Weather was great this weekend so I got back to werk and threw the wheels and tires on!
Picked them up from the shop! Santa Fe in Independence MO is super kickass. The tech even came over to talk to me about the miata and what my plans and goals were for it. They have a shop miata and they were curious about the wheel and tire combo.
Little bit of extra traction....
Test fit on the car pre fender roll/pull, def going to need some work....
INSTALLED
LIKE A GLOVE
My fav pic:
$$$$$$$ shot #skeetskeetskeet
Overall the car drives GREAT!
I was expecting it to feel a lot more sluggish with the extra contact patch and stickier compound, but I am guessing the weight loss (YES 15x10+245/40/15 weights less than the OEM wheel/tire combo) makes up for that.
I promptly took the car out and thrashed it on back roads for an hour and I didn't have ANY issues! It surprised me I didnt hear ANY rubbing at all, I guess the extra camber really helped. I thought at a bare minimum I would have had to dial the dampening up a notch or two.
However on my way in to work this morning there are two BIG bumps in the highway and when I hit it in my commute this morning I could hear rub from the driver side front... I think I know the culprit but Im not sure if I can address it without professional help. There is a tab where the fender liner would bolt up and when you go to roll/pull your fender you are supposed to cut it. Well I cut it but it seemed to pinch the metal in and created a bit of a inward pinch mark. Im hoping regular use will form the metal. Im not really concerned with how it looks (#racecar) but I might have my friend at a metal fab shop have a go at it to fix it up eventually.