⇒ Miata Suspension: Listed by Price ⇐

[xjdesertfox]

A list of the available shocks/springs/coilovers available for the miata. Please copy/paste the list when adding to it in order for the most updated list to be in the most recent reply.


Add ons
Ebay coilover perches - $45
FM Springs - $250
QA1 Springs ~$160
Ground Control Sleeves - $400
Nb top hats - $100/set
ISC top hats - $82/pair
FM Top hats - $263/pair

Shocks/Coilovers
Used OEM shocks - $75
Raceland - $320
KYB AGX - $350
Rokkors - $360
Bilstein sport - $450
Tokico Illumina - $550
Koni yellow - $550
Function/Form/Topspeed - $560
Megan EZ streets - $650
Tein Basis - $650
FM Vmaxx - $695
Megan Streets - $800
Tein Street Advance - $860
FM Xtreme - $895
Fortune Auto 500 Series - $1100
Stance GR+ - $1150
Tein Flex - $1300
Fortune Auto 510 Series - $1400
Bilstein PSS9 - $1400
JIC FLT Twins - $1450
KW Varient 1 - $1450
Tein Monoflex - $1600
Xida CS - $1900
FM Afco Coilovers - $2000
Xida CS + helpers - $2160
Ohlins DFV - $2800


Im sure I missed some things. Feel free to add.

[The Platypus]

Great post man.

Add ons
Ebay coilover perches - $45
FM Springs - $250
QA1 Springs ~$160
Ground Control Sleeves - $400
Nb top hats - $100/set
ISC top hats - $82/pair
FM Top hats - $263/pair

Shocks/Coilovers
Used OEM shocks - $75
Raceland - $320
KYB AGX - $350
Rokkors - $360
Bilstein sport - $450
Tokico Illumina - $550
Koni yellow - $550
Function/Form/Topspeed - $560
Megan EZ streets - $650
Tein Basis - $650
FM Vmaxx - $695
Megan Streets - $800
Tein Street Advance - $860
FM Xtreme - $895
Fortune Auto 500 Series - $1100
Stance GR+ - $1150
Tein Flex - $1300
Fortune Auto 510 Series - $1400
Bilstein PSS9 - $1400
JIC FLT Twins - $1450
KW Varient 1 - $1450
Tein Monoflex - $1600
Xida CS - $1900
FM Afco Coilovers - $2000
Xida CS + helpers - $2160
Ohlins DFV - $2800
Fat Cat Motorsports Elite Coilovers - $1727 (NC version is $2127)

[xjdesertfox]

Damn! I forgot abount FCM's, lets try to keep them in price order =D

Add ons
Ebay coilover perches - $45
FM Springs - $250
QA1 Springs ~$160
Ground Control Sleeves - $400
Nb top hats - $100/set
ISC top hats - $82/pair
FM Top hats - $263/pair

Shocks/Coilovers
Used OEM shocks - $75
Raceland - $320
KYB AGX - $350
Rokkors - $360
Bilstein sport - $450
Tokico Illumina - $550
Koni yellow - $550
Function/Form/Topspeed - $560
Megan EZ streets - $650
Tein Basis - $650
FM Vmaxx - $695
Megan Streets - $800
Tein Street Advance - $860
FM Xtreme - $895
Fortune Auto 500 Series - $1100
Stance GR+ - $1150
Tein Flex - $1300
Fortune Auto 510 Series - $1400
Bilstein PSS9 - $1400
JIC FLT Twins - $1450
KW Varient 1 - $1450
Tein Monoflex - $1600
Fat Cat Motorsports Elite Coilovers - $1727 (NC version is $2127)
Xida CS - $1900
FM Afco Coilovers - $2000
Xida CS + helpers - $2160
Ohlins DFV - $2800

[The Platypus]

Haha oops, I forgot they were listed by price.

[tsingson]

Great list guys!

[DK Wolf]

It's official, fuck cr.

