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MattD
06-28-2006, 09:28 PM
Hey All

I havent been around for a while, to focused on work. Just wondering, I am gonna be trading in my 04 Mazda 3 for an 06 in the next couple of months and I am just wondering if anyone has the Mazdaspeed shocks and struts installed with the Mazdaspeed coils. I want to know how the car rides and if you have aftermarket rims and rubber let me know how they fit, if there is any rubbing or whatever. I am thinking that when I order my car I will get the new suspension installed before I pick it up. So give me a heads up. I am going with Mazdaspeed mostly cause I am leasing at least for now and I don\'t feel like voiding the warranty. Let me know any thoughts or opinions. Also what size rims with offsets you use and what kind and size of rubbers.
mEtH
06-28-2006, 11:28 PM
That setup does not go very low, its not going to be hard to find a set of wheels to fit in those wells. I dont think there are many people running the Mazdaspeed springs either.
S.F.W.
06-29-2006, 12:37 AM
as I recall, the mazdaspeed springs are a rebadged version of the eiback prokit. Which drops 1.2\" all around.
Broli
06-29-2006, 11:02 AM
Originally posted by S.F.W.


as I recall, the mazdaspeed springs are a rebadged version of the eiback prokit. Which drops 1.2\" all around.

lol

in that case
i am running debadged mazdaspeed springs!

lol
bluntman
06-29-2006, 12:08 PM
I thought they were Racing Beat since the sway bars were also Racing Beat.
FLIPDADY
06-29-2006, 12:18 PM
Originally posted by bluntman


I thought they were Racing Beat since the sway bars were also Racing Beat.
Not neccesarily, the bars are slightly different and it would say Racing Beat on them like the Protege kit does.

I wouldn\'t be surprised if the springs were made by H&R or Eibach.
MajesticBlueNTO
06-29-2006, 12:26 PM
Originally posted by bluntman


I thought they were Racing Beat since the sway bars were also Racing Beat.

Racing Beat only lowers 0.75\" (which shouldn\'t require the rear camber kit) and is the most \"function over form\" of the springs available (i.e. they are ~20% stiffer and a tad lower for improved handling first, the look of it is secondary).
TheProfessor
06-30-2006, 09:00 AM
Originally posted by MattD

I am gonna be trading in my 04 Mazda 3 for an 06 in the next couple of months

Just wondering why you\'d want to do that?
MattD
06-30-2006, 06:11 PM
My lease is coming due in February and I want to get into a new Mazda 3 with Leather and Sunroof and all the goodies that i dont have on my sport.