Got my 949 Racing 6UL wheels mounted on my (dirty) car

[MrFatbooty]

The wheels finally came in. Tires had been sitting around for a couple weeks. Front: 15x7.5" +34, 205/50-15 Hankook RS-2 Rear: 15x8" +36, 225/45-15 Hankook RS-2 Yeah yeah yeah my car's all dirty and it's too high off the ground.

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[white_n_slow]

cool beans, but staggered on a miata strikes me as a little

[asiandoood]

cool. i recently seen those wheels on a honda setup. wheels look great now slam it!

[RicoD]

Hey Collin, do they have those headlights for the S2K?

[asiandoood]

Originally Posted by RicoD

Hey Collin, do they have those headlights for the S2K?

are you talking about the velocity stack?



back on topic... i just noticed the Miata is a 10th anniv. edition. So you got the Nardi steering wheel and shift knob too

[MrFatbooty]

Originally Posted by asiandoood

back on topic... i just noticed the Miata is a 10th anniv. edition. So you got the Nardi steering wheel and shift knob too

You are correct sir, the interior is all blue and black color coordinated. Top is blue, seats are black leather around the outside with blue alcantara in the middle, carpet is blue, Nardi wheel is blue on the side spokes and at 3 and 9 on the rim, shift boot is blue, shift knob is blue on the sides black on the top/front/back. That's all the blue bits I can think of offhand....

[white_n_slow]

Originally Posted by MrFatbooty

You are correct sir, the interior is all blue and black color coordinated. Top is blue, seats are black leather around the outside with blue alcantara in the middle, carpet is blue, Nardi wheel is blue on the side spokes and at 3 and 9 on the rim, shift boot is blue, shift knob is blue on the sides black on the top/front/back. That's all the blue bits I can think of offhand....

sounds just like my homie's blue viggen... all color coordinated on the interior

[asiandoood]

Originally Posted by MrFatbooty

You are correct sir, the interior is all blue and black color coordinated. Top is blue, seats are black leather around the outside with blue alcantara in the middle, carpet is blue, Nardi wheel is blue on the side spokes and at 3 and 9 on the rim, shift boot is blue, shift knob is blue on the sides black on the top/front/back. That's all the blue bits I can think of offhand....

and a Bose system too?

[ISP James]

wow you dont see many people rockin 15's anymore or maybe i spend too much time around vw people where 18's and 19's are the status quo.

lower it

[Nelson]

Appearance forum

[M@rshy]

Looks awesome. I like that color. My gf has a 91 miata. They're fun to drive.

[evolution]

looks good
what happened to your front lip?!

[Skelly_GSR]

Originally Posted by MarshyTheKid

Looks awesome. I like that color. My gf has a 91 miata. They're fun to drive.

sounds made up

[MrFatbooty]

Originally Posted by evolution

looks good
what happened to your front lip?!

100+ inches of snow this winter.

I haven't got around to the touch-up paint just yet. At some point down the road I'm going to have the car repainted and update to the '01-'05 headlamps and bumper.

[MrFatbooty]

Originally Posted by asiandoood

and a Bose system too?

Ya the Bose sucks ass. Maybe it's a little less sucky than whatever comes standard.

[agent87]

Originally Posted by MrFatbooty

Ya the Bose sucks ass. Maybe it's a little less sucky than whatever comes standard.

I disagree x 238959082408306547632897325623! At least a standard system doesn't require a complete bypass/replacement if it starts "farting." Fuckin' Bose...

Anyway, I saw and read more about those wheels on miata.net. They look great.

[MrFatbooty]

Originally Posted by agent87

I disagree x 238959082408306547632897325623! At least a standard system doesn't require a complete bypass/replacement if it starts "farting." Fuckin' Bose...

Anyway, I saw and read more about those wheels on miata.net. They look great.

It sounds halfway decent when it's not making Bose farts.

[agent87]

Originally Posted by MrFatbooty

It sounds halfway decent when it's not making Bose farts.

Fair enough. I think I'm just bitter because my system farts 24/7...

On topic, do the 225s affect normal acceleration much?

[MrFatbooty]

Accelration seems fine. The 15x8s still weigh <13 lbs so they're not really adding much extra weight if any at all. On the plus side with all the extra grip I can power out of turns much sooner and not worry about breaking the rears loose.

Although in the interest of full disclosure my main point of reference are the 195/55-15 Blizzak WS-60 snow tires on the stock rims that are now happily resting in my basement. It doesn't take all that much hoonery to break those loose, so anything even remotely grippy is bound to feel good in comparison.

[JoePoonani]

Looks good......car's all dirty and too high off the ground

[white_n_slow]

my bose blows


I'm a poet and I didn't even know it :o

[MrFatbooty]

Originally Posted by asiandoood

now slam it!

Got these on order:



I don't plan on dropping it ridiculously low. I want to keep as much suspension travel as possible while cleaning up that wheel gap.

Or I could pretend like I'm some kind of racer and have it corner weighted...

[Omie]

Originally Posted by MarshyTheKid

My gf has a 91 miata.

Originally Posted by Skelly_GSR

sounds made up

you don't have a gf