Edify

Went out on some curvy roads along side my buddies stock suspension miata and I gotta say the legend now holds it own. Good Fun.

Oh, and that whole thing about it not oversteering. Yeah, it oversteers. At the limit. But yeah it's good fun - so much grip!!

-Ed

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Edify

Did some wheel weighing and was surprised to see how light the stock 7 spoke rims are:

~37.2lbs Stock Coupe 7 spoke with 19.8lbs Toyo 205/65/15 tires = 17.4lbs rim weight
~35.4lbs 15" NA1 91-93 NSX with 20.15lbs Cooper or Michilin 205/50/15 tires = 15.25lbs rim weight
~43.4lbs 16" NA1 91-93 NSX with 25lbs Michilin 225/50/16 = 18.25lbs rim weight
~45.8lbs 16" NA1 91-93 NSX with 27.4lbs Cooper 225/50/16 = 18.25lbs rim weight

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Edify

Ran the car around with 15"s all around, and other than the speedo being off by about 7mph was pretty fun. Handles much better than my huge sidewall 7 spokes, but not as well as the 16"s. Definately feel like it accelerates better from a role than the 16"s with 21lbs less unsprung. Off the line though I enjoy having the 16"s!!! I'll get a photo soon of 15s all around, but with 205/50 they do look fairly small/goofy...;-)

-Ed

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Custom CAI - sr5guy stage II chip - EGR Block - TB Bypass - Blackend's Damper - Custom 2" Y Pipe - Magnaflow Cat - 2.5" B Pipe - Type II IM - Labrat Crank Pulley - NA1 NSX Rims - ME 6000k HID. 14.99 @ 94.12 before manifold, pulley, & rims.

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91sedan

I'd personally go with some S2K rims

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FF Drifter

Coming back to the ol' thread =) thanks Edify for taking the time to weigh the wheels. How did you come across a set of 4x 15-in NSX wheels? Any chance you could come across 4x 16-in ones? haha

I believe Blackend was going for the 16x8 wheels all the way around. I'd love to get the 7-spoke NSX wheels myself but they are crazy expensive 0_0

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-8000K HID low-beams/PIAA Spark 8000 high-beams/PIAA Plasma GT-X corners
-Type II brakes/some weight reduction/new tires every 4-6 months
-NA1 NSX wheels: Kumho Ecsta SPT 225/50V-16R in front, Kumho Ecsta ASX 205/60V-15R in rear
-Custom built six-puck kevlar clutch/Lightened (aluminum) pulleys
-[Mugen/Showa] suspension with remote-adjustable dampers
-C35A1/C32A1 hybrid swap; smog legal (by GreenLight Auto)

Edify

I have two sets. One 100% mint and the other has a few scratches. Once I get some less dusty brake pads, and the 2nd set's 16s bored out, I'll be running 16s all around. I ran the 15s all around just to see what it felt like.

-Ed

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Custom CAI - sr5guy stage II chip - EGR Block - TB Bypass - Blackend's Damper - Custom 2" Y Pipe - Magnaflow Cat - 2.5" B Pipe - Type II IM - Labrat Crank Pulley - NA1 NSX Rims - ME 6000k HID. 14.99 @ 94.12 before manifold, pulley, & rims.

Though I've fallen to the Dark Side!

BenL

I've got 2 sets of the 17" 2002-2005 NSX rims. I might be tempted to try those some day. Also have 2 sets of the Japanese Modulo S2000 rims, might try that too.

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