Ok guys, working on getting my future suspension finalized and hopefully ordered by mid-december:

550/450 f/r 2.25"ID, 6" free length
Koni sports
Koni Adjustable Perches

RB front sway
no rear sway

bushings to be done around the same time.

What do you think? any holes in my research and work? we can lightly discuss the rear-sway bar stuff, but its no big deal to me, I have the stock and an MSM sway already and will play with them when the time is right. This is how it sits at the moment and I can't seem to find any holes or improvements that would be needed at this time.

 

I'm assuming the tubular front bar?

the only think I dont like is Koni shocks.

 

I agree, I am a little biased towards the bilsteins...but I need to find an adjustable perch that fits. sorry but I am not considering the GC stuff. and I don't know how well the e-bay stuff works.

and yes its the 1.125" front tubular sway.

priority #1 here has been reduction in weight, hence the 2.25" springs and the konis (which are smaller than the bilsteins).

 

There's a really long thread on m.net regarding the ebay stuff. Supposedly the adjustable perches ain't bad, but do need to be modified a bit for fitment. Are you gonna be getting hypercoil springs?

 

Yes I will be. its hard to find anyhting else in 2.25" and I am not paying more for eibach springs.

 

Anyone know of a coil-over spring/perch for 2.25" springs that fits the Bilsteins (2" shock body)

 

http://farnorthracing.com/autocross_secrets18.html
Here is the link to the article I was telling you about this afternoon.

Might be able to have something machined similar to this? http://limitlessmotorsports.com/blog/?cat=5

 

I am sold on the bilsteins, but I can't for the life of me find a 2.25" adjustable spring perch (although I did find a 2.5" ones in many places).

since Bilsteins are 2" outside diameter (and konis are 1.75"),can Bilsteins even be used with 2.25" springs?

I think I found a koni perch that would work:
waiiiit...I think I found something:
http://www.koniracing.com/sleeves.cfm

50mm sleeve, right?

 

Problem has been solved by others before us. These guys have what you are looking for:
http://www.iscracing.net/miatasuspension.html

 

right right! I was thinking about ISC. so do you know if the Bilsteins can take a 2.25" spring? I figure that might be too small right? It would be really nice though...