I love mazdaroadster

[LOL]

What prices are you going off of? MSRP? I've seen prices for alot of what you posted vary greatly from vendor to vendor.

[mhogan0]

This should be a sticky or at least a must read, gotta keep this at the top a lot of newbs would need to read this

[I<3flippyheadlights]

Awesome post. Very helpful when shopping around. What would make it better? Spring rates.

[The Driver]

This should be a sticky or at least a must read, gotta keep this at the top a lot of newbs would need to read this

Tempting, but prices do change with time, and some products are priced differently by different vendors.


Neat thread though!

PS: I just ordered my FCM's last night. ETA is 6 to 8 weeks. Can't wait!

[xjdesertfox]

What prices are you going off of? MSRP? I've seen prices for alot of what you posted vary greatly from vendor to vendor.

Prices I went by are either what I see them being sold for, or for what they are available for from forum vendors.

For example, Tein flex MSRP for much higher than I listed, But they are available for cheaper than listed from a MR.net vendor.

[tanakapz]

where are people getting ez streets for 650?

[Demon I Am]

Add ons
Ebay coilover perches - $45
FM Springs - $250
QA1 Springs ~$160
Ground Control Sleeves - $400
Nb top hats - $100/set
ISC top hats - $82/pair
FM Top hats - $263/pair

Shocks/Coilovers
Used OEM shocks - $75
Raceland - $320
KYB AGX - $350
Rokkors - $360
Bilstein sport - $450
Tokico Illumina - $550
Koni yellow - $550
Function/Form/Topspeed - $560
Megan EZ streets - $650
Tein Basis - $650
FM Vmaxx - $695
Megan Streets - $800
Tein Street Advance - $860
FM Xtreme - $895
DGR Street-$1099
Fortune Auto 500 Series - $1100
Stance GR+ - $1150
DGR Track-$1199
Tein Flex - $1300
Fortune Auto 510 Series - $1400
Bilstein PSS9 - $1400
JIC FLT Twins - $1450
KW Varient 1 - $1450
Tein Monoflex - $1600
Fat Cat Motorsports Elite Coilovers - $1727 (NC version is $2127)
Xida CS - $1900
FM Afco Coilovers - $2000
Xida CS + helpers - $2160
Ohlins DFV - $2800

[xjdesertfox]

where are people getting ez streets for 650?

Go look in the EZ street thread, last I heard $630 shipped was the going rate. Assuming you can find them in stock...

[KAL]

I have the Ta-Technix coilovers (http://www.tatechnix.de/tatechnix/gx/index.php?cat=c3025_NA.html), maybe not available in the US?
$416

[kung fu jesus]

Well done! Thanks for posting this!

[Blueiii]

Like this idea! MR FTW.

One suggestion. . . could we update the list to include the MR.Net approved sponsor (with the lowest price if more than one) and a link to their site? This would be good for the MR sponsors business and (possibly) promote some competition?

I'd love to know which sponsor offers the lowest shipped price on Koni Yellows - it would encourage me to buy from a sponsor (instead of searching Ebay, where I know I can get a set of 4 for $550. I'd prefer to support our sponsors if I can.

[xjdesertfox]

Blueii. I believe rspeed is at about the same price on koni yellows.

I also don't think its a good idea to post which sponsors offer the lowest price, some of our sponsors compete with each other, and we can't promote one sponsor over another, that wouldn't be fair.

[vindi49]

Great list, thanks! Need to look into this a bit more and find out about the Fat Cat offering vs the Xida ones... I'll also try to add in some of the UK offerings if I can work out a conversion into dollars!

Russell.

[concealer404]

I'll see if i can get the Cusco pricing and post it in here. :)


Blitz ZZ-R - $1460
Cusco Comp-S - $1025
Cusco Sport Zero-1 (Rubber mounts) - $1325
Cusco Sport Zero-1 (Pillowball) - $1550
Cusco Sport Zero-2E (rubber) - $1630
Cusco Sport Zero-2E (pillowball) - $1875
KTS SC System Beta - $1085

[xjdesertfox]

Great list, thanks! Need to look into this a bit more and find out about the Fat Cat offering vs the Xida ones...
Russell.

