wheels and sound

rossburns · Postby **rossburns** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 12:06 am

well have decided that the road wheels will be rota rb's and wheels for the track days have been narrowed down to oz racing wheels legend in matte black or oz wheel super turrismo pn a 16x7, not sure about offsets because don't know too much about that, will rely on the supplier and guys from the mx5 club to guide me------- no tyres any sugestions
stero will be a pioneer dek-p99rs
still trying to find a cover for the soft top when it is down
also the mazspeed carbon fibre gear knob and handbrake from mazda mania are they worth the money

lee · Postby **lee** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 12:35 am

that is an awesome looking head unit. I thought mine was clean, but that looks amazing

M1474 · Postby **M1474** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 2:14 am

rossburns wrote:wheels for the track days have been narrowed down to oz racing wheels legend in matte black or oz wheel super turrismo pn a 16x7
also the mazspeed carbon fibre gear knob and handbrake from mazda mania are they worth the money

16" is a bit of an oddball size for tyres.

Gear knob is the one place I would consider adding weight to the car.

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 2:59 pm

Gearknobs are a preference thing, so just go for whatever one you think looks good.

As for the weight, again, it's preference.

Many prefer a heavier gearknob with the theory that it makes shifting easier (mass, momentum, etc)

I find one close to the factory weight to be a good compromise, I wouldn't use anything heavier.

I've used:

Factory - Good weight, badly shaped
Voodoo (old small version) - great shape, good weight (a little lighter than stock)
Golf ball - worked pretty well, certainly not the worst (really light)
Samurai sword handle - Really light effort to shift, it got in the way of the radio etc.

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:24 pm

M1474 wrote:
rossburns wrote:wheels for the track days have been narrowed down to oz racing wheels legend in matte black or oz wheel super turrismo pn a 16x7
also the mazspeed carbon fibre gear knob and handbrake from mazda mania are they worth the money

16" is a bit of an oddball size for tyres.
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I suggest that you look at the range/price of track tyres available for 16" rims vs 15" rims.

You'll find a lot more options for 15" tyres and since these are consumables (ie. not a one-off thing), that's an important consideration.