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?

 

I would get the adjustables. If nothing else, just to have something else to play with

 

"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!

 

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.