Suspension help please - OEM Replacement?
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Suspension help please - OEM Replacement?
Greetings all,
I have a buddy of mine that has an all original, very clean 1985 rx7 GLS and i have been doing all the work for him. He needs new shocks/struts really bad, but before i went off and ordered oem replacement parts i wanted to ask the community if you know of a better after market solution for about the same price?
He DOES NOT want to lower the vehicle, so it must retain stock height and prefer a stock ride, nothing too bouncy or rigid.
Thanks for your assistance in this.
I have a buddy of mine that has an all original, very clean 1985 rx7 GLS and i have been doing all the work for him. He needs new shocks/struts really bad, but before i went off and ordered oem replacement parts i wanted to ask the community if you know of a better after market solution for about the same price?
He DOES NOT want to lower the vehicle, so it must retain stock height and prefer a stock ride, nothing too bouncy or rigid.
Thanks for your assistance in this.
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i liked the blues in the front and stock GSL-SE shocks in the rear. blues all around was too stiff. at this point i'm not sure what you'd get if you ordered a GSL-SE shock from Mazda..
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I just checked again and Tokicos appear to be almost available.
Check out the note from Mazdatrix near the bottom of this page. Looks like you can at least order them now....
https://www.mazdatrix.com/h3.htm
I plan to run Tokico Blues F&R and most likey Racing Beat springs coupled with Techno Toy Tuning front control arms.
Check out the note from Mazdatrix near the bottom of this page. Looks like you can at least order them now....
https://www.mazdatrix.com/h3.htm
I plan to run Tokico Blues F&R and most likey Racing Beat springs coupled with Techno Toy Tuning front control arms.
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a long time ago and the car always had a bounciness and porpoises thru long sweepers.
I'm sure its the shocks but I'm too cheap to replace them until they have done their
time. That said, I'm thinking of getting the tokico adjustables when they come back
in production. Which sounds like soon.
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I've found the GR-2 can't handle the RB springs well. I did my springs and shocks
a long time ago and the car always had a bounciness and porpoises thru long sweepers.
I'm sure its the shocks but I'm too cheap to replace them until they have done their
time. That said, I'm thinking of getting the tokico adjustables when they come back
in production. Which sounds like soon.
a long time ago and the car always had a bounciness and porpoises thru long sweepers.
I'm sure its the shocks but I'm too cheap to replace them until they have done their
time. That said, I'm thinking of getting the tokico adjustables when they come back
in production. Which sounds like soon.
The fronts I have nothing to compare to, besides the fact that I changed my shocks out on my 85 when they had started leaking, and the new KYB's in their place made almost no difference in improving the ride over BLOWN and LEAKING shocks.
They are certainly NOT factory equivalent.
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