Anyone know websites that sell these for the MS6? I need some shocks.
Also, which are the best?
Thanks.
i used tokicko adjustables on my 02 protege 5 with eibach pro-kits. They worked excellent and i believe have a lifetime warranty. When i would turn the stiffness all the way up the thing was pretty much a go-kart. Handled excellently
Tokico has had quality issues with the the blues lately, IMHO. Not much of a performance gain over the stockers.
I thought Koni had something, but I guess not.
You can use the Koni yellows..... there resources other than this single forum.
(google) hint: you will find many examples.... but probably not on THIS forum apparently....Have other people successfully used Koni Yellows on a Mazdaspeed6......not any other car........just a Mazdaspeed6, and for how long have they had them now?
(google) hint: you will find many examples.... but probably not on THIS forum apparently....
Go to the RPM website. They are a sponsor on here with their own subforum. They carry both Koni and Bilstein replacements. They also have their own springs, IIRC right now they are waiting on the next shipment to come in. I have a set of the pre-production springs and they are great. Just a slight drop (around 1/2") but with a much better set of spring rates. Handling is much improved with them.
I don't believe RPM actually has the springs yet on their site. I think Donny said that they are due in any day from the manufacturer. He has already had several testing samples created and took much end-user feedback - there's a HUGE thread over at 6club about the whole thing....Sounds great........ I already have the megan's springs that I purchased from another member, I love them, handling definitely feels improved........ I'm just slightly worried about the shocks........ better safe than sorry to be honest
Thanks for the heads up about RPM. I go to their site often. I'm waiting til after the holidays to buy a few things from them........ like the halo xtec dde headlights, etc.
I'm gonna go check now.
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I was looking at the koni complete set, the only thing that bothers me is the fact that it says to pair the complete set with eibach for a 1.5 inch lower....... but i have the megans which means 2 inches...... so I'm wondering if I can still use these shocks, or if they're crap out on me after a while, for being .5" lower than suggested on the site?
i used tokicko adjustables on my 02 protege 5 with eibach pro-kits. They worked excellent and i believe have a lifetime warranty. When i would turn the stiffness all the way up the thing was pretty much a go-kart. Handled excellently
I don't believe RPM actually has the springs yet on their site. I think Donny said that they are due in any day from the manufacturer. He has already had several testing samples created and took much end-user feedback - there's a HUGE thread over at 6club about the whole thing....
Honestly, if you are running 2" lower on the OEM shocks, you can only improve by going with the Koni yellows.... not the FSD shocks you were looking at. I personally wouldn't go with them until someone goes for them to give some feedback on the MS6 - if you want to be that tester, go for it! But they are pricey compared to the regular adjustable ones....
Anyways, like I said, there are literally mountains of suspension information over there.
Well, you are looking at the FSD shocks, not the yellows (aka Sport Adjustable shocks)..... so the yellows are 280/front and 260/rear = 540 total. So it isn't quite as bad. I think with the 2" drop, you are just going to KILL the stock shocks.... I'm not sure how long you actually want to keep them on there.I was checking out the yellows, but man 800 bucks isn't something I really want to "experiment" with. I just want to make sure they will handle the 2 inch drop. right now my stock shocks are doing fine and my ride is stiff in a good way, and handling is good. But I get concious and worry as to taking a corner too hard will burst out one of the shocks.
I know the Konis will handle the drop better than factory struts. I'm just worried as to the point of I don't want them to crap out a year later. I want to make sure they can handle the 2 inch drop (drive)
Nah, the $800 ones are the new FSD shocks. I don't know anyone that has tried them yet (overall or more specifically on the 6), but I really haven't paid attention b/c I've already done my shock swap (and I have sworn to NEVER do that job again..... pain in my ass....).Mdogg I thought the set for 800 was for the Koni Yellows, not the FSD? I'll have to go back and check it out. sounds like the yellows might be my best bet.
The rears don't have the shock on the inside of the spring coil. It's separate and the OEM black shock blends in quite well with everything else under there.BTW why did it appear that there were no struts on the rear of the car? when I took the wheels and everything off, I installed the springs on the rear, and that was that. Easiest thing to do. the Front is what gave me trouble because I had to get a spring compressor to get the springs off the front with the struts?