 - So, after a final wander around the car, Brandon and I bolted on some wheels.
Okay, in the rear we fixed the alignment of the brake lines, then we bolted on some wheels and lowered the car to the ground.
It's funny. I work around Miatas all day. There's another one in the garage parked by the Targa car. But as we dropped the white Miata down on to the ground, it looked smaller. Much more compact than its usual stance of being nearly 2' in the air, that's for sure.
The suspension currently consists of "whatever I could find sitting around", and I suspect the rear springs came out of a late 1996-97 car while I know the fronts are from a 1990. There's a bit of rake going on. It doesn't matter, the car rolls and suspends. Its best angle is from the rear quarter, where the white roll cage is most obvious.
The wheels are a +30mm offset with 225/45-15 tires. I'll be running +20 offset with 205/50-15 tires, so the outer edges of the tires are in the correct place with this setup. The car looks good. Very white.
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