Upgrading Suspension

[Micro Mitch]

I'm looking at upgrading the suspensing and lowering the car car by about 20mm.
Has anyone tried these.. http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info.php/product...

[roverspeed]

I think for not a huge amount more you could go for coilovers,

such as

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SPAX-RSX-COILOVER-KIT-MAZDA-...

[OnlyMX5ives]

I haven't tried these new Koni's but the old sets were great.

Spax tend to get shocking reviews.

[Stickers]

I have a set of the old Koni 1130 series shocks on my Mk1 - not only do they make the car look mean, they do the business too!

[FELIX_5]

Those KONI's from MX5 PARTS do look pretty good value, just a shame they're not in stock......

[desyboy]

I got those Koni's a few months ago and I have to say I'm quite impressed. They're not too stiff and don't give a really harsh ride. but they are certainly much better than the standard ones, and do drop the height a little to make it look much nicer. I've not got any photos of mine just now, but I'll try and get some post them up.

[Micro Mitch]

Thanks for the replies.. I think I'll go with the KONI's when they're back in stock

[durbster]

Make sure you allow some budget for a full alignment afterwards too.

I changed my Bilstein suspension to the Koni sports (after an MOT fail) and it made the car feel very soft and woolly. It was absolutely pin-sharp before with a rock hard ride. After fitting the Konis it was the exact opposite - smooth ride but it had lost that pointy nose feeling.

I think it's because it significantly changed the stance of the car, which in turn affected the suspension geometry.

[buccal]

Has there been any further progress with the set-up Performance 5 were developing?

[Pete Franklin]

I'm set to have the new performance 5 stuff (Sportsdrive) put on my car within the next few weeks- there have been a few delays but hopefully it will be worth the wait.

I'll post up when its all fitted and run in.

Pete