My MX5 with new wheels

[molineux1980]

Rota RB's. It could do with lowering, but speed humps and impending baby means funds are tight.

[carreauchompeur]

You can lower it very cheaply, I fitted a Rokkor Racing kit to my old MX5, the whole set is about £150 from eBay and it's actually pretty decent.

[Rotary Madness]

I *think* ive got a set of lowering springs for an mx5. Bought them and then my car was written off. If I find them, you can have them for postage costs if you name your kid Spock

[thegman]

Where did you source those wheels? Would love to get a set.

[molineux1980]

Rotary - Deal! :-)

I got them from http://www.alloywheelworld.co.uk/, and tyres from camskill - Toyo's T1R's were on offer a few weeks ago.

[Rotary Madness]

Actually ive emailed you, you should check and and let me know

[pistonchris]

Rotary Madness said:

I *think* ive got a set of lowering springs for an mx5. Bought them and then my car was written off. If I find them, you can have them for postage costs if you name your kid Spock

That sounds like a good deal to me op do it!

[seismic22]

Whatever you do, dont do the "rokkor" or "ta technix" coilovers.

Only people who live in or on the edge of cities and dont drive that fast will say they are good. I went down the rokkor route when one of my shocks failed and it turned one of the best handling/riding cars out there into a bouncy, poor riding, overly stiff and most importantly slower car.

You definitely get what you pay for with suspension. I had them on the car for 6-7k drove on all sorts roads and cross country the car just was not anywhere near as fast with them fitted as when it was just standard.

I had mine set so the wishbones were flat, had geometry set up by "wheels in motion" and it still handled st compared to standard. Only thing that was any good was it looked like the dogs danglies sitting just that little bit lower!

[Agrispeed]

Love them! they are minilight-esk, so sorta have that small car olde style link (if that makes sense) a sort of homage to the MG's and Triumphs et al of old, which this car is the modern equivalent of I suppose

[Evangelion]

I bought a set for mine about a year ago - love the wheel-at-each-corner look they give to the car.

Have wanted a car with Minilites since I was about 12!

By coincidence, mine has T1Rs on as well; I used 215/45s as they're 8 inch wheels.

Oh and I put Raceland coilovers on from eBay, and I think they're bloody brilliant for the price. We've got a set on our track car too and they've lasted fine so far.

[juan king]

Rotary Madness said:

I *think* ive got a set of lowering springs for an mx5. Bought them and then my car was written off. If I find them, you can have them for postage costs if you name your kid Spock

I love this place!

[sday12]

Get the originals back on, they look st.