Mx 5 shaking at motorway speeds
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Mx 5 shaking at motorway speeds
Hi, I'm currently looking at buying a NA mx-5. I've found a 1990 v spec model that I'm very interested in buying. The ran smooth and everything was good until I took it onto the motorway, I had the roof down and when I hit around 100 the car started to shake rather harshly, the steering wheel was not wobbling, the seller called this scuttle and said this is common. Is this actually a common problem with these cars and is it an easy fix?
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Have a read through this article, you might find something which helps.
http://www.miata.net/garage/65_mph.html
http://www.miata.net/garage/65_mph.html
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Very common. Fit a subframe brace. Fit quality tires and get an alignment. When I bought my car it had a bad shimmy because of the cheap Chinese tires. Fitted some quality toyo rubber and it all but disappeared.
If you look under the back of the car you will see the rear subframe hangs down to mount the lower suspension arms. Its like a big tuning fork that resonates at around 105kmh. Mazda actually added some bracing in the later models to cure it.
If you look under the back of the car you will see the rear subframe hangs down to mount the lower suspension arms. Its like a big tuning fork that resonates at around 105kmh. Mazda actually added some bracing in the later models to cure it.
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