Originally Posted By: Char Baby
Originally Posted By: DuckRyder
KYB.
Are you saying that KYB is the OE supplier to Mazda or that the OP should change to KYB?
^^^I would have gotten KYB's myself but, the price was right in the Monroe's. Same warranty(lifetime). I do like the Monroe’s as they have softened up the ride(along with decent tires/Pirelli P7) somewhat without penalizing the handling that we've noticed.
I’m saying (or was saying) get KYB.
I have never had very good luck with Monroe and if Sachs, Boge, Bilstein or Koni are not available or appropriate KYB has always done me right.
As for the Monroe mentioned. I would be wary of them if they do not allow the suspension to sag equal to the OE. Monroe seems to be saying that they use a longer coil spring bump stop vs the standard which may be fine, but would concern me if it does not allow full suspension travel.
It would be interesting to know if the Monroe allows the same amount of droop installed. One could determine this by taking a few measurements. I’d be more OK with it if the Monroe shock extended to OE length under the weight of the suspension or could be extended to OE length by hand which would indicate the bump spring was relatively weak at least in the initial stage of apply.