The Better Bilstein Ebay Coilover Thread
#1442
Nope. Because you can shorten the 5x sleeves to that ridge which would still allow use of roughly a 2" front extended hat and a 4" rear extended hat. Neither of these extensions will you ever need on a miata with a bilstein based shock because you will contact the body far before you max out travel using extended hats of this size.
#1447
Just a revalve option. They seem competent but I may be the test subject if I go with them.
The guy who used to do mine isn't doing them anymore, and Henderson won't do our lowly shocks now either.
RE Suspension (below) is $300 for four Bilsteins so that isn't bad.
I'm also talking to Inertia Labs.
There are a lot of shops that'll do revalves but seems like a crap shoot.
A sticky on revalve options and outcomes might be useful(?)
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The guy who used to do mine isn't doing them anymore, and Henderson won't do our lowly shocks now either.
RE Suspension (below) is $300 for four Bilsteins so that isn't bad.
I'm also talking to Inertia Labs.
There are a lot of shops that'll do revalves but seems like a crap shoot.
A sticky on revalve options and outcomes might be useful(?)
...
#1448
Consider extended ball joints. I wore mine out within a year likely from aggressive track driving. I got them from FM and the manufacturer covered them under warranty. Easy camber plus a bit of track width to even out with the rear.
From memory, I have about -3° front with a ~4.25" pinch weld ride height. The alignment shop was getting maybe -1.8° with the stock ball joints.
From memory, I have about -3° front with a ~4.25" pinch weld ride height. The alignment shop was getting maybe -1.8° with the stock ball joints.
#1454
Found these alloy helper spring couplers - have been looking for cheaper ones for a while. Look decent and not as pricey as eibach ones:
I just bought 4 including shipping to me for approx $60 USD - will report back on what they're like. From: https://www.motorsport-tools.com/mot...al-locati.html
I just bought 4 including shipping to me for approx $60 USD - will report back on what they're like. From: https://www.motorsport-tools.com/mot...al-locati.html