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I've been stumbling around the forum lately and shall be picking up some lowered springs for my mx5. It's running completely stock setup with 14x6.5 RS Watanabe f8 wheels. I want to lose the gap between the top of my tyre and button of my wheel arches and also stiffen up the ride a little.
So anyway, these springs are lowered about 1.5" as far as I know. Regarding installation, will I be fine putting these in my car with the stock shocks and dampers?

To my knowledge with the research I've done, they are a set of Intrax. I'm not positive but I'm pretty sure they are these http://www.sfxperformance.com/parts/INT451007.htm

I figure for the price I can't go wrong, but I'm curious if I can put them in with the stock setup and if anyone has had them before. I'm not sure what the ride quality is like with them, I'll ask when I pick them up etc...
The next question is, assuming I will need new shockers, bumpstops etc to accomodate the travel of the lowered springs... What is the cheapest route with the best ride quality ie: bang for buck. I'm a student not a millionair so please don't guilt trip me on how you can't cut corners and you get what you pay for etc... I'm not made of money!!!!

Any feedback is good feedback! So far I'm not aiming for track performance or anything, it's a pretty stock na6 with blacked out rims and I just want to drop it a little, get the exhaust done and give it more of an aggressive note and gain a little more throttle response as well as hopefully stiffen up the car. Keeping it simple! Anyway it's 3am and I gotta get some sleep before I pass out.. It's been a long day

I have put a set of lowered King Springs in my NA8 and I just chucked them in. No change to any other part of the stock suspension. That is budget and that is what I wanted.

I dont think you are going to get ride quality and budget in the same sentence. Its a compromise. Put the springs in and live with it until looks dont beat ride I know my ride quality has lessened. I can feel it, but I am prepared to live with it until I get my next 'husband allowance'

Bauer wrote:I have put a set of lowered King Springs in my NA8 and I just chucked them in. No change to any other part of the stock suspension. That is budget and that is what I wanted.

I dont think you are going to get ride quality and budget in the same sentence. Its a compromise. Put the springs in and live with it until looks dont beat ride I know my ride quality has lessened. I can feel it, but I am prepared to live with it until I get my next 'husband allowance'

Hahha ok cool. Yeah I figured worst case scenario I can always put the stock ones back in if it's too harsh on the lowered springs. I just wanted to know if it was unbearable on the lowered springs without changing anything else to do with the suspension. I've read about some people doing it and saying it's horrible ride quality and borderline undrivable and others saying it's nothing to worry about until you hit a put hole and feel your spine shatter.