Moon Patrol

I'm turning into an old man...for now

One of the reasons of starting fresh with a new car was to do right from the get go or at least taking it through the correct stages and using quality parts this time. No Chinese made cheapo junk. I fell short in only one major area with this so far. Suspension. I bought super cheap Chinese coilovers and received super cheap Chinese quality. I decided I'd rather be at a fixed old man ride height than deal with shocks that have no idea of what valving is. The new setup is bilstein b6 hd shocks, fm gen two springs, stock mounts(for now)and ohlins bump stops. I didn't feel the need to spend $100 on fatcat bumps so I did a little digging. Seems to me that ohlins 36mm and 46mm bumps are the same exact thing as the fcm ones. They were half the price including shipping.

The Ohlins bump stops I order from Resuspension.com

Onward with pictures.

 Out with the old.

 Assembled new setup.

 Bilstein HD's are probably my favorite shock.

 Used fm gen two springs I got on the cheap.

Eventually I'll do a ground control kit on these but just with my drive home I think this may be the best all around suspension I've had. Perfect for a street car. I'll be doing some extended top hats in the near future and that'll bring the car down about half an inch. Its currently at 12.5" and 13" hub to fender. Exactly what Flyin' miata advertises them to. A little high for my taste. I forgot to take a picture of final ride height but when the top hats are made I'll make another post and show the difference extended, flat top hats make compared to the stock NA top hats.