Flyin' Miata sway bars (NB chassis)
Flyin' Miata sway bars (NB chassis)
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Description
Sway bars are used to make your car corner flatter and react faster by keeping the body (and all the weight) under control. Ours are set up for neutral handling and are adjustable so you can tailor the handling of your Miata to your own driving style.
Our swaybars are hot formed from 4140 CrMo spring steel. This means they're stronger than the cold-formed bars found elsewhere. We've designed them to keep the same handling balance as your stock sways, but they have two settings in the front and three in the rear for fine-tuning. Includes brackets and urethane bushings with waterproof grease.
NB sizes are 1.0" front and 0.625" rear, and they're both solid. On their softest setting they're a little bit stiffer than the factory Mazdaspeed ones (and go up from there), but more importantly the factory ones are not adjustable.
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What does it fit?
Fits: 1999-2005, 2004-2005 MSM
Emissions
Emissions do not apply.
Warranty
lifetime
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First, I am pleased with the product and the installation went very well. However when I received my order I found that there was no grease included for the bushing. I called FM and it was suggested I go to a plumbing supply store to get the grease. Not wanting to do that FM agreed to send me a couple of packets and was very professional during the call. This took an additional week for me to receive which was inconvenient but not the end of the world. Still, disappointing that they couldn't get a simple order correct the first time.
Sorry for the trouble with the missing grease packets! Our sway bar manufacturer pre-packs all of our sway bars (with big staples), so we don't check the contents when they get here to FM since they are generally very good about packing the correct parts. Thanks for letting us resolve the situation and send you some grease packets, though!
Did not expect how noticeable the improvements would be, if you are considering these just do it. Car stays incredibly flat on turns and I'm not even on the stiffest settings, noticeable even on turns around town.
If you have an NB, you might consider replacing the end links at the same time to avoid the headache of dealing with removing the end link nuts off the bolts that you have to hold with an Allen wrench. One would not budge for me and I had to grind it off. PB blaster is your friend. Contrary to what the instructions said, I found the rear install to be more difficult because it's harder to reach the end link nuts, so I just removed the end links with the bar and got the nuts while off the car.
02 NB2. I definitely was not expecting the ride quality and the cornering to be so much different than stock just by putting a set of sway bars on . I read the reviews and yes, even I was skeptical. This upgrade is definitely must have for any enthusiast . The install was a breeze 25 minutes start to finish .. I watched the install video and that made it a breeze . I would definitely recommend these bars 10 fold !
My left end link was busted off so I’ve been driving with no rear sway bar for a while now and after I put these on my car is entirely different. I can take roundabouts twice as fast as before and the car barely leans.
However, if you have a NB Miata there needs to be a warning on taking the end links off. Unlike the NA Miata there is no other part to the bolt it’s just a stud coming off the bushing. Then there is an Allen key hole on the end. This makes it impossible to use a socket and have to use a wrench and Allen key. Now I don’t have the best tools for the job but it was impossible to take it off with the amount of rust on my car. I live in Indiana by the way. This required a drill and some patience to remove. But at the end they went in relatively easy. Also if you are buying these bars PLEASE buy endlinks too. It makes the job much easier.
'03 NB, 51K - Quality product and fitment. Easy install. Kyle's NA installation video was a helpful reference. I chose the neutral position settings. I tested the install out on AZ 89A from PV to Jerome (23 mi). There was a noticeable improvement in handling. The car remained flat in all of curves at various speeds, but the improvement was especially noticeable during hard braking on the downhill turns were my non-turbo NB had more speed and momentum. No undesirable changes in driving around town handling and comfort.