Miata Mailing List: March 2000, Message #12

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I use Illuminas with the stock springs and sways on my '93 and I think it is 
an excellent setup.  On Miata runs, I never have any trouble keeping up with 
anybody even in the most demanding situations.  I like the stock springs 
because they give me a lot of wheel travel on those roads with lots of dips 
and yees and yaws (yees and yaws???  LOL!!!!) =)  Well you know, very uneven 
irregular surfaces that pitch to the left and right and up and down,...  The 
REALLY FUN roads!!  We seem to have a lot of them around here. =)  I set my 
Illumines on 5 (firmest) and the suspension swallows up the dips and flips 
with great aplomb.  I have watched a lot of the lowered cars bob and slam on 
these roads, so I don't think I'll be changing from my stock springs until 
someone comes out with a progressive performance spring that keeps the Miata 
at close to the stock height, allowing for the same amount of wheel travel.  
That's just been my observation on the roads that "I" have to drive and play 
on.  For daily use, I just set the Illuminas on 1 or 2, depending on how I 
feel.  On 1 the ride is much more "plush" than the stock shocks were and at 
the same time they handle far better than the stock shocks ever thought of 
handling.  I just purchased a set of JR sways to put on.  Just haven't had 
the time to do it yet but I'm pretty sure I'll be very happy with the 
combination.

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Larry Alster wrote:

> Agreed but the FM springs on the Konis make a great ride and handling
>  package too.  Ask the P Cars that get to chase me at Roebling.
>  
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>  Keith Tanner wrote:
>  > 
>  > >I went with Konis for my Miata mainly because so many
>  > >people here on the list said they were the way to go.
>  > >And ya know what?  They were right!
>  > 
>  > I think they're A way to go.  I recommend the Tokicos for certain
>  > application, such as when matched with FM springs.  My Miata runs FM
>  > springs with Illuminas, and my father's car runs with Konis and stock
>  > springs.  You know what?  They're both a good way to go, but they have
>  > different strengths.
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Ernie Scheidl
& "Squirrel" =^) - '93 Base, Classic Red with Titanium Silver 'Baby' Cobra 
Stripes 
and matching interior accents.
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