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A set of ride height adjustable suspension coilovers by the best in Mazda performance, Mazdaspeed. Not as stiff as HKS or Apexi coilovers, but not as soft as the R model suspension; these coilovers are a perfect compromise for street and track use. The shocks are four way adjustable, and are ride height adjustable as well. Height can be lowered 25mm lower than stock, and raised 10mm higher than stock ride height. "I've got the Mazdaspeed Coilovers so I'll tell you what I know about them. Spring rates are variable and are listed as: Front Primary - 6.63 Kgf/mm or 65 N/mm or (374 lb/in)* Front Secondary - 7.3 Kgf/mm or 71.6 N/mm or (412 lb/in)* Rear Primary- 4.83 Kgf/mm or 47.3 N/mm or (272 lb/in)* Rear Secondary - 5.1 Kgf/mm or 50 N/mm or (287 lb/in)* * ( I did the conversion to lb/in so I hope it is correct ) First off the ride quality is much much better than the stock touring shocks. Stock touring was way underdamped on rebound but was still harsh when hitting sharp bumps. Mazdaspeeds have much better dampening and are are only minimally harsher on sharp bumps. Elevation changes that would unsettle the stock touring shocks are soaked up easily by the Mazdaspeeds. This is especially appreciated at high speeds where the car now feels very well planted. All settings except 4 (the Max) are too soft on both compression and rebound. I'm running all 4 corners at setting 4 and the ride and handling are great. Setting 3 is ok on the back if you want to improve straight line launches and dial out some oversteer. Rear ride height adjustability is very generous. Front ride height adjustability is a bit on the low side. I have the front shocks set at their max ride height to avoid tire rub in hard corners. I have zero rub with 235-40-17's on front. An upgraded sway bar may be required to avoid rubbing in hard corners if you are running taller tires. Also, setting 4 is required on the front to avoid excessive wheel travel and avoid rubbing. Upper mounts are a high stiffness rubber which helps with ride quality as opposed to pillow ball mounts. I think this is a great setup since it performs really well and actually improves the ride quailty of the car. There are no negatives. Some might say the spring rates are too low but anything higher would have to sacrafice some ride quality compared to this setup. If I wanted a better setup than this I would go double adjustable, which we all know is way more $$. Mabey someday." - quoted from Lunar7 Price: $1350 Shipped |