Need info on absorber for Mazda BG

[tonytony]

kenken,

ya lor, now saving some cash for a proper set of springs, proly will go for the GAB malaysia

Joe,
it seems that most here would agree to stick back with ur OEM abs (kayaba gas), then choose a good set of springs. there's one forummer who is selling off his Hotbits springs, maybe you could look at that aswell ???

 

[kenken]

they all say GAB is soft..not very good(heard from kenari and saga owners)...if memory serves right, i think the Bay Brothers sparepart shop selling GAB also.the shop is at pj state.the price there is the cheapest around.

 

[tonytony]

soft and cheap at Bay Bros ?? hahahhah...perfect for me !
mind telling me where this Bay Bros is at pj state ?

 

[b00n]

kenken, Local GAB spring is hard; but the absorber a little bit on the soft side.
Might be lack of QA because how stiff the abs is depends on the oil/gas inside.

 

[kenken]

erm...near the police station. but im not sure whether they got deal with GAB or not. my fren using saga gab spring..quite soft...but confirm harder than standard springs.

 

[kenken]

sorry i mean im not sure they STILL got deal with GAB or not.
my fren bought saga GAB lowered springs form RM200+ only

 

[kenken]

last time i was quoted at RSone (GAB dealer in Kepong ) springs for RM550.
in the end i decided to take Hotbits because of its price (RM400 w/o installation) and it comes with a 10 year warranty. and its made in germany.

 

[b00n]

yeah yeah...RM550 for BG & BF.....
but because that time he promised me GAB but he forgot and when I reached there, he doesn't have stock anymore, he go and source KW spring for me.
So I never really experienced GAB spring before.

 

[kenken]

oh..u mean u bought KW springs from RSone? so how much did u pay for those?
BF is lantis?

 

[kenken]

by the way,KW good or not?wat abs are u using?

 

[b00n]

He replaced with the same price...
It should be more expensive than GAB; I think around 100 difference...
I'm using Koni s/h with it....so far I feel ok. Stiff but not that stiff... soft but not that soft...
the only thing is my back a little bit bumpy......

 

[kenken]

wah...not bad..u bought it cheap.the back bumpy means back is stiffer than the front? u can try to reduce tyre pressure to 30 or 29 psi. u using 17"?

 

[sengasdf]

my car too soft, using stock spring + abs. Comfort to drive, but don't dare to try corner,only dare to try 70km/h. Can feel a lot of softness when pushing from side...

 

[kenken]

ya thats why we must upgrade....hehe

 

[kenken]

hey boon..the koni u bought how much? expensive?hard or not?

 

[flatlander525]

guys... i use mazdaspeed soft hard lantis rear absober at my BG.. and it become lowerd and soft la... my tyres always touch the arch... the abs i already put to 5 means the hardest... but still soft laa...

so i decide to change the coil la to make it harder and higher a little bit..

so what coil should i replace to?

B8 4wd rear coil..?
GaB coil.?
or other coil thet fits....

im using 205/16/55

thanks

 

[tonytony]

what coils are u currently using ?
for me i use oem kayaba gas and cut springs also no problem with wheel touching the arch in my tx3. i'm surprised why ur set-up have this problem ?????

 

[kenken]

where did u guys buy the mazda speed abs ar? i've been looking around but cannot find. all i see in chopshops are just high low adjustables.

 

[kenken]

flatlander, is your mazdaspeed abs kong already?

 

[b00n]

i think MS only got s/h..
btw, the ms spring is eibach..guess it could be too soft.
try GAB which is harder....I meant the spring, not the abs.
TEIN is also worth a try......