Suspension advice
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Suspension advice
I was looking at the shocks and spings on Mazdatrix, and I wondered if it
was even worth spending more on the adjustable shocks if I dont push my car
hard all the time? Also with the springs, I see that the RB rear springs
have a rate of 80 versus 90 on the oem springs, and there is a $24 diff in
price (RB cheaper).
Thsi is what I was thinking. (I'm only doing the rear for now). Getting the
KYB AGX adjustables for $131 each, and getting the RB springs for for $60.
Or should I buy the NON-Adjustables which range from $72 fro the tokico, and
$112 ($40 more) for the stock struts.
What do you people think?
was even worth spending more on the adjustable shocks if I dont push my car
hard all the time? Also with the springs, I see that the RB rear springs
have a rate of 80 versus 90 on the oem springs, and there is a $24 diff in
price (RB cheaper).
Thsi is what I was thinking. (I'm only doing the rear for now). Getting the
KYB AGX adjustables for $131 each, and getting the RB springs for for $60.
Or should I buy the NON-Adjustables which range from $72 fro the tokico, and
$112 ($40 more) for the stock struts.
What do you people think?
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"One more thing to play with" for an avarage joe, usually means "One more thing to get wrong" I suggest getting non adjustables and a set of coil-overs. The suspension is a very tricky thing to get right, and adjustable shocks will only complicate things. Now if you have a great knowledge, or a freind with great knowledge of suspension geometry and settings, then adjustables is the way to go. Just my opinion, I have freinds that swear by their adjustables, but they don't exactly know why!
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I agree with Samps... unless you have a need to tune the suspension (say autoX or some other racing application), and you know what the changes actually do when you make them; there is no need to get adjustibles.
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