Get Rigid... MX-5 Suspension Braces

CJ5 · Postby **CJ5** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:09 am

yeh im still perplexed by the idea of removing all the car's bracing in an effort to improve performance

Postby **Okibi** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:33 am

Wun must be going for straight line speed :wink:

Szemen · Postby **Szemen** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:47 pm

CJ5 wrote:yeh im still perplexed by the idea of removing all the car's bracing in an effort to improve performance

Because in corner predictability, chassis stiffness, insurance, cornering performance and god knows what else all comes second place before weight :roll:

Okibi wrote:Wun must be going for straight line speed

But striaght line speed is less about weight, but power :wink:

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:44 pm

Szemen wrote:But striaght line speed is less about weight, but power

Actually, it's to do with both... power to weight is the all important factor, not just power.

Szemen · Postby **Szemen** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:53 pm

marcusus wrote:
Szemen wrote:But striaght line speed is less about weight, but power

Actually, it's to do with both... power to weight is the all important factor, not just power.

Weight has to do with the acceleration of the vehicle. It is ultimately the power, gearing as well as Cd that decides outright speed.

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:29 pm

I'm not sure about safety I guess it would be like an NB8A in an accident, but not quite as safe as volvo??

I wish the under body bracing was like the ones in a lotus elise. Flat sheets of aluminum; stiff and helps reduce drag.

I get most of my lightweight ideas from this list:
http://www.dragstuff.com/techarticles/w ... ction.html

Postby **Okibi** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:58 pm

So that's why you removed the rear seats :lol:

AB7 · Postby **AB7** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:17 pm

Wun, did you weigh the braces? cant be over 10kg all up.

Your soft top is 14KG, time to take them off!

Muzdaman · Postby **Muzdaman** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:02 am

I weighed a soft top and frame the other day. Including the rain rail bracket it was close to 19kg. This was an NA top, not sure how different an NB would be.

The hard top is 21kg.

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:02 pm

NB will be heavier it has glass window in the soft top.

AB7 · Postby **AB7** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:16 pm

wun911 wrote:NB will be heavier it has glass window in the soft top.

Even more reason for you to take them off...imagine - 20 KG

Matty · Postby **Matty** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:28 pm

wun911 wrote:NB will be heavier it has glass window in the soft top.

The whole top assembly for the NB is lighter - because the frame is lighter.

GAGE · Postby **GAGE** » Wed May 13, 2009 3:45 pm

Is anyone here running one of these? Is it really as good as they claim and worth the $$$?

AB7 wrote:Welcome Ando, Thanks for sharing.
Btw those bars are standard on 2001 NB8B onwards, and you can install them also on to NB8A.
There are some other company that makes similar braces to yours (Autoexe, Cusco) but its quite expensive.
IMO prob the best chassis brace out-there is FM butterfly brace

http://www.flyinmiata.com/index.php?dep ... 20%2090-97

Ando · Postby **Ando** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:39 pm

It's a lot of $$$ and a lot of fresh holes to be drilled. 16 all up, I think?

The holes put me off and the results from the other bracing is very noticable and cheaper. The FM braces would be ideal for a lowered car though. The Ultra Racing ones do hang a bit, so clearance is reduced.

greenMachine · Postby **greenMachine** » Wed May 13, 2009 9:10 pm

wun911 wrote:

Did 10AE have all this stuff becaus I know 10 AE is about 50-70 kg lighter than NB8B.

Really? ... Source? ... And where did they make this weight saving?

Sigh :roll:


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