Advice me on shock purchase (probably bilsteins)
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<p>I've heard good things about BC, but I'd be more inclined to go with a shock that's been designed and engineered specifically for the Miata.</p><p>I'd also personally never buy VMAXXXXXXXX.</p>
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<p>Have you used the konis? Most who put them on Miatas and have experience with other good suspension on Miatas find themselves unsatisfied with them. I do not have any personal experience with them.</p>
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<p>Excellent. How do they ride, in a dual-duty setup? What kind of Konis are they, good 'ole Yellows?</p><p> </p><p>The primary complaint I've heard about Koni Yellows on Miatas is harshness.</p>
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they are pure "Made in Taiwan" crap that has raceland type of valving after only about a few months worth of use.
Do you have lap times showing that these don't suck or is your 1 pre-requisite for them: "my car still drives down the road"?
meaning your "experience" means crap, becuase they are actually great on other cars, and really suck on miata's. This is common knowledge. At least compared to what's available now (and not in the 90's)
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<p>Budget bilsteins ride better and handle nearly as well, from what I've read. Until it's proven otherwise, that's what I'll continue to recommend for a budget setup.</p><p>Except... OP, buy the V8Roadsters coilovers and tell us how you like them.</p><p>I bet they're decent.</p>
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<p>Budget bilsteins ride better and handle nearly as well, from what I've read. Until it's proven otherwise, that's what I'll continue to recommend for a budget setup.</p><p>Except... OP, buy the V8Roadsters coilovers and tell us how you like them.</p><p>I bet they're decent.</p>
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<p>revalved by who?</p><p>I don't consider a revalved, 800/500 setup with the big bars and such as necessarily a budget setup. Maybe a budget extreme performance setup.</p><p> </p><p>For dual duty, I'm just talking about regular Bilsteins with GC springs and collars, running something like 500/350 rates.</p><p> </p><p>But whatever, OP seems to have checked out, ha.</p>
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<p>revalved by who?</p><p>I don't consider a revalved, 800/500 setup with the big bars and such as necessarily a budget setup. Maybe a budget extreme performance setup.</p><p> </p><p>For dual duty, I'm just talking about regular Bilsteins with GC springs and collars, running something like 500/350 rates.</p><p> </p><p>But whatever, OP seems to have checked out, ha.</p>
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I'm still lurking. I just didn't have anything to contribute. I've been doing research in the meantime.
It mostly seems like a wasteland below 2 grand. Anything that is proven to be good by experts is $$$$ and it seems that the 800-1400 dollar range is full of potentially interesting setups... But also corner cutting, compromises and Chinese parts. Basically a minefield. It seems like 99 percent of the reviews are completely unhelpful- a mix of confirmation bias and cluelessness that results in identical reviews for Ricelands, Bilsteins, Konis, Feal, Vmaxx, etc.
I want a respectfully fast setup that handles r comps fine and that is not useless on the street due to brutal harshness or inability to soak up a bump without flying into a guardrail. Feal seems interesting in the 1.3k range, as do the v8 roadster set (based mostly on the reputations of the sellers). I'm going to have time to think on this while I pull the engine, so I'll continue to do research. Who knows, I might be able to bullshit my way into some Xidas.
It mostly seems like a wasteland below 2 grand. Anything that is proven to be good by experts is $$$$ and it seems that the 800-1400 dollar range is full of potentially interesting setups... But also corner cutting, compromises and Chinese parts. Basically a minefield. It seems like 99 percent of the reviews are completely unhelpful- a mix of confirmation bias and cluelessness that results in identical reviews for Ricelands, Bilsteins, Konis, Feal, Vmaxx, etc.
I want a respectfully fast setup that handles r comps fine and that is not useless on the street due to brutal harshness or inability to soak up a bump without flying into a guardrail. Feal seems interesting in the 1.3k range, as do the v8 roadster set (based mostly on the reputations of the sellers). I'm going to have time to think on this while I pull the engine, so I'll continue to do research. Who knows, I might be able to bullshit my way into some Xidas.