If you don’t plan on racing your car at the track, our pick would be the famous ACRE Light Sports Brake Pads which produce minimal brake dust and give the car a very nice and direct brake feel. We found out that most street brake pads will not survive intense circuit racing. This is a mod that anyone doing spirited driving will enjoy right away. If your car is lowered, don’t forget to change your Front & Rear Sway Bars to bring back suspension geometry to how it should be (our pick : Autoexe Sway Bars). The Nielex piece has sold over 3000 units in Japan as it’s a very inexpensive mod that will make the steering feel much more stable/solid. If you want to try a very simple mod that you’ll feel right away, try the Nielex Pro-Spec Knuckle Support that will fix a very weak point of the ND. Our recommended solution is to run the Autoexe Strut Tower Bar Set combined with Autoexe Member Brace Set for maximum rigidity. It’s not so bad, considering it’s quite easy to fit with strut braces and underchassis bracing. Unfortunately, making the car so light had a small drawback on the chassis rigidity. If budget doesn’t matter and you want the lightest wheels available, check these 16x7.5 +28 JoyFast T66-F Wheels or 17x8 +34 TWS T66-F Wheels (if you need bigger brake clearance). If your budget doesn’t allow for forged wheels, we think that the Enkei PFM1 17x8.5 +40 Wheels are awesome stylish, lightweight and high quality wheels for the price. If you’re more racing oriented, we believe that the 17x8.5 +40 Rays TE37 Saga Wheels would be your weapon of choice, allowing you to run wider tires and bigger brakes. Our best pick for street wheels are the 16x8 +35 Rays TE37 Sonic Wheels that are forged, light weight and really mean looking. This means that keeping weight low is really important, and even more important for rotational mass. The vehicle is very lightweight and does not have the huge power that most sports car have. For racing, it really depends on your goals, but you can check out our Coilovers for ND!Ĭhanging wheels greatly affects the dynamics of your Roadster. Body roll is quite big on the car and we just love to see lowered Miatas! Our pick for street suspension would be the Cusco Street Zero which will reduce the body roll while making the car even more comfortable than from factory. The OEM suspension on the ND MX-5 is great, but you will reach its limit at one point. You want to control the noise? Check out the Fujimura Dual-Sound Muffler! Want a totally different look? Check out the Autoexe Dual Center Exhaust! Our favorite in term of sound/looks is the Integral Kobe Type-US Muffler. Although there are performance gains from it, they are very limited without ECU tuning. A muffler is a good way for others to know we are there (loud pipes save lives). Why is a muffler a safety device? Our cars are hard to notice (very low/small) and the factory exhaust is quite silent. The optional cleaner is really nice as the camera can get dirty/get humidity as it’s not covered. It takes a few hours to install, but it’s so worth it to be sure never to back up on anyone or a curb. It’s coming standard on the 2019+ models, but for those of us with a ND1, it’s a great mod to have. We also recommend getting the Jupiter Blue Rear View Mirror to minimize glare from cars at night! If you want something a little different, check the JoyFast Wide Mirrors. It’s pretty awesome when driving at night and being followed by a car with bright lights. Why? Because our cars are super low and these mirrors have 2 functions : wide depth of view (so you can see what’s in your dead angle with your roof is up) and blue mirror (anti-glare). This is one of the mod that we ALWAYS do on ALL of our Roadsters. It’s not a list entirely for racing, nor entirely for street use, it’s to have a good overall balance.Īs we always say, safety first! Let’s talk about some modifications that we believe will just improve your safety and will be worth it (as a wrecked MX-5 is not as valuable as the one who’s never been in an accident). This list was made after doing a trip throughout the whole USA (17,000+ KM) and racing the car at Laguna Seca Raceway (check out our blog section The Road(Ster) Trip). Here is a short list of modifications that we believe are totally worth doing to your 2016+ ND Mazda MX5 Miata.
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