Merry Christmas to me - MC Content!

Congrats gorgeous car! Im sure you will have many fantastic times ahead!

This would be my perfect combo but as luck would have it wrong place wrong time. Got an MR to replace the MC and they are both wonderful cars :thumbsup:
 
Many congrats, that's a wonderful car!

They are still such a bargain for the experience on offer. Enjoy!
 
That is such a lovely combo you have their dude. The colours and the CSL wheels are perfect for the MC body. I hope you are able to enjoy the car as much as possible over the festive period!
 
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Congrats - sounds like with those alloys and the suspension already done it should be a lovely thing.

they are typically crashy over the rear, stock suspension sucks but duno how those coilovers compare. Does it have a strut brace?

I saw my perfect spec coupe the other day, got me dreamin’ :(
 
jimmybell said:
Congrats - sounds like with those alloys and the suspension already done it should be a lovely thing.

they are typically crashy over the rear, stock suspension sucks but duno how those coilovers compare. Does it have a strut brace?

I saw my perfect spec coupe the other day, got me dreamin’
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Thanks, it drives really well (less crashy over the rear than my 3.0Si) but I think it's just too low with the coil-overs - it grounded going over a speed bump on the way home!

I might try raising it as far as the coil-overs will go (about a half inch), but it also came with a full set of H & R lowering springs so I'll do some research on those as well because it's only ever going to be a road car.

And it does have a shiny chrome strut brace. :)
 
I suspect the H&R lowering springs will be too low for your needs too. I had Eibachs before fitting Clubsports and the ride height wasn’t particularly different, certainly nowhere near OEM.
 
Congratulations. That’s a fantastic looking M in a great colour combo. Here’s to many miles of enjoyment.
 
Mr Tidy said:
jimmybell said:
Congrats - sounds like with those alloys and the suspension already done it should be a lovely thing.

they are typically crashy over the rear, stock suspension sucks but duno how those coilovers compare. Does it have a strut brace?

I saw my perfect spec coupe the other day, got me dreamin’
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Thanks, it drives really well (less crashy over the rear than my 3.0Si) but I think it's just too low with the coil-overs - it grounded going over a speed bump on the way home!

I might try raising it as far as the coil-overs will go (about a half inch), but it also came with a full set of H & R lowering springs so I'll do some research on those as well because it's only ever going to be a road car.

And it does have a shiny chrome strut brace. :)
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If you wind them up you should get within 20mm of the oem height which should be fine for what your after?

Lowering springs are a bigger drop than that and it'll be crashy on the oem dampers too...
 
RedUn said:
If you wind them up you should get within 20mm of the oem height which should be fine for what your after?

Lowering springs are a bigger drop than that and it'll be crashy on the oem dampers too...
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Thanks, getting them fully extended is my 1st plan.

I'm assuming any lowered spring is generally going to be stiffer than OEM because it'll be shorter, and I'm not really bothered about getting it to sit low.

Longer term, in an ideal world I'd like to end up with better ride and handling than standard - but could live with a slight drop in height to achieve that.

Just need to work out what will give me that - any ideas would be welcome! :thumbsup:

Then I imagine I could sell both sets of H & Rs!
 
Tricky one, although anything is going to ride well compared to your runflats!

Definitely try max height first. Because the H&Rs are only height adjustable I imagine they will be stiffer than stock (to achieve a noticeable handling "improvement" straight out of the box). On the other hand, they have progressive springs, so won't be particularly hardcore either. They could be just fine - seem to get decent feedback on other forums.

If you end up thinking there's room for improvement in the ride, then it could well be worth selling all the H&R bits and reverting back to a decent OEM+ set up like a matched set of Eibach springs and Bilstein shocks. Switching back to 18s would also be a decent improvement too, of course.
 
MrPT said:
Tricky one, although anything is going to ride well compared to your runflats!

Definitely try max height first. Because the H&Rs are only height adjustable I imagine they will be stiffer than stock (to achieve a noticeable handling "improvement" straight out of the box). On the other hand, they have progressive springs, so won't be particularly hardcore either. They could be just fine - seem to get decent feedback on other forums.

If you end up thinking there's room for improvement in the ride, then it could well be worth selling all the H&R bits and reverting back to a decent OEM+ set up like a matched set of Eibach springs and Bilstein shocks. Switching back to 18s would also be a decent improvement too, of course.
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Thanks, max height will definitely be the 1st step. :thumbsup:

If that works I may well just leave them on seeing as whatever I could sell them for probably wouldn't cover the cost of fitting new parts.

Even as it is it rides better than my 3.0Si on run-flats! But I really couldn't bring myself to remove the CSL reps. :roll:
 
Mr Tidy said:
RedUn said:
If you wind them up you should get within 20mm of the oem height which should be fine for what your after?

Lowering springs are a bigger drop than that and it'll be crashy on the oem dampers too...
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Thanks, getting them fully extended is my 1st plan.

I'm assuming any lowered spring is generally going to be stiffer than OEM because it'll be shorter, and I'm not really bothered about getting it to sit low.

Longer term, in an ideal world I'd like to end up with better ride and handling than standard - but could live with a slight drop in height to achieve that.

Just need to work out what will give me that - any ideas would be welcome! :thumbsup:

Then I imagine I could sell both sets of H & Rs!
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You could always get them re-valved if they are too harsh at full height, probably the cheapest option too :thumbsup:
 
Congratulations!

Right engine but still the wrong body! :poke:

Fingers crossed that I'll see her in the metal on Sunday.
 
No, it's the right body for me - you know I don't do Roadsters. :P

It'll be there on Sunday, assuming the weather behaves!
 
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