Showing specs for all NA & NB Miatas

Rear brake disc after-machining thickness

8.4 mm (0.33 in)

Factory manualTaken from a Mazda factory workshop manual, with page citation.
Procedure

Keep the discard limit separate from minimum after machining; machine with the disc installed on the vehicle. This record does not establish a Mazdaspeed rear-disc limit.

Applies to
  • NB 2001–2005 (BP-Z3) — Other years in this family inferred from 2005 factory evidence with owner approval; actual-year verification is separate.
  • Verified in: 2005 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual (electronic manual capture)
Sources
  • 2005 Mazda MX-5 Miata Workshop Manual (electronic manual capture)Tier 1
    Page PDF p. 1270
    Printed: “Minimum thickness after machining by using a brake lathe on-vehicle: 8.4 mm {0.33 in}”

Also in Additional factory manual gap audit