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Suspensions! What are you rolling?
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W. TX chirpin Monkey
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: Mesquite, TX
Suspensions! What are you rolling?
Do not reply if you are still stock. Pick a choice. Then please post you likes or hates about the system and what type of driving is seen on it. Street, Auto-X, Drag, Drift, & ofcourse if it's your daily driver.
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Joined: Feb 2006
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From: San Jose, CA
Tein S-Tech's on Tokiko Blues. Firm to stiff on hard bumps. Absolutely amazing for cornering, even on stock wheels and crappy tires. Very comfortable on smooth to lightly rough roads. Cant wait to put on my staggered MSW 183's and Fuzion ZR-1's.
My current setup is in:
KYB AGX
RB springs
prothane poly bushings, all of them.
New tires, V rated. Not the best, but it works.
Also had an alignment done. Need camber plates to get it right in spec.
Ride is a little rough, but not that bad. Daily driver in an area with poor roads. Very unsmooth roads.
Handles amazing. Still slow in a straight line though.
. Waiting for that T2 motor swap. 
KYB AGX
RB springs
prothane poly bushings, all of them.
New tires, V rated. Not the best, but it works.
Also had an alignment done. Need camber plates to get it right in spec.
Ride is a little rough, but not that bad. Daily driver in an area with poor roads. Very unsmooth roads.
Handles amazing. Still slow in a straight line though.
. Waiting for that T2 motor swap.
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W. TX chirpin Monkey
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: Mesquite, TX
I'm using Ground Control Coilovers. They may be coming out soon. The roads in MS are horrible. Either the Prokits are going back in, or the RB. I already have RB swaybars, so we'll see.
Zeal Function B6 8kg fr /6kg r
getting them revalved for a bit stiffer rate using swift springs.
Secret Element Rear Link
Fujita Engineering Rear Steer Elim.
Racing Beat Front and Rear Sway bars
getting them revalved for a bit stiffer rate using swift springs.
Secret Element Rear Link
Fujita Engineering Rear Steer Elim.
Racing Beat Front and Rear Sway bars
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Live from the Icebox.
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 30
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From: Palmer, AK
Tokico Illuminas w/ Tokico springs, poly bushings.
Street, auto-x, summer DD.
Rides great, I run them a little softer in the rear than in front, when it's summertime, I drive it 100 miles a day (commuting, highway) and they're amazing.
Street, auto-x, summer DD.
Rides great, I run them a little softer in the rear than in front, when it's summertime, I drive it 100 miles a day (commuting, highway) and they're amazing.
Junior Member
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 15
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From: Sydney, Australia
yay! first post 
I run Ohlins with dual Eibach.
Current pains - getting the Ohlins rebuilt in Aus. Keep getting told they have to be shipped back to Japan as they are made under contract and not by the true 'Ohlins'.
I run Ohlins with dual Eibach.
Current pains - getting the Ohlins rebuilt in Aus. Keep getting told they have to be shipped back to Japan as they are made under contract and not by the true 'Ohlins'.
(Terraplane)
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 345
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From: Arizona desert, where the terraplanes roam.
Racing Beat suspension package. Spring and sway bars. Rear chamber adjustment bar. KYB's x 4. 17 x 7.5 Team Dynamic 5 spokes. Falken 451's. 225/45 front, 235/45 rear.
RB included a before and after height sheet with the system. My car actually raised slightly. That was probably due to the fact that it had 120K on it and the rear chamber was wearing tires on the inside. The stock shocks were toast so the spring were gone too.
The KYB are set on #1 in the front and still pretty stiff. The rears are on #3 but I'm going to #2. The rears are decent a #2 setting. I can't imagine what a higher shock setting would feel like.
Anxious to track this car now with the new engine and new suspension.
RB included a before and after height sheet with the system. My car actually raised slightly. That was probably due to the fact that it had 120K on it and the rear chamber was wearing tires on the inside. The stock shocks were toast so the spring were gone too.
The KYB are set on #1 in the front and still pretty stiff. The rears are on #3 but I'm going to #2. The rears are decent a #2 setting. I can't imagine what a higher shock setting would feel like.
Anxious to track this car now with the new engine and new suspension.
