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so i've had intrax for a while.. and they've served their purpose nicely (good drop, somewhat comfy ride), but i've been gettin into "touge" (mountain racing) and really need stiffer suspension. any suggestions? i still wanna keep it low, but i need really stiff stuff. here's what i'm thinkin about:

-Ground Control Coilovers
-Whiteline Swaybar

i'm keepin the KYB struts, and adding the bigger swaybar in the rear. (do they make a front one?).. and also, does anybody know about floor bars and monkey bars? this one guy had some but i forgot where he got em from. anyways thanks

the bigger sway would stiffen it up nice,
as for cornering you might want a stiffer spring,
dont know how the kybs will hold up with stiffer ratings though.
also strut bars are good

gc's will destroy those kyb's u have...get some kyb specials if you want a firm controlled ride w/gc's

kyb super struts? are they adjustable or just stronger?

those kyb supers off of corksport the orange ones
they are 20% stronger then stock, so basically similar to the ZX2 strut.

upgrading suspension is nice, but you'll really get more response from changing any worn bushings first. Then get GCs and some stiffer shocks, then upper strut bars then larger sway bars with urethane bushings. And for mountain runs I'd get a set of Hawk pads and some Brembo slotted rotors with stainless lines front and rear before doing any suspension at all. my .02

hehe thanks for the input.. yea i desperately need more stopping power, so the brakes are on my list too. i already have both upper strut bars, but im also curious if a rollbar would make a difference. i know they're good to have for safety reasons, but would they stiffen the chassis up as well? also, are there any other struts for our cars that are adjustable besides the mazdaspeeds? (i just dont have a grand to spend on struts alone)

A roll bar is an awesome mod for safety as well as stiffening up the car. Just the basic six point should do the trick, and any welding or muffler shop might be able to help you out getting the custom fabrication done. You have to figure with that cage welded in six different spots, whenever your car tries to body flex through a corner, big 2 1/2 or 3 in piping all around is going to stop it before it can start.

The koni specials must be able to be more than 20% stiffer than stock. They came with my 500"lb springs from ground control. Not sure what the stock spring rate is but I'm sure 500 is more than 20% more.

freyguy_412 wrote:A roll bar is an awesome mod for safety as well as stiffening up the car. Just the basic six point should do the trick, and any welding or muffler shop might be able to help you out getting the custom fabrication done. You have to figure with that cage welded in six different spots, whenever your car tries to body flex through a corner, big 2 1/2 or 3 in piping all around is going to stop it before it can start.

http://www.ioportracing.com/Merchant2/m ... Code=AP021

wow!!! those prices are way better than on the autopower site.. now im seriously thinkin bout getting one