Squirrely Miata

Finally...we have a decent weather day here in PA. Not cold, not raining. So I brought my NA Miata to work today. First time the car has seen the light of day since sometime in December. Before taking it out, it got fresh oil and I poked around underneath to make sure everything is tight (though I'm not a great mechanic).

Car runs great, sooooo happy to be driving it again. However, I noticed over bumps that the rear end is a bit squirrely. Not as in completely out of control squirrely, but I definitely feel it. I noticed it a tiny bit last summer, but it's more noticable now. Ideas?

Make sure the sway bars are bolted up nice and tight.

Take the sway bars off and just go full speed over the bumps.

Don't listen to Evan.

All in your head because you aren't used to driving a vehicle that is so responsive?

He said Miata, not P71.

z31maniac wrote: All in your head because you aren't used to driving a vehicle that is so responsive?

Funny you say that. I spent my winter driving my '01 Saab 9-5 wagon. And if I wasn't driving that, I was driving the family truckster minivan. My Saab is fairly responsive, but my minivan not so much...part of me was wondering if I was just sawing at the wheel out of habit...

Check the sway bar before assuming.

tire pressures?

Stock or aftermarket sway bars?

Similar experience with mine when I got it out. Double checked the tire pressures and found some variation between them. Adjusted pressures, viola, solved.

How old are the shocks?

N Sperlo wrote: Don't listen to Evan.

Pshh, I have no swaybars on my Miata. It makes the commute to work more fun bombing over rough roads.

Shotgun.

Bring it to the Back40.

Matt B wrote: Shotgun.

is that your solution, or where you want to ride ?

The car is all stock suspension, including sway bar and shocks. Don't know how old the shocks are. I know the previous owner (who was also the only owner) said he replaced them, but I don't have a receipt. I checked tire pressures when I was changing oil, so there all even. I'll put it on jackstands over the weekend and take a closer look at the swaybar.