Product Release!! CorkSport Adjustable Shocks and Struts for Mazdapeed 3 and Mazda 3

[CorkSport]

Precision Adjustability for those Demanding Control If you have been enjoying your new Mazdaspeed 3 or Mazda 3 but were wishing you could improve the handling, CorkSport is here to help. With the release of our new CorkSport Mazdaspeed 3 and Mazda 3 Adjustable Struts and Shocks you have a real solution for the street, […]

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[Tokay444]

independent adjustment of bound and rebound?

[Trey-Z]

Originally Posted by CorkSport Precision Adjustability for those Demanding Control If you have been enjoying your new Mazdaspeed 3 or Mazda 3 but were wishing you could improve the handling, CorkSport is here to help. With the release of our new CorkSport Mazdaspeed 3 and Mazda 3 Adjustable Struts and Shocks you have a real solution for the street, […] More...

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Product Release!! CorkSport Adjustable Shocks and Struts for Mazdapeed 3 and Mazda 3

[magicka]

Doesn't look like it.

"CorkSport Shocks and Struts change both rebound and compression damping simultaneously for a greatly improved ride quality."

Also, pics only show a single knob.

[manila]

What kind of springs can we expect to use with these?

[[R]usty]

$499 seriously. What a deal. I was going to buy coilovers but these and a pair of lowering springs maybe suit me better. Any beta testers have opinion on these?

[Tokay444]

yeah for $500 bucks you can't expect feature from 2500 dollar shocks/struts.

[Tyhackman15]

Originally Posted by rustysurfsa $499 seriously. What a deal. I was going to buy coilovers but these and a pair of lowering springs maybe suit me better. Any beta testers have opinion on these?

x2 I'd like to hear from some beta testers

[trancehead]

I'd like to see a comparison between these and Koni Yellows and Bilstein B8's. Pros and Cons.

[Crarrs]

Product release page says "real solution for track use".

Product page says "not warranted for track use".

[cnote308]

Awesome product release; I had no idea these were even being developed. I wonder how they will compare to Koni yellows? I am running Bilstein B8 Sports now and would really appreciate the adjustability that these offer; I'm just not sure they would be better than the Bilstein's regardless of adjustability. Either way, good job @CorkSport; for continuing to grow the aftermarket for these cars.

[magicka]

Originally Posted by Tokay444 yeah for $500 bucks you can't expect feature from 2500 dollar shocks/struts.

You can dream, though. It'd be a unique offering.

[daafisch]

Originally Posted by trancehead I'd like to see a comparison between these and Koni Yellows and Bilstein B8's. Pros and Cons.

One con is these only have a 2 year warranty while Koni and Bilstein offer "limited" lifetime warranties.

[Easter Bunny]

Fourteenth

[Voltwings]

Originally Posted by Crarrs Product release page says "real solution for track use". Product page says "not warranted for track use".

to be fair, its kind of like when test pipes say "for offroad use only," its just one of those things.

[Deldran]

Originally Posted by Corksport or full stiffness for autocross and track days

Lol you never go full stiff

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[CorkSport]

Originally Posted by Tokay444 independent adjustment of bound and rebound?

Nope.

-Derrick

[Deldran]

Originally Posted by Deldran Lol you never go full stiff Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Why would you put that in your marketing material when that is most defiantly not what you want to do in a track or ax situation

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[CorkSport]

Originally Posted by Crarrs Product release page says "real solution for track use". Product page says "not warranted for track use".

Almost nothing in this warranted for use at the track... including your Mazda

Originally Posted by daafisch One con is these only have a 2 year warranty while Koni and Bilstein offer "limited" lifetime warranties.

Typically a limited warranty just means defects in manufacturing.

[CorkSport]

Originally Posted by manila What kind of springs can we expect to use with these?

We have run them with CorkSport springs (shocker! I know). The rest of the springs out there is up to you guys.

On a bit of a reach we have had great success with the CorkSport adjustable Mazda 2 shocks we have with various brands on the market like Eibach, H&R, Racing Beat, etc. I don't see any reason why there would be a problem with another brand of springs.

[daafisch]

Originally Posted by Joel@CorkSport Almost nothing in this warranted for use at the track... including your Mazda Typically a limited warranty just means defects in manufacturing.

