I drive a 3 mile canyon/rally course as a commute everyday.. elevation cahnges, hairpins, train track crossings and potholes. With these my alignment hasnt budged, love em.. also have v8 roadster heavy duty sway bar front mounts, vmaxx suspension for that newfoundland rally type car. All i cac say is so far, so awesome!
Ive knocked my na out of alignment by hitting a deep bridge transition quickly a few too many times. I wish i got these last time i got an alignment because now my steering wheel isnt straight.
Sorry to hear that! These aren't for everyone but can definitely help make sure that doesn't happen again. If you don't want to pay for an alignment to center your steering wheel, you should be able to take the steering wheel off and re-align the teeth to make it look straight.
This is a good idea that just doesn't work. You cannot get the alignment spec you need when there are only a few teeth. I've tried to use these before and just ended up going back to the regular cams, which I've never had slip on my track car. Replace your cam bolts if they slip.
When given the choice between the cheapest possible part and the best possible part, we tend to chose the best. You can get cheaper turn signal LEDs, but we wouldn't be willing to stand behind them.
@@FlyinMiataVideo sometimes price do not reflect the quality of the product, purchased the GV Style front lip from FM and another one from amazon ($100 cheaper) and both were of the same quality.
I don't generally defend any suppliers (we DO have to keep them honest) but let's take a look at a couple of items: FM sells the DEI heat shield for about $45. Add one small item and you've got free shipping. The exact same item from DEI is $60 plus $15 shipping. Then lets look at their wheels: The "exclusive" FM Kogeki wheels are right in line price-wise with the other wheels from the same manufacturer. (I mean, we all know who makes 'em right?) You're not going to get that quality and brand reputation for a much lower price. Roll bars: Their price for the Hard Dog Sport roll bar looks a lot higher than the manufacturer's at first, but when you factor in Track Dog's shipping charge (FM shipping = free on this item) the price is identical. Let's not forget that the gang at FM also supplies us with regular tech videos that provide a wealth of knowledge to the Miata community - especially newcomers like me. I appreciate their kits (clutch, brake, shifter, etc.) because it saves me the headache of having to roll my own. (I'm a dad of teen-adult kids and it's a busy time in my life. I've got time to do the wrenching but the parts-finding is a pain.) So feel free to beat up vendors on price - I'm all in for that and do it in my Day Job. I just can't "go hard" at FM for not supplying cheap parts at cheap prices.
I drive a 3 mile canyon/rally course as a commute everyday.. elevation cahnges, hairpins, train track crossings and potholes. With these my alignment hasnt budged, love em.. also have v8 roadster heavy duty sway bar front mounts, vmaxx suspension for that newfoundland rally type car. All i cac say is so far, so awesome!
Sounds like the perfect car for a fun little commute! :)
I've met a few eccentric nuts, but, I'm not familiar with bolts.
Ive knocked my na out of alignment by hitting a deep bridge transition quickly a few too many times. I wish i got these last time i got an alignment because now my steering wheel isnt straight.
Sorry to hear that! These aren't for everyone but can definitely help make sure that doesn't happen again. If you don't want to pay for an alignment to center your steering wheel, you should be able to take the steering wheel off and re-align the teeth to make it look straight.
@@FlyinMiataVideo thanks for the tip, I hadn't thought of doing that because it still tracks straight.
This is a good idea that just doesn't work. You cannot get the alignment spec you need when there are only a few teeth. I've tried to use these before and just ended up going back to the regular cams, which I've never had slip on my track car.
Replace your cam bolts if they slip.
Got my alignment locks from skidnation because they teethed the whole cam.
James Gang as in Joe Walsh?
Looks like a solution looking for a problem to me.
Slipping alignment cams is a pretty well known problem for NA/NB Miatas with sticky tires, and have been for years.
is this not necessary for ND? Noticed that these are only sold for NA/NB
The NC/ND suspension uses different components that don't have some of the same challenges as the earlier cars.
Your prices are ridiculously high, even turn signal leds are 41US$ smh..
When given the choice between the cheapest possible part and the best possible part, we tend to chose the best. You can get cheaper turn signal LEDs, but we wouldn't be willing to stand behind them.
@@FlyinMiataVideo sometimes price do not reflect the quality of the product, purchased the GV Style front lip from FM and another one from amazon ($100 cheaper) and both were of the same quality.
I don't generally defend any suppliers (we DO have to keep them honest) but let's take a look at a couple of items: FM sells the DEI heat shield for about $45. Add one small item and you've got free shipping. The exact same item from DEI is $60 plus $15 shipping.
Then lets look at their wheels: The "exclusive" FM Kogeki wheels are right in line price-wise with the other wheels from the same manufacturer. (I mean, we all know who makes 'em right?) You're not going to get that quality and brand reputation for a much lower price.
Roll bars: Their price for the Hard Dog Sport roll bar looks a lot higher than the manufacturer's at first, but when you factor in Track Dog's shipping charge (FM shipping = free on this item) the price is identical.
Let's not forget that the gang at FM also supplies us with regular tech videos that provide a wealth of knowledge to the Miata community - especially newcomers like me.
I appreciate their kits (clutch, brake, shifter, etc.) because it saves me the headache of having to roll my own. (I'm a dad of teen-adult kids and it's a busy time in my life. I've got time to do the wrenching but the parts-finding is a pain.)
So feel free to beat up vendors on price - I'm all in for that and do it in my Day Job. I just can't "go hard" at FM for not supplying cheap parts at cheap prices.