No more 7 for me
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: The Great Country of Texas
I am riding on a custom set of Bilsteins coilover tubes front and rear, very thick single wall tubing in front, and smaller single tube in the rear. I have eiback coils that are fitted to the bilstein tubes and adjustable lock rings for almost 6-9 inches of ride height adjustment. for auto-x settings the front goes all the way down with the rears about midway. for daily drive the front goes 3" up from auto-x settings for a nice smooth ride on the springs which are about 160 rating, 10" springs. the setup is mainly for road/rally racing but i have not done any of that yet, although it does a great job on the auto-x course. @3000$ they better be good. yellow and black.
still love the FC
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 360
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From: Dayton, Ohio
Racing Beat springs over 5-way adjustable Tokico struts
A bit stiffer around town than my wife's Mazda3 with the sport package, but not that bad. Just dodge the big holes! Works great for me for in town, highway, autocross, and road courses. I would consider the Eibach progressive ones for a pure daily driver, but only if I could take a ride in a car with them to compare.
A bit stiffer around town than my wife's Mazda3 with the sport package, but not that bad. Just dodge the big holes! Works great for me for in town, highway, autocross, and road courses. I would consider the Eibach progressive ones for a pure daily driver, but only if I could take a ride in a car with them to compare.
THE Mazdabator
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: NY
Rs*R race springs...
tokico illus..
RB lowering front mount... front.
Tein pillow ball rear mount.
Car has one mean stance...
16x8 +25, 225/50/16 too far out in front, had rub, need to roll and bend fender a little to clear...
Same size wheel all around....
automatic... illegally driven in the streets to get gas...
the ride is survivable.. i have it set to 4 and 3 (front / rear) on the illus.
I also have the dtss eliminators, and the car feels like its ready to oversteer when i mash the pedal in a corner... but ofcourse the slow response of a auto, the rear cant kick out.
Car stays extremely flat around turns, but also at the same time a little strange, due to lack of alignment.
ride quality... lets just say to me it feels almost like a s2k.
tokico illus..
RB lowering front mount... front.
Tein pillow ball rear mount.
Car has one mean stance...
16x8 +25, 225/50/16 too far out in front, had rub, need to roll and bend fender a little to clear...
Same size wheel all around....
automatic... illegally driven in the streets to get gas...
the ride is survivable.. i have it set to 4 and 3 (front / rear) on the illus.
I also have the dtss eliminators, and the car feels like its ready to oversteer when i mash the pedal in a corner... but ofcourse the slow response of a auto, the rear cant kick out.
Car stays extremely flat around turns, but also at the same time a little strange, due to lack of alignment.
ride quality... lets just say to me it feels almost like a s2k.
Originally Posted by brio125
I am riding on a custom set of Bilsteins coilover tubes front and rear, very thick single wall tubing in front, and smaller single tube in the rear. I have eiback coils that are fitted to the bilstein tubes and adjustable lock rings for almost 6-9 inches of ride height adjustment. for auto-x settings the front goes all the way down with the rears about midway. for daily drive the front goes 3" up from auto-x settings for a nice smooth ride on the springs which are about 160 rating, 10" springs. the setup is mainly for road/rally racing but i have not done any of that yet, although it does a great job on the auto-x course. @3000$ they better be good. yellow and black.
Photos are great!
•KYB AGX
•"Lovely" Intrax Springs
•Tanabe Sway Bar (F) - RB Sway Bar (R)
•RB Endlinks
•Generic Strut Bars (F/R)
•16" wheels 55 Dunlop Tires
And the new set up:
TEIN RA
The mystery of the prize.
Joined: Aug 2002
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From: Bay area
kei office coilovers:
http://pengaru.com/~swivel/cars/rx-7/pics/08-19-2005/
havent done much driving yet, unfortunately... car is kindof just in storage for now.
they are lighter than the original equipment though, which is nice.
http://pengaru.com/~swivel/cars/rx-7/pics/08-19-2005/
havent done much driving yet, unfortunately... car is kindof just in storage for now.
they are lighter than the original equipment though, which is nice.
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W. TX chirpin Monkey
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: Mesquite, TX
I"m torn between getting rid of the adjustable Ground Controls, and going to RB or back to Eibach's. I have 340lb/s in the rear & 390 up front. It's way too much for the street.