Hi All,
Hoping someone can point me in the right direction for fitment of coilovers to my NB. I'm sure any mechanic can do it but will probably charge through the bottom if they have no experience with MX5/know the tricks etc. Ideally they could also do the alignment.
Any assistance would be much appreciated :-) Somewhere inner West would be perfect.
BTW, I'm not all that keen on DIY.
Cheers
Melbourne, Western Suburbs - Where to fit coilovers?
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Re: Melbourne, Western Suburbs - Where to fit coilovers?
I'd just go with your local mechanic.
MX5's are simple cars that are basically the same as many other cars to work on mechanically. To be honest, the MX5 suspension setup is a lot simpler to work on than many other cars too.
Shocks in and out takes me maybe 2 hours or so at home, and that's not rushing it.
A mechanic should be faster since they'll have a hoist and air ratchets to speed things up.
Takes a lot longer if I need to remove the springs (spring compressors take forever), but since you've got coilovers you can just swap the shock/springs in one unit.
MX5's are simple cars that are basically the same as many other cars to work on mechanically. To be honest, the MX5 suspension setup is a lot simpler to work on than many other cars too.
Shocks in and out takes me maybe 2 hours or so at home, and that's not rushing it.
A mechanic should be faster since they'll have a hoist and air ratchets to speed things up.
Takes a lot longer if I need to remove the springs (spring compressors take forever), but since you've got coilovers you can just swap the shock/springs in one unit.
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Re: Melbourne, Western Suburbs - Where to fit coilovers?
Easy job, if you're not willing to diy take it to RTR.
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Re: Melbourne, Western Suburbs - Where to fit coilovers?
I wouldn't go to any random mechanic. Get them installed and properly setup.
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Re: Melbourne, Western Suburbs - Where to fit coilovers?
Thanks guys for the advice.
I've contacted RTR, or alternatively if they aren't keen I have a friend who's a mechanic that can install them, then I can get them to be sorted in terms of height/damper and wheel alignment (949 street setup?) somewhere reputable.
I've contacted RTR, or alternatively if they aren't keen I have a friend who's a mechanic that can install them, then I can get them to be sorted in terms of height/damper and wheel alignment (949 street setup?) somewhere reputable.
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Re: Melbourne, Western Suburbs - Where to fit coilovers?
Hey - how did you go with rtr? Did they do a good job and how much did it cost? Did they do install and alignment? I've got some ohlin coil overs I'm trying to get on my nc and looking for suggestions 

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