chriskay wrote:Kimosabe wrote: Eibach -30mm springs arrived today but I'll wait until I've had some fun with the ARB upgrade before installing them. Doing an oil change tomorrow.
Before you fit the Eibachs, I'd ask StressedDave's opinion. He will probably explain, in more detail than you actually require, why they will totally f**k the handling.
Chris, Dave, mefoster, mr tent..... thanks. Nothing personal Dave, I just didn't think to ask and as mods are so seldom spoken of on this forum, I thought it best to leave such discussions to the owner's club and other forums. I'm happy to hear anything any of you have to say about MX5s and driving in general and you're all always welcome to drive my cars.
There is much I want to learn and i'm not yet where I want to be as a driver. I'm not entirely unhappy but I can see areas for change in terms of AD and these have been repeatedly mentioned to me by others in the AD community, so i'm spending as much time as I can on it.
I've had these springs sitting in their box for around a week now and I bought them at around the same time as I bought the ARBs. I've decided
not to fit the springs (and thanks for the advice and support with this too) because since changing the ARBs, i'm no longer unhappy with how the car handles and as you rightly say, the money could be better spent upgrading my abilities instead of trying to change my car to suit my inabilities and that's something i'm very keen to do. Not to mention that with two-up, the chances of bottoming out on undulating backroads, is far greater than if the ride height and damping was left alone.
Since I bought the MX5, i've never been happy with the amount of body roll it's had. Upgraded dampers might have been another solution but with the ARB change, I like the way it is, for now. It's just a bit of a tweak and not intended to substitute good driving.
I'm also servicing my cars myself now.... and in the process realising that I know far more foreign swear words than I thought
.....it's all part of the journey and SWMBO completely understands.... probably.
Thanks again guys.