Does anyone have?

remember, part numbers doesn't dictate quality of performance

just because something says a big brand name like Eibach, or Corksport, or Full-Race (all of which do produce quality parts) doesn't mean that it is the best option

and if you read the post that raynman posted about the travel lengths you would realize that even if the website says it's for both (which it doesn't) that doesn't mean that it'll work for both...the strut assemblies are too different for the v6 6 springs to work on the ms6 properly


it only 'feels' stiffer because the strut assembly doesn't have any room to travel downward



here it is in layman's terms:
when you turn, the outside strut/spring expands and the inside strut/spring retracts...if the inside strut/spring cannot retract then the outside strut/spring cannot expand because the frame of the car does not flex...not only are you putting a lot of strain on the strut when you turn hard and completely retract you are also putting a lot of pressure on the inner valves of the strut itself...the car 'turns stiffer', but doesn't necessarily pitch the car into the turn in a very effective way, probably worse than the factory springs actually

it's your car, do what you want, but the members here do know what they are talking about and the only reason we mention this stuff is because the community would like to see our rare cars be fixed up right...we are not saying you are a dumbass, we are giving advice, if you don't want to take it that's fine =)
 
Raynman, not to thread jack entirely, but have you heard of anyone running Tokico blue shocks/struts on a lowered MS6, and if so, what kind of increased damping do those provide?

Second, if those won't be a worthwhile addition to my setup (H&R springs), which shocks/struts would you recommend?

No, I haven't met anyone running Toks on a MS6 and I think the reason is because there is no part# for the Speed6:

http://www.hitachi-hap-la.com/tokicogasshocks/app/Mazda.html

I suppose you can't go wrong with Koni yellows, being that you can adjust them to the proper rate. I'll admit that I'm not current on the Mazdaspeed6 stuff, so perhaps a MS6 guy will chime in on what works well with the H&R's.
 
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No, I haven't met anyone running Toks on a MS6 and I think the reason is because there is no part# for the Speed6:

http://www.hitachi-hap-la.com/tokicogasshocks/app/Mazda.html

I suppose you can't go wrong with Koni yellows, being that you can adjust them to the proper rate. I'll admit that I'm not current on the Mazdaspeed6 stuff, so perhaps a MS6 guy will chime in on what works well with the H&R's.

Yeah, I saw that those are for the 6, not the MS6, but I was wondering if the spring rate was higher than what the OEM MS6 shocks provide. I'll start a new thread to discuss that.
 
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