I've been thinking about this for awhile, and I'm looking for some feedback before I do anything permanent, so what do you guys think about this?
This is the stock spring vs the miata Racing Beat Lowering spring I am wanting to use, it's rated 146#'s
Obviously, there's a little height difference, and there's also this, which is the real source of my problems, the miata spring is thicker, making it wider. The spring itself is too wide to fit inside the upper body perch.
So what I am thinking, is that since I got a full set (4 springs and 4 top hats) I can use 2 top hats welded together upside down with the stock metal piece welded on top of those, and the rubber bushing on top of that like stock. Basically make my own coilover.
the Miata spring on the strut
put the first top hat on right so the spring has a good upper perch
then flip another top hat upside down on top of that and weld the horizontal seam
then stick the stock metal piece on top of those, and weld it, and put the rubber bushing on top of that to go between the top hat and the body mount.
On both sides...
This is the stock spring vs the miata Racing Beat Lowering spring I am wanting to use, it's rated 146#'s
Obviously, there's a little height difference, and there's also this, which is the real source of my problems, the miata spring is thicker, making it wider. The spring itself is too wide to fit inside the upper body perch.
So what I am thinking, is that since I got a full set (4 springs and 4 top hats) I can use 2 top hats welded together upside down with the stock metal piece welded on top of those, and the rubber bushing on top of that like stock. Basically make my own coilover.
the Miata spring on the strut
put the first top hat on right so the spring has a good upper perch
then flip another top hat upside down on top of that and weld the horizontal seam
then stick the stock metal piece on top of those, and weld it, and put the rubber bushing on top of that to go between the top hat and the body mount.
On both sides...
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