So GJ,
Are you a Mazda master-tech? You really seem to know a lot, maybe even everything, about these cars.
90210, when I went Koni on the V70, I made the choice based on reports of harshness on the part of Bilstein. They have a reputation as performance shocks. Of course, that was before there were B4s, so it may be a different game now, but from what I understand, the B6s are hard because they are real road/track struts. Lots of compromise on the street so they can take be effective on the track.
IMHO, the Mazda5 already feels a bit thin in the suspension department. Added harshness wouldn't do it for me, at least.
The only reason I am bringing up the FSDs is because they are engineered vastly different than any other shock. They are not monotube, so that harshness is gone, nor are they like most twin-tube because they respond gently when jarred, but firmly when pushed more softly, like cornering. Everyone who has some has spoken very highly, and without a doubt, they will be my next shocks on whatever vehicle they will fit.
Are you a Mazda master-tech? You really seem to know a lot, maybe even everything, about these cars.
90210, when I went Koni on the V70, I made the choice based on reports of harshness on the part of Bilstein. They have a reputation as performance shocks. Of course, that was before there were B4s, so it may be a different game now, but from what I understand, the B6s are hard because they are real road/track struts. Lots of compromise on the street so they can take be effective on the track.
IMHO, the Mazda5 already feels a bit thin in the suspension department. Added harshness wouldn't do it for me, at least.
The only reason I am bringing up the FSDs is because they are engineered vastly different than any other shock. They are not monotube, so that harshness is gone, nor are they like most twin-tube because they respond gently when jarred, but firmly when pushed more softly, like cornering. Everyone who has some has spoken very highly, and without a doubt, they will be my next shocks on whatever vehicle they will fit.
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