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Hi Mazda Racers,
I am new to SM and am posting for the first time. My car is a 1992. It was last raced five years ago and has needed quite a lot of work.
At this point I am looking for recommendations for types of wheels and vendors. Also the same for a steering wheel (already have a removable hub).
Thanks in advance
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I've used these for over two years now without any issues. Can't beat the price. Colors are silver, grey or black. 30mm offset. I then use a 5mm spacer.

http://www.tirerack....2_14&sort=Brand

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I use team dynamics wheels...but that's because it's what the car came with, and what I purchased once from Phil's tire service while at the track and I needed wheels.

I have a momo steering wheel....again, it came with the car. That being said any car I've driven has had a momo....might say something

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I've used these for over two years now without any issues. Can't beat the price. Colors are silver, grey or black. 30mm offset. I then use a 5mm spacer.

http://www.tirerack....2_14&sort=Brand

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I use these as well, very good and easily replaced. You can get them in 25 mm as well, they are listed for the E30 BMW, but they fit on the miata, same wheel, just 25 mm instead of 30mm and one valve stem instead of two.

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best steering wheel too me is the momo model 78 in 330mm
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+1 for the C1M 30m and use 5mm spacers to tune. Can't beat the price/fast shipping and they seem to be tough as nails (i.e. stand up to curbs, offs, etc.). +1 as well for the Model 78 Momo.

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Or you could buy from one of the venders that support this site

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Hi Mazda Racers,
I am new to SM and am posting for the first time. My car is a 1992. It was last raced five years ago and has needed quite a lot of work.
At this point I am looking for recommendations for types of wheels and vendors. Also the same for a steering wheel (already have a removable hub).
Thanks in advance
Dave


For wheels, I like the 15" x 7", 25mm offset, hub centric D-Force wheels that Advanced Autosports sells. Legal weight. Nice looking. Easy to clean. Also, if you read up on their engineering, they say that the weight is concentrated and designed for decreased inertia (if my memory is correct anyway)
http://www.advanced-...865ea473618a2cd

I also have a set of Team Dynamics that I got from our awesome and local to SFR region wheel and tire dealer and race supporter AIM Tire - http://www.aimtire.com/
Ron at AIM usually has boat loads of Team Dynamic wheels in Spec Miata sizes. Great wheels also but I like the look of the D-Force so I now have a set of each.


Steering wheels are going to be highly subjective. I tend to prefer the various Momo wheels that I have tried since the rim is generally thicker than the few Sparco wheels that I have tried. The one OMP that I tried at the local store was thinner than I prefer as well. Definitely recommend a suede wheel. The leather wheels feel a bit slippery under gloves.


For quick release hubs, I really like the NRG 2.5 quick release system. It is very solid with no slop. My cage builder TC Design turned me onto them. I got mine on Amazon using credit card points (so basically free!). The NRG has a short hub which wound up being too "short" for me positioning the wheel too far away. I wound up using a Momo hub adaptor with the NRG quick release mounted to it. That put the wheel in the right location for me.
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Purely theoretical questions/comments.
Since it seems we have the choice between 25mm and 30mm offset, why would you use a 30mm offset with a 5mm spacer. Im asking as a new purchase option. I understand if your current sets are 30mm but if your buying new, why wouldn't you just buy 25mm offset?
Does this apply to all years?
Is the spacer included in the 13lbs weight limit?
I searched the inertia mentioned above. Anyone care to clarify?
What would you use on a Mazda 2?
Thanks
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WHEELS: D-Force

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I have sold a lot of Team Dynamics wheels over the years. I still keep a few in stock.

I am currently selling a lot of the d-force wheels. My agreement with d-force is that I am the only reseller of the gloss black with polished lip. I have to buy them a lot at a time to get the special design.

The classified ad on this website expired, but it will be going back up again this afternoon. They are available at www.advanced-autosports.com for $129.95 each. Buy a set of 4 for $500 and get a set of lugnuts for free, and flat fee shipping of $10.95 for the set.

On steering wheels, I sell more inexpensive wheels over the internet. But, when people come into the store, they will almost always get an expensive wheel. I believe the best wheel on the market (also one of the most expensive) is the Personal in 320mm for a Miata. I have started selling a lot of Sabelt wheels as they offer a good value.

Just my biased opinion
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I use these as well, very good and easily replaced. You can get them in 25 mm as well, they are listed for the E30 BMW, but they fit on the miata, same wheel, just 25 mm instead of 30mm and one valve stem instead of two.

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Grrr...I didn't know that. Just got a set of the "Miata" ones. Why do they have 2 valve stem holes?
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+1 for the C1M 30m and use 5mm spacers to tune. Can't beat the price/fast shipping and they seem to be tough as nails (i.e. stand up to curbs, offs, etc.). +1 as well for the Model 78 Momo.


+2 I guess. These are what I have as well...ha ha, I'm just getting ready to do my first race with this stuff so take it for what it's worth. ;)
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Regarding the D-Force wheels, has anyone else seen any failure issues with these wheels? Several friends who have been using a larger size (17") on their BMW's have had failures and I know of a pro driver who had a 15" D-Force wheel fail on him (without impact) this past weekend.

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Grrr...I didn't know that. Just got a set of the "Miata" ones. Why do they have 2 valve stem holes?



They have two holes to purge out air when filling with Nitrogen, the E30 version has only one hole

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Purely theoretical questions/comments.
Since it seems we have the choice between 25mm and 30mm offset, why would you use a 30mm offset with a 5mm spacer. Im asking as a new purchase option. I understand if your current sets are 30mm but if your buying new, why wouldn't you just buy 25mm offset?
Does this apply to all years?
Is the spacer included in the 13lbs weight limit?
I searched the inertia mentioned above. Anyone care to clarify?
What would you use on a Mazda 2?
Thanks
CP


The car was designed for street use with a narrower track in the rear to promote understeer rather than oversteer as a Joe Schmo safety feature. Some people will put spacers just on the rear to help get rid of the understeer. I did until I got my setup dialed in better.

"Minimum weight of wheel shall be 13 lbs without spacers."

The moment of inertia is the amount of energy required to get something rotating. Move the weight further from the axis and it takes more to turn it. It's a function of distance squared so having the same weight twice as far from the axle takes 4x the energy to get that bit of weight up to speed.
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I use round black ones :rotfl:
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I use round black ones :rotfl:


At least they start out that way..................... :glare:

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They have two holes to purge out air when filling with Nitrogen, the E30 version has only one hole

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Is it fair to say that this isn't a feature you've cared about, as evidenced by the fact that you like those rims? And obviously the extra .5 lbs in weight over the d-force hasn't slowed you down?

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I haven't been running nitrogen much the last few seasons. Who says my wheels are .5 lb heavy? :)

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