Will the front upper wishbone listed as for a 1.8 Mk2 98-05 fit on the mark1, also a 1.8?
I was wondering because they’re £180 a corner from MX5Parts and I can get them for £60ish on eBay brand new. My Ball joints are jiggerd (oo’er misses )
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Greetings and welcome to menders, this site was built for every owner that might need her to help keep those bills low and also keep them on the road where they belong, she is run by very passionate enthusiasts owners for passionate enthusiastic owners, see her like a on line garage, there is a lot of tech stuff hopefully explained for everyone to use, if there is something you cannot get your head around, or you feel that there is a strong walk through guide missing that needs creating by one of us or from yourselves, please let us know, we are also on false book and youtube, which as short tech vids to help, and again if you feel there is a vid that would help please get it touch.
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NB wishbones on a NA?
NB wishbones on a NA?
1996 Mk1 Eunos Roadster in red
Re: NB wishbones on a NA?
No idea but will be interested to know.
1993 1.6 Eunos Roadster (gone)
1998 UK Mk 2 1.6 (gone)
2003 1.8 SVT Sport (shouldnt have sold it)
1991 1.6 Eunos Roadster with a bit of bling.
Life is a journey, best travelled topless in an MX5!!
1998 UK Mk 2 1.6 (gone)
2003 1.8 SVT Sport (shouldnt have sold it)
1991 1.6 Eunos Roadster with a bit of bling.
Life is a journey, best travelled topless in an MX5!!
Re: NB wishbones on a NA?
top front wishbones are dimensionally identical.
NA & NB / fl have diferent top balljoint lengths, this is the tapered pin & thread length. otherwise interchangable in the wishbones BUT to use an NB balljoint in an NA upright you need a spacer-washer (~3mm thick?) for the nut to tighten & splitpin to align with the nuts castellations - obvously you could use a nyloc nut
https://supermiata.com/SuperMiata-Upper-Ball-Joint.aspx
^^ as example.
NB & fl have a strengthening brace that can contact some dampers / springs.
lower wishbones differ in their arb link mounts although NB lowers are sold by Mazda as fitting '89-'05 so...
http://racetrackdriving.com/tech/miata/ ... terchange/
some light reading?
NA top balljoint, NB lower balljoint.
from
https://mighty5s.com/post/41142/thread
Rich.
NA & NB / fl have diferent top balljoint lengths, this is the tapered pin & thread length. otherwise interchangable in the wishbones BUT to use an NB balljoint in an NA upright you need a spacer-washer (~3mm thick?) for the nut to tighten & splitpin to align with the nuts castellations - obvously you could use a nyloc nut
https://supermiata.com/SuperMiata-Upper-Ball-Joint.aspx
^^ as example.
NB & fl have a strengthening brace that can contact some dampers / springs.
lower wishbones differ in their arb link mounts although NB lowers are sold by Mazda as fitting '89-'05 so...
http://racetrackdriving.com/tech/miata/ ... terchange/
some light reading?
NA top balljoint, NB lower balljoint.
from
https://mighty5s.com/post/41142/thread
Rich.
Saw it, wanted it, threw a tantrum.............
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Got IT
50-shades of silver...
https://mighty5s.com/thread/2681/50-sha ... r-na-eunos
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Got IT
50-shades of silver...
https://mighty5s.com/thread/2681/50-sha ... r-na-eunos
Re: NB wishbones on a NA?
Great info @Zed, thanks very much. I’m really just trying to avoid having to get the all joints out of the front uppers as I haven’t got a press. The bottoms are just bolt on (from what I can see).
As long as the taper angle is the same, using a spacer will probably do the job. The advantage of new arms in they come with bushes fitted making it more cost effective.
I’m guessing getting the old ball joints out of the uppers is a bit of a job?
Ta
1996 Mk1 Eunos Roadster in red
Re: NB wishbones on a NA?
Hugeness wrote:guessing getting the old ball joints out of the uppers is a bit of a job?
I used a hydraulic press but some thought & a bench-vise should do the job
I'd be carefull if using a hammer & sockets though as the wishbone is a bit 'thin' so could deform in the 'bore' that the balljoint fits (balljoint is 'splined' to grip the wishbone)
I'll probably be getting new wishbones for my '91 just as they're not rusted as opposed to ease of balljoint replacement (even though I've just sandblasted some spares )
Rich.
Saw it, wanted it, threw a tantrum.............
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Got IT
50-shades of silver...
https://mighty5s.com/thread/2681/50-sha ... r-na-eunos
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Got IT
50-shades of silver...
https://mighty5s.com/thread/2681/50-sha ... r-na-eunos
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Re: NB wishbones on a NA?
Been there, done that got the tee shirt. Look at Swopping a Mk2 front suspension onto my Mk1!
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Re: NB wishbones on a NA?
So I just need a spacer, oh, and Spot on Bluebell!
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