Miata Mailing List: July 1998, Message #56

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Alignment and suspension check out OK at the shop - he recommended 
dropping my tire pressures some - I did (another story) - better, but 
I think something is still there.

When "pushing on the bumper" - should the front and rear of the car 
offer similar resistance?

The front moves up and down about one-fourth that of the rear, for 
similar pressure applied over the wheel.  On the front, trying to 
bounce the car results in only that side moving up and down.  The 
opposite front side stays pretty still.  At the rear, both sides move 
up and down about equally, again with pressure applied just on one 
side, above the wheel.  Again, the rear moves about 4 times as much 
as the front.  It is easier to get the rear into a rhythm, pushing it 
down, letting it come back, pushing down again, this time a little 
further.  The front is not like that.  

I didn't do this when the shocks were brand new (4 - 5 months old 
now) so I don't know what a baseline is....

FM springs, FM sways (inside front, middle rear) and HP shocks.

comments welcome!

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