Are Cheap Coilovers a Waste of Money? | Expensive Coilovers Worth it? | Miata MaXpeedingRods Review
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- Опубликовано: 12 апр 2022
- Is there a difference between $300 budget coilovers and $1500 expensive coilovers? Are expensive coilovers worth the $1200 difference? Are the cheap coilovers a waste of money?
MaXpeedingRods sent me a set of their entry level budget coilovers that retail for about $300. I install them on the supercharged widebody Miata to see if I can spot the difference and if the Meister R Clubrace coilovers were worth the $1200 difference in price! I know when it comes to coilovers things can get pricey really quick, but should you be wasting your time with cheap coilovers or is a more expensive set well worth the money?
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Durability is also a huge factor as are the materials used. Not all metal is created equal.
In my area, the go to for cheap coilovers are RaceLands…the offer much more adjustability and they go for $400+ . They ride pretty good too.
Very well said! coming from the guy that just bought the BC BR series for his 99…💪🏻
just discovered you from this video, gotta say man you put together a clean video subbed and can't wait to dive into the rest of your content. Also I drive a 17 MX5 RF Miata club!
i have these miester coils and they are perfect. i daily drive mine and on the way home i hit the canyon and they handle like a champ!!! best purchase ever.
what's your ride height measurement from pinch weld to the floor?
Nice video! And what a Miata!!! perfect
At a certain point, there's nothing wrong with stock. If they bottom out before using the already-limited rear travel on an NA, then I'd consider them to be parking spacers. They keep the keep the wheels from touching the fenders, but they're not suspension. But some guys really do buy Miatas for competitive parking, so if that's your game, it's probably better than cut stock springs purely due to adjustability.
This is an old thread, but I just got my latest Miata and I need to get the suspension upgraded. In my previous NA, I had installed a set of XIDA coil-over dampers and those were the absolute best of everything I trie before I tried Koni, Bilstein, stock and other brands of shock absorbers and various other spring combos with and without the threaded adjustment. The difference was immediate and orders of magnitude better and smoother handling and comfortable ride.
Running the MeisterR ZetaCRD. I think it's just the club sport with softer springs. Love them.
another factor -if you're not track thrashing the MeisterR Sportive Coilovers would be a better comparison and at $600 would walk all over the Maxp units....... In fact for road I've heard that with a 1kg less front spring rate they make a better job than the CRD's on the street.. I'd also wager that unless you really understand chassis dynamics there could be a good case for buying factory matched springs/damper setting - even if it isn't so cool on your S/Media
I would like to know if u tested them on a track on canyon run, and if yes, how did they felt?
I don’t like wondering if I left performance on the table so I got the Xidas… $2700 ish after tax but now I know the damping isn’t holding me back
Were these the GT1 or zeta crd coils from meisterR?
Tempted to use Maxspeeding Rods on my 240sx for track drift driving only, 2-4 times a year. Or just buy the Rev9 monotubes for double the price.
It’s the OSHA approved footwear for me
is 12.5k front not really, really firm for a car as light as a miata? (Meister R)
You said the better set you tested, where $1400. Those are cheap entery level coilovers. Really good coilovers kw, bilstein, ohlins, cusco, even good b.c. are 2 to 3k up to 5-6k. The eBay stuff and receland are normally for people who are concerned about look "it works and it gets you low".
well i had maxspeedingrods on my mx5 when i bought it and they where awefull because they where old and bad
So if you have to remove all the preload (Which is incredibly dangerous as the strut is not supported properly) then you are effectively reducing the spring compression rate below that of a standard setup which means increased suspension travel and body roll to the point the rears bottom out under extended loading such as long cornering. In other words these are not fit for purpose, they do not lower the car and they reduce the spring rate. This is a downgrade not an upgrade.