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#2166 of 4340 Shimmy by karl1973 Mar 31, 2002 (4:57 am)
Check here for some insight http://www.miata.net/garage/65_mph.html
#2167 of 4340 Have a safe Easter... by protegextwo Mar 31, 2002 (6:36 am)
Happy Easter to All!   God Bless, Larry
#2168 of 4340 by freddy_k Apr 01, 2002 (5:07 am)
Spring is here, My hardtop is off!   Happy Convertabling all (god or no god
#2169 of 4340 Shimmy by ateixeira Apr 01, 2002 (6:45 am)
Check tire pressure. 26-28psi is best to avoid that shimmy. Mine was high and jiggled a lot at highway speeds, plus the CD would skip all the time. It's much better now.   I also added a front lower brace that I made myself from C-Channel steel and some zinc coated bolts. Check miata.net, there were instructions on how-to. Or you can just buy a custom brace for $30-38 or so. It bolts on easily.   -juice
#2170 of 4340 Shimmy by mainsail2 Apr 01, 2002 (8:15 am)
Juice - Thanks for the input. I have been carrying more air pressure, so I'll try lowering it to 26-28 psi and see what happens. The brace sounds like a "what can it hurt?" deal, so I'll probably order one of them too.
#2171 of 4340 shimmy by locke2c Apr 01, 2002 (8:25 am)
there will be some cowl shake no matter what, but especially above 60mph or with heavy crosswinds. if dropping the top solves it, you'll just have to live with it.   but if it's not the cowl that's shaking, I'd first look at tire balance and then alignment. inspect the tires for uneven wear. highly uneven pressure can do it too, but that's rare.   anyway, I recommend at least 30psi for spirited driving with most tires, only a few will have a rigid enough carcass to perform acceptably at 26psi. I've never had a problem with shimmy at any pressure though.   -Colin drove the wife's Miata today, top down woo hoo
#2172 of 4340 Depressed by nativetex44 Apr 02, 2002 (5:13 pm)
I knew everyone here would know how I felt - my Miata is having her bumper repaired (some guy in an SUV hit me) and will be in the shop for approximately 3 days which means I can't enjoy my car with the top down for 3 days. It's spring in Texas and I don't have my car!!!!!!
#2173 of 4340 Sorry Tex by maltb Apr 02, 2002 (7:53 pm)
Make sure you add pain and suffering to the repair invoice.
#2174 of 4340 Miata is for Middle Aged Old Men... by verozahl Apr 02, 2002 (10:23 pm)
... not a bad thing, either. My dad will pull the Miata out of the garage at the house perhaps... never mind, 40 degrees F high again tomorrow. My family's on vacation for Easter... Virginia or thereabouts.   I would have preferred he bought a Prelude, but he is the old man with the money, and his money says inexpensive, reliable MG... sounds like a MX-5 Miata to you, does it not? Meanwhile, the Integra suits me wonderfully in all weather. Mazda needs to carry something like it... I'd like to park a 2004 MX-6 next to that 2000 MX-5 in the garage when I visit my parents, periodically.

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