Ohlins, OMG!!

Novice1 · Postby **Novice1** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 3:29 pm

Steampunk wrote:
Novice1 wrote:
count-ant wrote:Novice1 mind telling me the damage on your ohlins?

Not expecting any damage.

Novice1

When I read damage I thought poster might have been the guy whose ohlins had slight nick in them.

Novice1

Novice1 · Postby **Novice1** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:59 pm

Ohlins in, setup 12 clicks front 12 clicks rear.

What are others running. Car is basically street dríven only.

Novice1

Sailor · Postby **Sailor** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:29 am

8 front 9 rear

OurCognitiveSurplus · Postby **OurCognitiveSurplus** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:50 pm

I can't recall what mine is on currently, but more general experiance was that a low number of clicks was terrible. I think I'm running something like 12 or 15.

Novice1 · Postby **Novice1** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:31 pm

Not particularly finding 12 front 12 rear as comfortable as standard shocks. Will tinker with setup tomorrow.

Novice1

Sailor · Postby **Sailor** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 3:23 pm

Sorry, that's 9 from full hard front and 8 rear.
12 will have it leaping about with too little rebound control

Novice1 · Postby **Novice1** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:02 pm

Sailor wrote:Sorry, that's 9 from full hard front and 8 rear.
12 will have it leaping about with too little rebound control

Thanks Sailor,

On checking mine it wasn,t at 12:12 ,but 16 front and rear no wonder I was getting a neck backache.

Now set at 9:8 front rear, nice.

Novice1

jassi · Postby **jassi** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 7:46 am

After install I had the speedboat effect, where front was 370mm n rear 345mm. So went back after a few weeks to mx5 factory n got the bushings checked for any accidental twisting (none found) and got the heights set right. Now sitting at 345mm front and 368mm rear. No scraping etc noticed on driveway.

Also got holes made in front n rear to access the damping controls. Was running 10 clicks anticlockwise from full tight (ohlin recommendation). Have tried 9 clicks for few days and even went to 18 clicks which makes it very soft. Will go down to 9 clicks anticlockwise from full tight and stay there

PS - when drilling holes in the front strut tower brace (for making adjustments easier) make sure to take it out. mx5 factory tried to drill with the brace screwed in and accidentally drilled into the top screw threading of adjustment part of one of the coilovers

thankfully it's just visual as the adjustment clicks work fine!

jassi · Postby **jassi** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 7:25 pm

realized a bit of a squeaky sound from my front left ohlins - is it normal? heights seem unchanged. any expert guidance?

Regie · Postby **Regie** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 8:35 pm

not normal

do you have aftermarket sway bars? perhaps the bushes are in need of some luube

jassi · Postby **jassi** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:36 pm

Regie wrote:not normal

do you have aftermarket sway bars? perhaps the bushes are in need of some luube

nope just the stock sways - whats surprising is its come a month after install - so either rust or something not right. bushings were fine as we checked during adjustments.

jassi · Postby **jassi** » Wed Feb 17, 2016 7:18 am

just an ipdate - the creeking sound was from some bolts not fully tightened during wheel alignment - discovered by mx5 factory - went back to alignment place and got a re-alignment (for free) and all good now!
i am running my ohlins at 9 clicks all around at the moment with 31psi in the tyres.