29 November 2010

GAZ Shocks GHA Coilover Kit: Installed!


Finally, two weeks ago, i have installed on my MX5 the Gaz GHA Coilover, received at home in July end. Winter is not a good time for testing the new coilover. Here in north Italy, the wheather is cold and snowy, now the temperature is near 0°C / 32°F and the streets are often wet. For test this kit well, i must wait spring with more hottest days, and dry road. I can not test it at maximum possibilities but in the daily drive i instantaneously notice the better handling of the car: more rigidity without lose of confort when set as soft. Medium settings of Bump/Rebound are the best for road/sport driving, fantastic reactivity, really great handling and a little lose of confort, but is not a problem for me... Confort for me isn't important. My car must be fun to drive, fuck confort. :-) I try to use medium setting last week, and it was perfect for me. But now is really cold, and soft settings are more safe.

Gaz Shocks GHA uses 40 level adjustment system (compression & rebound together).
Spring rate are 6,2Kg/mm(350lb) Front - 4,8Kg/mm(250lb) Rear

First week i've tryed to use this settings for bump/rebound: 17 Front - 15 Rear.
Now, for winter use i've set it more softer: 12 Front - 10 Rear.

The height of the car is drastically changed: the previous gap between hubcenter and fender was 38cm. Now is 33cm on Front and 34cm on Rear. About -50mm!

Wheel Alignment Spec:

FRONT
Toe: 0mm
Caster: -6°20' (i've asked for -5°50' mechanic not well skilled )
Camber: -1°00'

REAR
Toe: 0,2mm Left + 0,2mm Right
Camber: -1°50'





2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ciao!

Now it looks perfect. Benissimo Maverick!

a presto!

Maverik said...

Thanks Steve!
Now she looks much better!

For the absolute perfection i need also new rims (min et42) and new LSD diff, and... a lot of money! :-)

With coilover on, i'm in "Jinba Ittai" feeling with the car.
Ciao! A presto!