Might as well spend the few extra bucks for springs that will be a proper mate to the new shocks.įYI, the Stage 1 kit from FM comes with four bumpstops, similar to the ones Fat Cat sells. Should I just say what the heck and get a full on Flyin' Miata Stage 2.5 kit?įor a street car, I'd go with just the FM stage 1, and Fat Cat bump stops (but not mounts). What about Bilstein Sport and/or HDs? Would they be too harsh for the stock springs? What about putting a set of Koni sports on it? Using their adjustable spring perch to take a bit of the truck-like wheel gap out has some appeal to me? Does doing so require M2/FM mounts and/or revised bump stops?
Has anyone tried the new Koni STR.T or whatever they're called? Are they any good? (By casual autocrossing, I mean I don't care anything about classing, competitiveness, etc.) So, the question becomes what should I do. I don't ever drive this car in anger any more, although I might at some point take up casual autocrossing again. A few years of autocrossing has probably led them to an early demise, although over 33k isn't terrible for ordinary shocks. When I bought the car 6 years ago with 48k, it needed new shocks, and, not knowing any better, replaced them with generic OE-replacement type shocks. My street Miata ('96 w/ 81k miles) is in need of new shock absorbers.
