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Old 04-08-2004, 11:54 AM
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Talking suspension q's

what does every body suggest for my suspension?

all i've been focusing on was my exterior, and i have everything so far, then my friend asked me, have you thought about your suspension at all... and ... i haven't so im up for any suggestions!!

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you've already got a state of the art suspension on your car, but if you're willing to sacrifice some ride quality and ground clearance for some looks/performance, JIC probably makes the best coilover (flt-a2). I believe tein has a coilover kit as well, and of course there's mazdaspeed. you can go with springs only, but you spent $30k on a car, don't be cheap on the mods. there's also a slew of swaybar kits out that will greatly reduce body roll without hurting the ride too much.
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It's all about looks vs. performance vs. money. What's your intent?
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Old 04-10-2004, 10:53 AM
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Originally posted by PUR NRG
It's all about looks vs. performance vs. money. What's your intent?
Yeah, are you looking for street performance, AutoX performance, or Road course performance (each has it's own needs).

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i have HKS hipermax on my car for about 3k miles now. been to 2 track events with them, they are really nice, not stiff like the JIC on the street. when on the track it helps the handling alot too.
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im looking for performance mainly money isn't an issue right now lol i got mula to spend for now =P hmm i'll check tein out if anybody else has any suggestions for suspensio nand anything else feel free to share
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If money is not an issue and you want performance then get Penske 4-way adjustable shocks. Unlike Tein/JIC with their "15-way adjustable" that actually changes rebound and compression at once, Penskes have separate adjustments for low speed rebound, high speed rebound, low speed compression and high speed compression.

You're looking at $3500 for the Penske shocks by themselves. Get a good suspension guy and the ideal is to eliminate the rear sway bar altogether for best performance.
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