Yesterday,
I replaced the tires with a virtually new set of used pirelli p7000's. They were already mounted on miata wheels. It was an excellent deal I found on craigslist. After replacing the tires the first thing I noticed was how much quieter the car was while driving. Wow. They certainly beat the old wore out, bulged, generic tires that were on the car. The next thing I noticed was that the car was much better behaved when cornering.Then for the bad, it didn't seem to fix the pull on deceleration/acceleration. So, today I had an epiphany. I swapped the back to the front and the front to the back on the passenger side. Double checked and corrected air pressures, and voila. The pull appears to be gone, or minimized to the point of not being noticeable. After I install the spec miata suspension I will take it to the performance alignment shop for a full alignment.
I took some time to replace the old air filter, or should I say air blocker, and the PCV valve.
On top of all that, I was greeted with a package on the doorstep. It was the factory service manual. Despite getting a looseleaf version when I ordered a bound version, I am happy with the purchase. When compared to some of the other brands of service manuals, its almost always pays to purchase a factory service manual.
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