This is a good read. I myself am biased to the xida's. I'll be ordering my set this week hopefully.

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=400842

This is also a good post by BritishGreenMachine


Well a simple comparision should help you pick. Assuming you are considering either xida club sports or FCM non adjustables are they are within the same price range ill give you a quick comparison.

Xida clubsport

-great valving by one of the fastest miata owners in the country.

-Adjustable to various springs and driving conditions (rain, balance understeer oversteer, change of spring rate, etc)

-Extremly light aluminum body paired up with lightest and arguable most linear springs on the market "hypercoil")

-Stroke length that exceeed suspension travel so you will never bottom out the syspension which is a very harsh experience when it happens. (imagine you suspension stroke hitting a brick wall)

-option to upgrade to dual, even triple adjustable.

-AST shock which in terms of quality is superb.

-damping range soft as nb bilstien on the low end to harsh as double the rate of tien flexs on the high end. This alows the user adjust which way they want to comprise their suspension, more towards handling, or more towards comfort. And if you dont like a setting it takes a minute or 2 to change.


FCM fixed damping

-great damping valved by fellow miata enthusiast, with many positive reviews on this board.

-non adjustable in this price range, but damping allows +-100 lbs in spring rate.

-heavy steel shock oem length shock, either heavy QA1 or eibach springs.

-stroke length that works great with car is barely lowered (12.75 front, 13 rear) but ne lower you start running out of stroke. Car is prone to hitting bumpstops and not allowing suspension enough travel to function properly.

-able to upgrade to single and dual adjustable.

-Bilstein quality which is known to be precise, and durable.

Colesnotes for those that do not want to read the novel I wrote below
I have owed FCM's and consider them great coilovers, but in the end I have chosen to purchase Xida Clubsports as I believe they pack more bang for buck


A lil more in depth about both companies:

I can tell you that I have personaly owned a set of FCM's and sadly had to sell them due to financial reason at the time. I had to wait ten years and 11 months before I finaly recieved my shocks (well...maybe an exageration :P but it did take Shaik 3 months to finaly deliver my shocks. Though through the entire time he always answered questions I had, and then some so I consider customer serivice top notch if your willing to wait X amount of months for your shock. Once I recieved the shock I was very pleased. I order FCM's in 550/350 flavour. They were everything people ragged about, very comfortable, great handling, and beefy design. I also upgraded to swift springs which cut down some unsprung weight, and gave the springs a bit more linear feel. Overall I was very happy untill I realized I didnt like how high the stance was, and also the 550/350 was a lil on the soft side more my iron butt. It took the car just a millsecond more then I liked to settle down in turns, which is in no fault of the FCM shocks, just my choice in spring rate. As for the ride height, when I tried to lower the car to where I like its looks (12.25 and 12.5) the shocks became much harsher over big bumps because it would bottom out, and the limited travel made the ride bouncy as the shock didnt have enough travel to work. So to my dismay I went back to 12.75 and 13 to get the shock working well again. Overall very good product, but given what I wanted, and at the same time ran into debt, I had to let them go. If not for the debt I probably would have kept them but it made the choice easier as I wasnt fully satisfied with the product.

In terms of Emillio;s customer service, after I solved my financial problems I decided I wanted top notch coilovers again and purchased some xida-s coilovers. The next day I called emillio to ask him when wil my coilovers arrive. To my suprise Emillio told me when but then fired a question back and asked if I knew his clubsports are coming out. I almost thought I was going crazy because here I am with full payment made a day ago on xida-s coils and emilio is questioning if the purchase is right for me. After talking to emillio about the small drawbacks yet huge saving of xida clubsports I asked for a refund. I really appreciated the fact that emilio didnt just try to push some expensive part down my throat but instead did the opposite and told me to save my money. On top of that for the next 20-30min emilio went through everything from ride height, to tire temps, to alignment, to damping settings explaining to me how to to get the most out of my xida clubsports once they become available. For me to get a even better understanding he provided me with several links so I can further my knowledge in the subject. So when you buy a product from 949 emilio tries not only to sell you a part, but make sure you understand how to use it to its full capability. This business moto and the excelent bang for buck punch that the clubsports pack is the reason why I plan to purchase them.

