Need help deciding which suspension I should get.
01-09-2013, 01:45 AM
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Cheap shocks with those kind of spring rates don't sound like a good match for our roads, but I have no experience with the Megans. If you get them, let's take a ride in each others' cars and see how they compare to my FM springs and Illuminas.
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01-09-2013, 09:24 AM
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I am pretty much in the same dilema than the OP, but with maybe a couple track days. When i see people riding vmaxx and flying miata ofering them i dont know why megan coun't do the job in my head megan quality > vmax?
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01-09-2013, 10:05 AM
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I'm serious about trying each others' setups, though. More data points is more better.
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01-09-2013, 10:58 AM
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Even if the damping quality and spring-shock matching is equal or better - and I've seen no evidence that Megan has put in the R&D that FM has - you're talking about 800 lbs spring rates. Xidas are said to give a decent ride at high spring rates, but they're a $2000 set of shocks that the racers say "defy conventional logic" in the way they handle bumps at those rates. I don't see a cheapish shock being streetable, especially on Montreal's roads, at nearly FIVE TIMES the stock spring rate (and about twice the spring rate of what's on FM's kits). Furthermore, I don't see what you're trying to accomplish with those kind of rates on a daily driver that will rarely see the track and is driven on the unmaintained roads of a corrupt, bankrupt province.
I'm serious about trying each others' setups, though. More data points is more better.
I'm serious about trying each others' setups, though. More data points is more better.
Xida
MSM Bilstein w/ eBay perches and <400/300 springs
Those two set-ups are awesome, I've never driven anything that comes close to those two. I'm not sure the MSM set-up handled better than my Tein Flex, but it sure rode better on the street.
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01-09-2013, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by TalkingPie;
Even if the damping quality and spring-shock matching is equal or better - and I've seen no evidence that Megan has put in the R&D that FM has - you're talking about 800 lbs spring rates. Xidas are said to give a decent ride at high spring rates, but they're a $2000 set of shocks that the racers say "defy conventional logic" in the way they handle bumps at those rates. I don't see a cheapish shock being streetable, especially on Montreal's roads, at nearly FIVE TIMES the stock spring rate (and about twice the spring rate of what's on FM's kits). Furthermore, I don't see what you're trying to accomplish with those kind of rates on a daily driver that will rarely see the track and is driven on the unmaintained roads of a corrupt, bankrupt province.
I'm serious about trying each others' setups, though. More data points is more better.
I'm serious about trying each others' setups, though. More data points is more better.
and what do you think of st suspension (kw) and STD since you live in montreal you should know about them they are very popular here.
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01-09-2013, 12:54 PM
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I've never tried V-Maxx, but read good things about them. According to FM itself, the FM spring and Illumina combo gives a better ride - it's more street-oriented than the V-Maxx - which is why I decided to go that route even though it cost more. I also like that the damping is adjustable and their ride height is right where I want to be, so I had no desire for adjustable ride height.
I've never heard of ST or STD, nor have I heard of anyone at St Eustache running them, especially not Miatas. Of the few Miata track guys I've talked to, I've seen Koni, Tokico, and KYB. For what it's worth, at 5:00 and 10:30 in the following video you can see not only how poorly I drive, but how the FM suspension responds when pushed a bit. For a suspension that's set up to be tolerable on bad roads, I feel it does pretty well for casual lapping, at least at my skill level.
I've never heard of ST or STD, nor have I heard of anyone at St Eustache running them, especially not Miatas. Of the few Miata track guys I've talked to, I've seen Koni, Tokico, and KYB. For what it's worth, at 5:00 and 10:30 in the following video you can see not only how poorly I drive, but how the FM suspension responds when pushed a bit. For a suspension that's set up to be tolerable on bad roads, I feel it does pretty well for casual lapping, at least at my skill level.
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