Okay, some of you may remember about a month ago I wrote about a hard, almost violent, shake that was occurring in my '99 Miata from around 59 mph on up through 75 and even higher it many cases. Had new tires, freshly balanced, and just had alignment done. Most suggested it could be a bent rim.
My Mazda friend offered to take my wheels to his shop and have a close look at them. So last night I put the car up on jack stands and removed them and dropped them into his truck. He called me today and informed me that I did indeed have a bent rim. Plus the balance wasn't very precise, he re-balanced with the smaller weights I see everyone recommending. As stupid as it sounds, I'm pretty happy about the bent rim. I finally have a good answer to this phenomena.
If any of you have any suggestions as to where I can find a good price on a single 99 stock miata rim, it would be appreciated. I'm not opposed to a used one, so long as it isn't bent!
Thanks again for all the help.
-Tim