GJ-Molestor
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- 2011 BMW 528i, 2015 Mazda 6, 1995 Nissan Maxima Manual
Hi all, anyone interested in making a quick thread on suspension upgrades? This thread will be focused purely on how to make your car go quicker and more effortlessly around corners, no power mods in sight here!
1. The first place you always start is high performance tires and a proper performance alignment. Mazda tuned the alignment well on this car, but if you want less understeer and better rotation, I recommend dialling in more negative camber on your front axle at an alignment shop. Make sure you talk to the guy tuning and ensure you find a number thats suited to how aggressive you corner so you dont get unevenly worn tires. If you like to take off from a start like a mad man, leave the front camber alone. (FWD owners)
2. Performance TIRES. This with an alignment are the most effective and prioritized mods that should be done to your car first.
3. Sway bars. For $500, this is the best mod you can do to your suspension. They keep body roll in check and improve steering precision without destroying your struts or causing a bad bouncy ride like lowering springs.
4. Coilovers - not necessary unless you push your car to the limit around every corner and find the stock suspension too soft and floppy. I will say that if you get good coilovers, you will not get any sort of penalty or reduction in ride quality yet the car will handle much more flat and planted then before. If you want to lower your car, this is the only right way to do it.
5. Now I dont think this upgrade is possible because someone on this forum claimed that the differential is in the transmission for FWD models, but upgrading to a LSD (limited slip differential) will help ALOT for aggressive cornering especially if you like to use throttle to power through the corners. It will also improve traction in other situations like starting off the line. This mod is not possible for AWD.
For the average driver, I recommend looking into step 1-3.
1. The first place you always start is high performance tires and a proper performance alignment. Mazda tuned the alignment well on this car, but if you want less understeer and better rotation, I recommend dialling in more negative camber on your front axle at an alignment shop. Make sure you talk to the guy tuning and ensure you find a number thats suited to how aggressive you corner so you dont get unevenly worn tires. If you like to take off from a start like a mad man, leave the front camber alone. (FWD owners)
2. Performance TIRES. This with an alignment are the most effective and prioritized mods that should be done to your car first.
3. Sway bars. For $500, this is the best mod you can do to your suspension. They keep body roll in check and improve steering precision without destroying your struts or causing a bad bouncy ride like lowering springs.
4. Coilovers - not necessary unless you push your car to the limit around every corner and find the stock suspension too soft and floppy. I will say that if you get good coilovers, you will not get any sort of penalty or reduction in ride quality yet the car will handle much more flat and planted then before. If you want to lower your car, this is the only right way to do it.
5. Now I dont think this upgrade is possible because someone on this forum claimed that the differential is in the transmission for FWD models, but upgrading to a LSD (limited slip differential) will help ALOT for aggressive cornering especially if you like to use throttle to power through the corners. It will also improve traction in other situations like starting off the line. This mod is not possible for AWD.
For the average driver, I recommend looking into step 1-3.
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