i get mine tomorow

 

Any more updates for these from people that have installed them??

For some reason, this is the first time I've read this thread, and I'm VERY interested. The ride quality of my Mach V springs over stock dampers is horrible and I figure anything could be better than them. I'm all over the price of these!

 

i jumped on the discount price, saved 131 dollars.

i got my yesterday actually. im gonna try and get them installed monday hopefully

 

I wont be installing these until Spring. I currently have H&R lowering springs on the car so it should be interesting to see the difference.

 

Hi
did you install yet

 

There was an article about the VMAXX's in MC2 magazine. I think it was the most recent issue or the previous issue ...in any case they installed and tested them out and gave a pretty faverable review.

 

How difficult are these to install? Any particular tools required? Just wondering if this is something I could do myself or if I need to budget for an install.

 

You can do it yourself, but certainly if you aren't comfortable bring it to a wrench. There has to be some suspension swap thread here on the forums.

By the way, these are $520 for a full kit through April 7, 2009. After that $649. Includes drop links (not pictured). 1.866.533.1777. Pete, Stratmosphere

http://www.stratmosphere.com/mini_drivetrain.htm

 

$520 for the full kit w/links...wow, great price!

 

A lot of pages here, but unfortunately without much content.
Can anyone give an opinion, based on actual useage, on how they ride compared to Mach V springs on a stock R56 suspension? I do NO track time and would like to actually have a little travel without riding on the snubbers. My current set-up is bouncy in a BAD way, not like a Buick. Aside from bottoming out, I'm happy with the ride on my 150 mile daily commute. Also, my wheels are 16x7 with a 37mm off-set. Will I need spacers to clear? If so, I'm out because they are already pretty even with the fender and I don't want 'em poking out.

 

From another forum:

 

Well, I did it. I swapped my stock shocks/struts with Mach V springs for a set of VMaxx coilovers. The ride is much better because I actually have some up travel again! The ride height is set 1/4" lower than it was, now at 24.5" to the wheel arch. I have 215/50-16 Falken Ziex 912's on 16"x7" 37mm off-set wheels that clear the front strut assembly by about 1/4". No spacers needed.
The ride is still a bit bumpy on the small stuff around town, similar to stock and the Mach V's. The freeway is much smoother now. It used to bottom out pretty hard on dips in the freeway, not anymore. It actually rides nice again! It doesn't corner as flat as the Mach V's, but that's because it was riding on the bump stops. It's really not that big of a difference, especially for a 150 mile round trip daily commuter.
I used the long sway bar link that comes with the kit and threaded the ends in all the way. I don't think it will hit the control arm at full compression as there is quite a bit of room at ride height.
I still have a "clunk" in the front assembly that has been there since the Mach V's settled. Everything was tight before and is still tight now. The front top cap with the swivel/bearing wobbles a slight amount, but there is no way of tightening it any further. Live with it I guess.

 

/\ we need pics

 

Tomorrow afternoon after I finish the new striping.

 

How good would these be for auto x?

 

Here ya go:

 

Looks sick! I have been pulled towards these, and am very interested in them. As a daily I assume they are decent for the price of the coils?

 

Well, I've got several hundred miles on them now. As stated in the NAM review, they are noisy. They sound like the coil is loose in the rear at low speed (<20mph). They are a bit stiffer than the Mach V coils I had for the last 40k miles, but handle large bumps/dips on the freeway much better.

Was it worth it? If you want to drop the car lower than the standard lowering springs, then yes, do it. For my daily driving use, I would probably been happy just trimming the stock snubbers to gain a little breathing room on compression.

These coils also make the same noise in the front as the Mach V's. I think they don't seat in the stock upper bucket as well as the stock springs and shift a bit while turning. It sure is annoying.

 

describe the noise... like rubbing or squeeking

 

When the noise first started happening with the Mach V coils, it was a loud metallic sound. Like the coil was in a bind while turning at very low speeds, like driving thru a parking lot with speed bumps. It has only ever made noise while turning. Now the noise is more subtle, just like a loose shock mount. There is no rubbing or squeeking sounds. This is a mechanical, metal to metal clunk. When I get some time, I will pull apart the front again and look at the stock upper buckets and compare all 3 coils that I've used for size/flatness and fit.

 

Subscribed.

Thanks for the updates.

 

***Can someone please move this to the 1st gen V-maxx thread?***


Here are a few pics of my V-Maxxs on the whip. And I am very happy with the ride quality.

 

I've got a few thousand miles on them now and I like 'em. I checked out the stock shocks and found one of the rears to be dead - no pressure left in it. They had about 40k mile on them with the Mach V springs. I had to crank in a little more preload to keep the tires from rubbing in the rear. I think I'll go a bit smaller on the next set of tires so I can lower it a bit more. It handles large bumps on the freeway extremely well, but is a bit stiff around town. Softer than the Mach V's, though, I think.
I haven't looked into the noisy front perches yet. It bugs my wife, but I'm used to it after almost 50k miles in 1-1/2 years.

 

i like those rims!

 

Is anybody running these on an R56 with 18x8 et 45 rims? I'm trying to figure out how large of a spacer I should (or could) use.