Miata Mailing List: May 1997, Message #30
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From: 	Dan Scolnick <dans@dmscomp.com>

Subject: Re: '93 vs. '94

Date: 	Thu, 1 May 1997 08:22:36 -0500



Actually,

	I asked the parts dewd to go through his magic books about a month ago.  I

was wondering if the '97 'R' package had different part numbers for springs

than the '94 'R' package.

	I need to lower my '97 (as I can't get as an aggressive alignment as i'd

like with the stock springs).  I can tell you that my '94 is a couple of

inches lower than my '97 - both have stock springs.  I like the '94's springs.

	Ok, the parts dewd looks up the various numbers.  I'm doing this from

memory now,  so far as the part numbers go, all miata's have the same front

springs, and the rear springs are different for the '97 'R'.

	While this is definitive, it does not jive with reality.  All of the '96's

& '97's that i've seen are considerably higher.  the '94's and '95's that

i've seen/rented/driven are either pretty low (like my '94') or kinda high.  

	I guess Bill's experience prevails here, though i wonder if there are any

high (quiet in the peanut gallery) 90's or low 96/97's.  I've never seen

that (without mods).







At 08:02 PM 4/30/97 -0500, Optocoopta@aol.com wrote:

>Dan

>I appreciate your comments, but I was wondering if the springs are different.

>Mazda may have raised the car when they went to the bigger engine, as Bill of

>Dealer Alternative has suggested. I've been shopping for replacement springs

>for my '95, and NOBODY has asked me what year I have.

>

>

>

>

/^\dans & Tweedle - '94 ph'R'edd - on the right coast (gawd's coast)

	 & AAHHRRR - '97 'R' - black on black on black on black on the left coast

two cars, two coasts, too confused