Want to lower - Most recommended method

GTR4N · Postby **GTR4N** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:13 pm

what recommendations do you guys have for someone on half the budget ($500) and have all the tools including spring compressors.

goal: drop ride height without loosing comfort with no intention to track.

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:21 pm

Lower the tyre pressures. $0.

E&OE

GTR4N · Postby **GTR4N** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:55 pm

davekmoore wrote:Lower the tyre pressures. $0.

E&OE

LOL

zossy1 · Postby **zossy1** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:16 pm

GTR4N wrote:what recommendations do you guys have for someone on half the budget ($500) and have all the tools including spring compressors.

goal: drop ride height without loosing comfort with no intention to track.

Wait for a second hand set of something coilover-like to come up, and keep saving until they do as they will probably be more than $500.

Alternatively, go the lowering spring route. Look for a used set of Bilstein shocks (off a SE for example) and buy a set of used King or Tein S-Tech springs - they come up more often. Tokico Iluminas are also popular as dampers to use with lowering springs. I have used KYB AGX with S-Techs on an NB I owned in the distant past, and I liked them - but almost everyone else hates them so YMMV. Lowering springs pre-installed on dampers often come up second hand so you can keep and eye out for those here or on eBay, but don't buy lowering springs and install on the factory Showa shocks. That is a bad idea.

russman · Postby **russman** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:24 pm

I find it strange that coilovers are useable for daily driving and comfort, I've always had the notion that coilovers were rough no matter how you set them (could easily be a misconception).

zossy1 · Postby **zossy1** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:43 pm

russman wrote:I find it strange that coilovers are useable for daily driving and comfort, I've always had the notion that coilovers were rough no matter how you set them (could easily be a misconception).

Good quality adjustable coilovers can be great to daily drive.

Bad or poorly set up coilovers are terrible though, especially on the road.

russman · Postby **russman** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:36 am

I guess I'd need to have a ride in a 5 with a good set up, any takers? I'll pay for your petrol hahah

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 12:24 pm

zossy1 wrote: Bad or poorly set up coilovers are terrible

On the track or road.

Mr nanotech · Postby **Mr nanotech** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:38 pm

Don't buy YellowSpeed coilovers. They were great when I bought them, but they aged very poorly. They were cheap but unfortunately the valving it's very good, they leak, and eventually what was once a very comfy smooth ride becomes quite harsh. As far as I know, there aren't rebuild kits for them either so you are best of paying the money and buying a decent coilover such as Shockworks or KW.

Nevyn72 · Postby **Nevyn72** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:16 pm

russman wrote:I'll re-measure tomorrow from the pinch weld, had to google what that was haha. I'm intending to lower the car in the hopes that the wheels sit more flush against the guard, I like the look of less wheel gap. I drive the MX5 every day, so a more forgiving ride is needed, especially for my girlfriend. My budget is approximately $1000 +- $200

Setting up coilovers would be doable but I would rather not as I study part time, work full time and have sport training three times a week. An off the shelf solution would be ideal but again, I'm open to sacrifice ease for longevity.

These have just been released and could be well suited for a daily drive application....

http://949racing.com/Tecna-coilover-miata.aspx

Features

Stainless steel, corossion resistant body
Low pressure nitrogen gas charged
Twin tube design
Adjustable ride height
Long stroke; 140mm stroke front - 107mm rear
Sporting 6kg/4kg rates
Fully assembled with OEM Mazda NB upper mounts
Three year limited warranty

A straight bolt in, specifically set up for the MX5, with an adjustable ride height. :wink:

GTR4N · Postby **GTR4N** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 3:30 pm

Nevyn72 wrote:
These have just been released and could be well suited for a daily drive application....

http://949racing.com/Tecna-coilover-miata.aspx

Any recommations on a decent forward shipper and approximate price to expect to ship a set coilsovers to Australia form anyone who has used forward shipping to get suspension from os

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 3:56 pm

949 ship to Aus.

GTR4N · Postby **GTR4N** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:15 pm

sailaholic wrote:949 ship to Aus.

Do I have to sign up? Shipping to Australia isn't apparent according to their site just has USA shipping calculator. And info on forward shipping to Canada on the side

GTR4N · Postby **GTR4N** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:23 pm

Never mind found it, $739 for Coilovers and $323.66 for shipping

Nevyn72 · Postby **Nevyn72** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 5:11 pm

GTR4N wrote:Never mind found it, $739 for Coilovers and $323.66 for shipping

I suppose that would be in $US too.... So ~A$1200-1300 landed or around the same price as a base spec set of BC Racing, Yellowspeed or HSR Coilovers.....

Hmmmm, interesting, I might consider a set myself as they would exactly suit my needs.