Hi all, I have 2 questions with regards to my '96 Miata.
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Which brake pads are better for mainly weekend car/autocross use, Porterfield R4 or Hawk HPS? Long story but I have them both, brand new in box.
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What is the best source to get a used inner seatbelt/seatbelt buckle receiver from early NA Miata? I live in NoVA and not too many junk yards around here so I was hoping that I'd be lucky and some one here have one laying around that I can buy from. I've get a used NB seat that has been foamectomy-d and in order to install it to my '96 I'd need the inner seatbelt from early NA Miata because my '96 has the inner seatbelt bolted to the transmision tunnel and the seat bracket whereas NB seat I've got doesn't have anywhere to bolt the inner seatbelt to the seat bracket since someone has cut that portion from the seat bracket (dunno why).
Thanks all.
The R4S is a better autox pad than the R4 - the latter is a race pad, it would probably be too cold on autox. Can't comment on the Hawk. If you have both in the box, the preferred option might be to try them both.
Why not just mount that NB seat on the 1996 seat bracket? Problem solved.
Keith Tanner wrote:
Why not just mount that NB seat on the 1996 seat bracket? Problem solved.
I misspoke, the '96 has the inner seatbelt bolted to the side of the seat not the seat bracket hence mounting the NB seat on the '96 seat bracket won't solve my problem with the seat belt. I think....
Am I missing something? I just straight mounted my 2004 seat in my 94 with no issues at all. Took 20 minutes because I had the hard top on.
IIRC the HPS is a fast road pad, the HP+ is the auto cross/track pad.
I wouldn't use the R4 for autox -- it's not going to have enough heat in it, and without that it's either going to have lousy bite or it will eat rotors (don't recall which of those the R4 does)
Of the two, I think HPS is the better choice for autox, but either R4S or HP+ would be preferable to both of the ones you listed.
Transfer the foam and cover from your NB seat onto the 96 seat pan. It's not hard to do, just use zipties to attach it.
If the brake balance hasn't been messed with via a prop valve, the best bet for brake pads is stock fronts and HP+ in the rear. Otherwise you'll be locking up fronts on a regular basis, or at least attempting to. The HP+ dust up pretty good, and can be a little squeaky when cold though, so they're not the best daily driver pad.
