Fast road R53

[darren9]

I've 'inherited' the wife's R53,MCS checkmate. Because I like that sort of thing, I've been looking at upgrades.

The car will be used for commuting short distances and fun days. Possibly very occasionally once/twice a year a trackday.

Is there anything better than JCW for this? Looking on forums the advice seems to be just "slam it on coilovers" I'm not sure that's suitable for rural roads and a decent set of coils seem to be a grand which is a 1/4 of the value of the car.

Brakes if I'm right are useless even with up rated discs and pads, r56 spec seems to be the best option.

That should be a decent starting spec?

Any thoughts?

[darren9]

Feirny said:

Are you the chap that came into my work asking about jcw suspension? We're in Shorpe and you came in a big van with lights on top?

Yeah. That was me.

Cheers to the other poster for the advice.

[darren9]

Cheers. PH email doesn't work.

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[darren9]

jackh707 said:

Standard response seems to be.

Handling
1. Ditch runflats, 16inch wheels preferable.
2. Front strut brace
3. dampers and springs all-round

Braking
1.Best pads you can get
or JCW/R56 brakes

Power
1. 15% Pulley/plugs.KAZSLsAj
2. Orranje stealth/dave f intake
3. Top mount intercooler
4. Exhaust if you like

After that it starts getting really expensive.

Thanks:

I've already ditched R/Fs ... The difference was amazing!
Re: springs/dampers. Any recommendations? SWMBO says I'm not allowed to sacrifice ride comfort for the very rare occasions she or the kids will be in the car. (maybe a tall ask I know)
I'll have a look at the other suggestions.

Sorry for the questions. It's almost a decade since I last did anything like this and last time was a 306gti so completely different.