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Best Coilover in the USA....

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Hello everybody, i am from germany and i drive like the most of you a mazda mx3 v6 with a klze... í have already a coilover from kaw but i donot realy like it...

I bought already a lot of parts in america, so now i am looking for a good suspension! Do you know the best one? Or do you have a favorit...

Please post everything...

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I'm not 100% but Ksport and AST seem to be the other options for proper coilovers, which I beleive are from Europe! There's the koni insert with coilover sleeve option too.

Whisper bought ASTs, check out the thread - viewtopic.php?f=20&t=64098
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Is there nothing else in america? What do mean with the koni option? Is there something?

Thank you very much...
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http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/ ... category=1
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You take out the OEM shock cartridge assembly and insert the koni into the stock housing, then secure with a bolt at the bottom. Then you could get the Ground Control coilovers with eibach springs, seems to work well for some :)
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Sorry that is not tüv okay.... T heard of a skunk 2 coilover? Is there one?

Is there nothing else out of that 2?

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This isnt a Honda.
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I hear Hotbits is also an option, but I was not able to gather much details about them yet...
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The Ground Control Coilover (pictured in Marcdh's post) with a good strut is well liked by the people who use it. It offers adjustability and corner weighting ability but is smooth enough for daily driving...or so I've heard. I plan to use it in the future.
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I know that it isn a honda... but i am looking for something really good.... what have not so much people...

Do you have a shop where i can buy the ast coilover?

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I did all the research. You can find my threads on coilover options.

Basically America doesn't produce good coilovers for MX-3, unless you get something custom built, but you can get that in Europe as well. Plus, it'll be more expensive to ship overseas. Keep in mind if you need to service/rebuild them, you'll probably have to send them back to US.

I got AST coilovers from Holland, and they're awesome.

You could try Tein coilovers for Ford Probe GT, they should fit with some spacers in the knuckle. Although sold in US, they're not a US product. HotBitz are supposed to be decent for the track, but I hear they're rough for daily driver. Also not a US product.
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Contact jeroentje.nl he can supply ast and ksport, both very good
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Do you think a Tein would fit? Did any body already something like that?
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You can get ford probe or mx6 tiens but you will need to do abit of modding to get it to work right
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do you think a tein from a mx6 would fit in a mx3?

i dont thnik so... did some body already something like that?
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mx-6 ones will work

there are no good coilovers made in america for the mx-3 everything is from europe or asia

D2 and bilstein (not sure on spelling) make kits that can fit the mx-3 also
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