Your IDEAL suspension setup...

Shades · Post by **Shades** » July 20th, 2005, 12:56 am

Nope, you have Koni's... do they have the adjustment nut on the top?

If not, what setting did you set it at before installing it?

nope-mx3 · Post by **nope-mx3** » July 20th, 2005, 1:46 am

they have to be adjusted before installing.
I put them to the stiffest setting right away.

nope-mx3

Shades · Post by **Shades** » December 17th, 2005, 1:35 pm

Well I didn't want to make a new thread...

I've ordered one of the last 3 sets of Mazdapseed struts.

Now I've got to decide on springs... everyone seems to suggest H&R's... and everyone thinks Eibach's are too soft.

Also another thing is that they say Eibach's are 1.3 front and 1.0 in the rear when they say on Eibach's website 1.5 front and 1.2 in the rear.

Also I should also get some Mazdaspeed upper strut mounts, yes?... can I get that from Corksport?

Oh is there a preference in Camber adjustment bolts?

jaydog5678 · Post by **jaydog5678** » December 18th, 2005, 3:09 pm

Auto power race roll bar.

Mazdaspeed front control arm bushings, struts, and front strut tower bar.

Ground control coilovers, KYB rear strut mounts, and fastco rear strut brace.

22mm Whiteline rear sway bar and urethane bushings.Energy susp. front sway bar bushings 19mm.

SRD engine member bushings....and more to follow! (custom)

I forgot...SRD rear lower tie bar too.

rmcg5 · Post by **rmcg5** » December 19th, 2005, 10:45 am

jaydog5678 wrote:Auto power race roll bar.

is that the one from options auto? if so can you send pics.... I have wanted one for a while now.....

also where can you get koni's these days last time I tried to order them they were on back order for a long long long time and decided I could not wait....

jaydog5678 · Post by **jaydog5678** » December 19th, 2005, 1:48 pm

rmcg5 wrote:
jaydog5678 wrote:Auto power race roll bar.
is that the one from options auto? if so can you send pics.... I have wanted one for a while now.....

also where can you get koni's these days last time I tried to order them they were on back order for a long long long time and decided I could not wait....

It is, but I had a place order it for me locally. Autopower sends them directly from San Diego CA to your door step. Shipping cost me roughly 130 plus the cost of the roll bar itself - 4** something. It's not cheap, but man does it ever stiffen the car up big time.

I tried to order Koni's along time ago and they had to come from Denmark. I never did get them so I settled for the Mazdaspeeds. All I can say is keep trying...

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » December 20th, 2005, 2:25 am

Setteled, J-Dog... I think the MS are the best you can get. Who better to set a damping rate than the people who can get all the specs from the source itself...

Anyway, all I lack on my suspension is the Whiteline rear sway bar and rear upper strut mounts. (and I hope that is the ticket for Valentine's Day)

MS struts, GCs, SRD controll arm bushings- coil rings- lower cross member, Cusco camber plates, front and rear upper sway bars.

PS, Ground Controlls use Eibach springs and you can order specific spring rates when you buy them from Cork Sport. However, the usual spring rate is good for normal aggressive driving. I don't remember exactly what I bought, but I did step it up a bit b/c I weekend warrior race my car.

The SRD controll arm bushings were like icing on the cake. My car feels like it is on rails now that I installed them. Well worth the money.

Vanished · Post by **Vanished** » December 21st, 2005, 1:14 pm

Hey guys at Cork Sport they have koni adjustable strut INSErt...what is an insert.

jaydog5678 · Post by **jaydog5678** » December 22nd, 2005, 12:36 am

Vanished wrote:Hey guys at Cork Sport they have koni adjustable strut INSErt...what is an insert.

Right...

The insert is the polished, metal rod that compresses and rebounds inside the body of the strut. It's doing all the work reciprocating. To install the inserts would require you to remove a plate at the top of the strut base but not without removing the old oil from the strut. With the plate removed, it should come straight out of the top and ready for the new inserts. Only thing I don't like about Konis - you have to remove the strut from the car to adjust them.

BuGS · Post by **BuGS** » December 22nd, 2005, 2:59 am

KYB-GR2 + H&R + Front & Rear CS Strut Bars + GS lower Tie Bar = teh nice

Just need to redue all my bushings and get a couple sway bars, I am thinking about doing double stock sway bar, a couple 323 guys run em and they say they work just as good as aftermarket setups, plus I have an extra one sitting under my bed...

rmcg5 · Post by **rmcg5** » December 22nd, 2005, 9:29 pm

jaydog5678 wrote:
rmcg5 wrote:
jaydog5678 wrote:Auto power race roll bar.
is that the one from options auto? if so can you send pics.... I have wanted one for a while now.....

also where can you get koni's these days last time I tried to order them they were on back order for a long long long time and decided I could not wait....
It is, but I had a place order it for me locally. Autopower sends them directly from San Diego CA to your door step. Shipping cost me roughly 130 plus the cost of the roll bar itself - 4** something. It's not cheap, but man does it ever stiffen the car up big time.

I tried to order Koni's along time ago and they had to come from Denmark. I never did get them so I settled for the Mazdaspeeds. All I can say is keep trying...

which one do you have the race or street bar?

jaydog5678 · Post by **jaydog5678** » December 23rd, 2005, 2:08 pm

It's a street bar with the edition of the cross bar (its a $100 option) so you can run a harness right behind you. The full race version is an additional bar on each side leading to the front of the car. With the optional bar, it was reffered as a race roll bar.

projectmx · Post by **projectmx** » December 27th, 2005, 6:54 pm

i thought this was supposed to be about the ideal set up not necessarily what we have

ideal:

all SRD goodies
AST Fully adjustable suspension (struts and height)
Roll cage
New front sway bar from the zxtuner site
SS adjustable end links
front and rear solid (no moveable joints) strut bars

now that is a freaking awesome suspension set up... can't wait till i get all the parts for it finally cause that is the one i'm doing

projectmx · Post by **projectmx** » December 27th, 2005, 8:10 pm

i thought this was supposed to be about the ideal set up not necessarily what we have

ideal:

all SRD goodies
AST Fully adjustable suspension (struts and height)
Roll cage
New front sway bar from the zxtuner site
SS adjustable end links
front and rear solid (no moveable joints) strut bars

now that is a freaking awesome suspension set up... can't wait till i get all the parts for it finally cause that is the one i'm doing

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » December 27th, 2005, 11:23 pm

I think Justin and I imagine that our set-up is the "best"... Especially since we said what parts we are lacking.