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looking for advice on suspension
I am buliding a 93 gs and I want to go a well rounded balance. I want a full suspension setup. I have lowering springs w/ KYB Gr2's. I am not looking for a full race track setup but moreless a good street and road setup. I plan to get a SRD rear lower tie bar, camber kits, all new bushings , but what else am I missing. I have a front strut bar and I am getting a rear. any other ideas or suggestions would be helpful . Thanks.
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Sounds like you got a good setup. However, do you already have those struts? That would be the only updrade I can see becuase they are just a OEM replacement, not really meant for lowering. You may want to look into upgrading to tokico or the escort ZX2 shocks (also tokico) from ford racing. They are a good price too!
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+1solo_ryder wrote:Sounds like you got a good setup. However, do you already have those struts? That would be the only updrade I can see becuase they are just a OEM replacement, not really meant for lowering. You may want to look into upgrading to tokico or the escort ZX2 shocks (also tokico) from ford racing. They are a good price too!
Sway bars, brake pads, tires... are also good upgrades.
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Get camber bolts, not camber plates. I know the plates look cool, but are not really streetable. They replace the rubber boot that the OEM plates have and then you direct all the shock of a bump straight to the cars body which is very uncomfortable and might rip the strut mount over time. As for the upper strut mounts Mazda Speed and someone else (I cannot remember who) make a upgraded upper mount. Buy those for extra stiffness without the potential for tearing the metal of the car.
Other than that, I'd repalce all the bushings (control arm, sway bar, bump stop, engine mounts, shifter), lower ball joints, tie rod ends, get new bearings in the hubs and upgrade the struts to the ones mentioned above. You'll have a car that drives like it is on rails then.
GL.
Other than that, I'd repalce all the bushings (control arm, sway bar, bump stop, engine mounts, shifter), lower ball joints, tie rod ends, get new bearings in the hubs and upgrade the struts to the ones mentioned above. You'll have a car that drives like it is on rails then.
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i am doing my suspension this summer i am going with the inserts
http://cafe.rapidus.net/stpierlu/koni.htm
& i am going to follow up with ground controls installed like this
http://cafe.rapidus.net/stpierlu/gc.htm
http://cafe.rapidus.net/stpierlu/koni.htm
& i am going to follow up with ground controls installed like this
http://cafe.rapidus.net/stpierlu/gc.htm
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I just ordered 4 of the koni reds and I'll be wrapping them in the eibach pro kit in a few weeks. I'll let ya know how it goes. :)monty73741 wrote:i am doing my suspension this summer i am going with the inserts
http://cafe.rapidus.net/stpierlu/koni.htm
& i am going to follow up with ground controls installed like this
http://cafe.rapidus.net/stpierlu/gc.htm
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1996 MX-3 GS-ZE 2.5L 5spd
KLZE+LSD / Headers / KL02 VAF / Clutchmasters stage-I / Fidanza 9lb flywheel / Eibach Pro Kit / Tokico HPs / Urethane bushings & mounts / SSR Comp-C 16x7 / General Exclaim UHP 205/45R16 / Wilwood 13" brakes / Whiteline rear swaybar / Carputer / Software Crossover / Infinity components+subs / 41hz Tripath Amp9 / Trunk SLA batt / Keyless entry
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Gah.Mazdaracer wrote:I think you may be disappointed with the Eibachs...IMHO they are way too soft for real performance.
Well, I'll keep this as my winter suspension then. ;)
Actually to be honest, combining the new tires/wheels I ordered with Montreal's horrendous roads, a soft spring might not be such a bad thing.
Even as it is right now with my 205/55R15s and stock springs it's really bad in some parts of town.
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KLZE+LSD / Headers / KL02 VAF / Clutchmasters stage-I / Fidanza 9lb flywheel / Eibach Pro Kit / Tokico HPs / Urethane bushings & mounts / SSR Comp-C 16x7 / General Exclaim UHP 205/45R16 / Wilwood 13" brakes / Whiteline rear swaybar / Carputer / Software Crossover / Infinity components+subs / 41hz Tripath Amp9 / Trunk SLA batt / Keyless entry
1996 MX-3 GS-ZE 2.5L 5spd
KLZE+LSD / Headers / KL02 VAF / Clutchmasters stage-I / Fidanza 9lb flywheel / Eibach Pro Kit / Tokico HPs / Urethane bushings & mounts / SSR Comp-C 16x7 / General Exclaim UHP 205/45R16 / Wilwood 13" brakes / Whiteline rear swaybar / Carputer / Software Crossover / Infinity components+subs / 41hz Tripath Amp9 / Trunk SLA batt / Keyless entry