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Re: Miata package identification

To: Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net, evolution-discussions@yahoogroups.com,
Subject: Re: Miata package identification
From: SOLOMIATA@aol.com
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 17:23:47 EDT
'R's have a 20mm front swaybar.  Use an open end wrench to check.  The rear 
shock boots are also the earlier 1.6 design with the short bump stop. 

Randy


> The other things I know to look for are sway bar diameter (I can't tell
> decisively between an 11mm and 12mm bar without another to compare to),
> and the presence of a Torsen.  I had him launch the car moderately hard
> into a couple of right-hand turns; he got inside chirp but no wheelspin.
> I'm not convinced that it was hard enough to be a definitive test; don't
> know how hard you have to launch the thing to find out.
> 
> My question is: is there no definitive way, like an option code or VIN
> decode or some badging, to identify a 1994 R-package?  I couldn't find any
> option code listings in the center console, glovebox, or inside the door
> jamb.

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