Anyone care to comment ont the M7 coilover suspension.
Curious about the soft settings versus stock suspension as well as the stiffest rates for track..
Thanks

 

this might have some info

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=99151

 

Oh, you mean the actual thread that is pretty much about the COs and not hijacked by bad-mouthers and other miscreants.

 

I have just had M7 coilovers/strut tower brace, H-sport camber plates and rear comp sway bar installed. LDG finished the instalation set it all up real nice. I,ve done 21,000 miles on the stock suspension and now a little over 1,200 on the coilovers, I hate to say it as a GP owner but it made a big improvement, I am very happy I did it. However when it comes time to install, go straight to a performance place like LDG, it will save you money.

Here's how the car looks now as well as a pic of the rear suspension.

 

^^That GP looks soooooooo sweet

Making me seriously consider ripping out my BBK and Koni Sport Sus in order to get a lower stance with coilovers.

 

I see you have spacer plates in the rear. Did you need these for the coilovers and did you have to get the Helix bushing for the rears to fit???

Thanks for your help.

Nice looking car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GP0088

 

Thanks a lot mate . Because of the GP wheel offset of 52 you will need 5mm spacers to clear the front coilover's, I put them on the rear so the wheels align with the front.You will also need new studs and lugs, TSW sells the correct stud set, which is not shown in the picture. You will also need adjustable lower rear control arms if you want to lower it as much as I did. Unfortunately this information was not known by M7 when I was inquirring about the coilovers, so the install was not as straight forward as the dealership had thought when talking to M7 for advice, but after LDG was done reinstalling and setting them up the results were worth every bit of effort made by all involved .

 

Thanks for the info. I'm waiting on TSW to come out with their Dual Adjustment coilovers before I go to coilovers. Lots of options but I'd like to see the players sort out their products. I have the TSW studs plus spacers in the front to clear a BBK. I also have adjustable arms in the rear.
Thanks for the info.
Larry

GP0088

 

If you go onto the GPmini website one of the texas GP's has the TSW coilovers installed.

 

Here's a pic of some of the suspension parts, the coilovers are both height adjustable and compression/rebound adjustable with 15 click positions.

 

I just recently had a chance to install my M7 coilovers on my car, and I couldn't be happier with them.

I know, I know "You're supposed to say that, Will!" Well, I could also say nothing.

I went from H-sport springs/stock shocks, which I was actually pretty happy with, to the M7 coilovers. I am no longer happy with the H-sport springs/stock shocks!

I kid. That is still a great setup, but the adjustability of the M7 Coilovers is convenient and covers a range that everyone should be happy with. I had to play around with ride height and rebound settings for a good two weeks to set the system where I am happy with the settings. Thankfully, there is enough adjustability that I could find that point and the adjustments are extremely easy to perform, so it wasn't a chore to play around with differences and find my perfect setting. The rebound selection ***** are really convenient, as has been said already, and ride height adjustment is not difficult.

One of the best characteristics is the reduced bounce of the suspension while not being in the least bit harsh, at least compared to my previous setup, or even the stock sport suspension (with a big rear sway, at least). The car is not only much more comfortable, but handles much better to boot. Win win situation, I'd say!

 

I took my M7 suspension out for its second track day yesterday, and again it performed so well I didn't even notice it. Maybe that's a bad thing as I should be tweeking it and adjusting this and that, but really when I'm out on the track I have lots of other things to worry about and not worrying about the suspension seems to help me!

 

Was you at Sandia the day MTTS was there, that was a fun track.

 

Yes--that was a fun day. The track is short and tight, but built for the MINI almost!

 

That was the 1st time I got to see how the GP could drive . That was a cool mountain to drive up too.

 

overall it is a good suspension. As far as durability, who knows i dont see these COs lasting very long.

Would i buy these again from m7? probably not.

take it or leave it

 

Thanks for all the positive responces . I have the oldest set in existance and they are still performing without a hitch. If they were going to have a reliability issue my car would be at the top of the list as two former well known brands could not manage to survive without frequent rebuilds . I don't expect these to last forever, nothing does , but they continue to give me trouble free performance longer than others I have experienced.

Randy
M7 tuning

 

Where are these made again?

 

 

How long have you had them on?

 

more importantly than where they are manufactured, where are rebuilds done? in other words, am I shipping them to CA for work or internationally? This makes a big difference with servicing coilovers or shocks.

 

We havent had to have any rebuilt but shipping will be to CA if that situation should arise .

Randy
M7 tuning

 

I have had mine on for just under 10,000 miles and love them. Super easy to adjust, great ride.

Nik

 

oh...I wasn't implying they needed to be done so soon.....more about the logistics of doing it. That was one of the things I didn't like about my Cusco set...had to go back to Japan for the work (lots of $$$ in shipping). So, M7 will rebuild in CA? Good deal for sure in that case.

 

The coilovers after 2 weeks are performing great, however I noticed yestserday that the rubber boots had slid up and become jambed up into the top of the strut. I noticed that at least one of the boots has a rip in it. Peter suggested to cut them half way up and they would then slide easily into place, he also said he would send a new set of boots. I'm no mechanic, is cutting the boots a acceptable?