I believe you. I'll have to get around to that.
(It's only been 13 years and 150K miles).
Probably I should replace my orginal shocks also. I had 4 replacement shocks in the trunk that I bought pretty cheaply on e-bay and one night someone stole one of them. Yes, one. Along with an original CD deck that never got around to installing and the faceplate of a backup OEM cassette/radio. Kids.
Hmmm, I think driving well is not so easy. I haven't spun yet but I've had some pretty good slides which have involved off-camber turns, rain, or both. The last one was a pretty sharp right that I had taken many times in the dry. When the back end stepped out I didn't step off the gas, but I didn't accelerate either. I just corrected and it straightened itself out a foot or two farther left of where I was originally intending. The Miata is a very forgiving car to drive, and I much prefer sliding to spinning or pushing.
I will have to remember that both feet in bit. Just in case.
Do most tire shops know how to do a precision alignment?
I would say 'most' do not or, more accurately, they don't want or care to. Most are set up to push the cars thru fast and get the easy $. A precision alignment doesn't take much longer with an expert but I'm guessing that, with 'dummies' it's much more of a challenge.
Local Miata clubs or racers should be able to hook you up with the right folks.
Chris
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