Koni replaced all 4 of my struts/shocks that were leaking this past April. I bought them in '09

[CorkSport]

Originally Posted by daafisch Koni replaced all 4 of my struts/shocks that were leaking this past April. I bought them in '09

That's awesome!!!

[BruhhWill]

Awesome price. Props on the ease of adjustability. This could be a great, affordable solution for those who don't want to step up to coilover pricing.

Nice oem color too. Anxious to see any feedback from beta testers.

[XxSmarTz]

Originally Posted by Joel@CorkSport That's awesome!!!

Would you do the same for one of your customers?

[cabrone]

Do these use the OEM bump stops? It may have said it does, just unsure.

[MS3MYK]

Hmm...may have to go this route.

HTC ONE on Tapacawk 4

[jrotaryb]

Very cool product release IMHO and a really attractive price. I know Corksport makes a lot of their own products, but I can't imagine they are producing these in-house. I'm really curious about any additional product design/development information they might be willing to share...

[Voltwings]

Originally Posted by XxSmarTz Would you do the same for one of your customers?

Theres no sense in getting nit picky, the warranty information has been provided, take it or leave it.

[XxSmarTz]

Originally Posted by Voltwings Theres no sense in getting nit picky, the warranty information has been provided, take it or leave it.

I'd argue that it's my job and my right as a consumer to be "nit picky", even though that wasn't my intent. It was simply a question, a simple question at that. The problem with the internet is that your tone is open to interpretation.

[jrotaryb]

Originally Posted by XxSmarTz Would you do the same for one of your customers?

Shocks and Struts are wear items - 4 years on a presumably lowered car doesn't sound terribly early to require a replacement.

I would assume on a niche product like this, from a small company, replacements outside of the warranty would be reviewed on a case-by-case basis as failures may necessitate a revision to the warranty or a re-design. To my knowledge, Corksport has been more than fair to their customers in situations like this.

[XxSmarTz]

Originally Posted by jrotaryb Shocks and Struts are wear items - 4 years on a presumably lowered car doesn't sound terribly early to require a replacement. I would assume on a niche product like this, from a small company, replacements outside of the warranty would be reviewed on a case-by-case basis as failures may necessitate a revision to the warranty or a re-design. To my knowledge, Corksport has been more than fair to their customers in situations like this.

Thank you. I don't feel as misunderstood as I did earlier. This is exactly what I was getting at. I hope you're assertions are correct.

[zenit]

Originally Posted by Deldran Lol you never go full stiff Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Why not?

[jeffdevo]

awesome product, do want to read some revews tho!

[IMASA]

So you can adjust the rears without having to take the rear shocks out, like you do for the Koni Yellows? That's a nice feature.

[Deldran]

Originally Posted by zenit Why not?

Your kidding right. Granted everything is relative but you do not want to eliminate all body roll. You need weight to transfer from side to side to give you grip on the outside tires in the corner. If you eliminate to much body roll you will lower the amount of grip you can achieve

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[Lancer-AM]

This certainly piques my interest. I was looking at a set of Koni's to go with the swift springs but will certainly be weighing this as an option.

[zenit]

Originally Posted by Deldran Your kidding right. Granted everything is relative but you do not want to eliminate all body roll. You need weight to transfer from side to side to give you grip on the outside tires in the corner. If you eliminate to much body roll you will lower the amount of grip you can achieve Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

This is a great topic for your other thread:
MS3 Suspension Setup and Fine Tuning for Autocross and Road Racing

Let's move over there to keep things on topic in this thread.

[smr87]

Specs? Dyno plots? Who manufacturers them? Are your lowering springs the optimal spring rate for these? I want some data!

[Deldran]

Originally Posted by smr87 Specs? Dyno plots? Who manufacturers them? Are your lowering springs the optimal spring rate for these? I want some data!

Dyno plots would be nice you did release those with your coilovers if I remember right. They won't tell us who makes them

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[Crarrs]

Originally Posted by Joel@CorkSport Almost nothing in this warranted for use at the track... including your Mazda

To paraphrase Princess Bride: I don't think that word means what you think it means.

The word that applies in both cases is "warrantied." Look up warranted, and then the comedy of the disparity between those statements increases.