- Handling modifications
improving the already outstanding handling of the Miata

by bjoern

The tiny Miata is already a very nimble and zippy car. To get the last little tweaks out of the car, I installed a shock tower brace and stronger sway bars.

The shock tower brace noticably reduced cowl shake and tightened up the overall feel of the car.


I expect the swaybars to significantly reduce body roll during cornering. This is what they looked like when they came in:


I painted them black, so the German inspectors wouldn't recognize them right away:


Installation was easy. Here are the rear ones compared to the stock swaybars:



and the same comparison for the front bars:



Here a view with the installed rear swaybar:



And here for the front swaybar:

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