Next up: suspension upgrades

So the new wheels and tires are a big hit...

....and new spark plugs have put a little zip back into the engine...

....and big brakes are out for now, because:

1. The 15x7.5 6ULs won't fit over any of the aftermarket big brake kits
without spacers (small ones; maybe 10mm max.); minor

2. I had to spend $$$ on making the current brakes work properly enough
to take my long distance run down to Pullman, Wa. and I'm not going to
spend on big brakes until I no longer feel that pain. :-)

So I think the next logical step would be to replace the still original
shocks and springs (after 212K km; do you think it's past due?)

So I'm looking for opinions.

I'd rather do it once and do it right, so I don't mind spending a couple
of grand to get a suspension that will go from the street, to the
autocross track to... ...who knows?

One other useful data point might be that I do want to be able to raise
the ride height up to at least stock NA levels (if not a tad higher) for
winter driving.

I've looked around some, and I'm leaning heavily towards 949 Racing's
Xida Clubsports or Flyin' Miata's AFCO setup. I like the potential to
upgrade the Xida's to dual springs and double and even
triple-adjustability, but I like the extremely long travel that FM seems
to have dialed into their AFCO's.

But I'm also open to other ideas...

Has anyone here used either of these, or something else that they think
might be in the same ballpark? Actual comparisons between these (with
each other or with other setups) would be good to read.

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
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