[vindi49]

Add ons
Ebay coilover perches - $45
FM Springs - $250
QA1 Springs ~$160
Ground Control Sleeves - $400
Nb top hats - $100/set
ISC top hats - $82/pair
FM Top hats - $263/pair

Shocks/Coilovers
Used OEM shocks - $75
Raceland - $320
KYB AGX - $350
Rokkors - $360
Bilstein sport - $450
Tokico Illumina - $550
Koni yellow - $550
Function/Form/Topspeed - $560
Megan EZ streets - $650
Tein Basis - $650
FM Vmaxx - $695
Megan Streets - $800
Tein Street Advance - $860
FM Xtreme - $895
BC Racing - $940
Meister R Zeta-S - $965
Performance 5 SportDrive - $1000
Gaz Gold Pro - $1000
Cusco Comp-S - $1025
KTS SC System Beta - $1085
DGR Street-$1099
Fortune Auto 500 Series - $1100
HSD HR - $1140
Stance GR+ - $1150
DGR Track-$1199
Tein Flex - $1300
Cusco Sport Zero-1 (Rubber mounts) - $1325
Fortune Auto 510 Series - $1400
Bilstein PSS9 - $1400
JIC FLT Twins - $1450
KW Varient 1 - $1450
Blitz ZZ-R - $1460
Cusco Sport Zero-1 (Pillowball) - $1550
Tein Monoflex - $1600
Cusco Sport Zero-2E (rubber) - $1630
Fat Cat Motorsports Elite Coilovers - $1727 (NC version is $2127)
Cusco Sport Zero-2E (pillowball) - $1875
Xida CS - $1900
FM Afco Coilovers - $2000
Xida CS + helpers - $2160
Ohlins DFV - $2800

[concealer404]

I'm pretty sure JIC makes something for these cars, too... i'll try to find that.
[edit]

Yep.

JIC FLT-FAS Series - $1855
JIC FLT-TAR Series - $2125

[iRoadster]

Motons for an NC…$5200:shocked:

[Blueiii]

Blueii. I believe rspeed is at about the same price on koni yellows.

I also don't think its a good idea to post which sponsors offer the lowest price, some of our sponsors compete with each other, and we can't promote one sponsor over another, that wouldn't be fair.

At minimum we should list which of our sponsors carry various options. I personally disagree about the "fairness," but I'll refrain from creating an argument :)

[Coupeloop]

lol MSRP prices are LOL, but the general idea of listing all the available options is cool.
cant somebody just run through a HyperRev and add more? i can't seem to find mine.

[Phatmiata]

lol MSRP prices are LOL, but the general idea of listing all the available options is cool.
cant somebody just run through a HyperRev and add more? i can't seem to find mine.

hahhaaa that would take all night man.


maybe if I get a 7 scoop cup-o-coffee brewing I might accept this challenge.

[Coupeloop]

^ but its right there at your disposal! its like having the teachers edition of a school book

[brownie]

Not sure on pricing,I can only find a Japanese listing,
Acre Active suspension,Have a set turn up at work from Japan
4755

[Roger11489]

Wondering the best Bang for the buck on coil-overs that offer full ride height adjustment with dampening adjustment for an NB for daily driving/occasional Autocross. in the US btw

[Dandy]

The $400 for Ground Control is for more than sleeves. It is an adjustable coilover kit that includes Eibach springs . . . just add shocks. Those unfamiliar with Ground Control may not know that.

Pic for reference:
http://www.ground-control-store.com/images/fullsize/4516_fs.jpg