AutoExe Coilovers... anyone know?

metris · Postby **metris** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 5:05 pm

HEY!

anyone know anything about these?

::AutoExe Coil Over Shocks with external Adjustment::

I am keen to buy them but i cant find any info or details anywhere...

gotta love shared knowledge! :lol:

thanks guys

metris · Postby **metris** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:37 am

bumpeddy bump bump bump

anyone? :lol:

Postby **Okibi** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:26 pm

Sorry don't know anyone running them.

I'm sure they're a fantastic bit of kit.

Personally id probably stick to something more mainstream in case they need to be serviced later.

metris · Postby **metris** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:30 pm

yeah thanks...
i know buddyclub aust deals with autoexe suspension...

i am only worried that they might be too harsh or stiff for road use as i am only going to be doing the occasional track day... fair bit of spirited driving though...

AB7 · Postby **AB7** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:52 pm

AFAIK the Autoexe's price is very similar to Tein SS. I would go for Tein for sure.

metris · Postby **metris** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:56 pm

the autoexe coilovers im looking at retail for between $2800-3200 depending... i am looking at some second hand ones from japan... and they look to be in good cond, less than 40k kms... theyre fully rebuildable either way.
i am only worried about the ride comfort... i dont want them to rattle and shake my mx5 to pieces..!

ben wilson · Postby **ben wilson** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:33 pm

metris wrote:theyre fully rebuildable either way.

The problem is, who can get the parts for the rebuild?

Babalouie · Postby **Babalouie** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:35 pm

Second hand coilovers are always a bit of a risk...a can of degreser can hide all sorts of ills....

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:31 pm

after buying second hand suspension and then having to replace it with teins, i would highly recommend not going there . you think you are saving yourself some money, but in the end it actually costs you more.

also, the teins are designed to suit australian road conditions. there is a failry good chance that suspension designed for the jap market will be too harsh for day to day driving on our crappy roads. you can get teins for less than 2 grand, why bother looking at anything else, i reckon. they are proven performers.

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:33 pm

yes and as ben said: to get them rebuilt, you'd probably have to ship them back to japan, and back again to australia. $$$$ are starting to pile up then eh.

EGG80X · Postby **EGG80X** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:57 pm

speaking of the devil

http://www.mx5mania.com.au/product1312.htm

mania got a 2nd hand set

16bit · Postby **16bit** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:41 am

if you are going to get a set of second hand shocks from japan with japanese spring rates you are better off getting a set of new tein ss direct from japan for about the same money.

http://www.perfectrun.com.au/carparts_l ... itlist.htm

there are a bunch of different types here. the ss are about 1100 and i would think delivery would not cost much more then a few hundred if that.

Fuzzlet · Postby **Fuzzlet** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:24 am

The teins have better local support, theres dozens of folks running them who can give u feedback on what they're like, and they'll cost less that the autoexe ones

metris · Postby **metris** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:21 am

thanks for all the advice guys.

yeah thats right ive been looking at the mania ones...

my budget is $1200.

ive spoken to a lot of people now, including autoexe australia and a few shops that can rebuild them and everyone has said that firstly, unlike other jap coilovers, these wont be too harsh for australian conditions (which is my big concern with getting jap tein ss), with the amount of adjustments that can be made.

I was also told that they are a very well made coilover and will last a lot longer than others before theyll need a rebuild but yes rebuilds will be expensive. significantly more compared to bilsteins...

are tein ss rebuildable? are jap tein ss too harsh? how adjustable are they?

Benny · Postby **Benny** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:47 am

If you have the attitude that they may need to be re-built, then when they are re-built, they can make them softer if that is what you want.

In some ways, your idea is not a bad one, as you can end up with a set that is exactly what you want as far as bounce and rebound are concerned by changing the valves when being re-built.

If they are OK as they are, and you'll need to fit them in the car to find that out, you could end up with a real bargain!