can 04-09 mazda 3 tein stech spings fit 2010 ms3

[pearl3]

i've been search for about an hour but it seems there are not much information base on what im looking for. wel...all i could think of was to start a thread to ask our members.

[stevenma188]

Yes the springs will fit, but whether you should run them is a different story. My understanding is that the Stechs for the MZ3 will be too soft for use on the MS3.

[pearl3]

Yes the springs will fit, but whether you should run them is a different story. My understanding is that the Stechs for the MZ3 will be too soft for use on the MS3.

so what u mean is that the ms3 will be bouncy on the road?

[tweak_s]

That..and it might rub and prevent you from really moving. the STechs are really soft springs, though thats just pure speculation.

Truth is I don't think a lot of us really know what will happen because frankly no one (I know of) has tried lol and IMO for good reason.

The MS3 has a much heavier front end than a MZ3, add that to the fact that we're also looking at 04-09 vs 2010 chassis and well, you have another thing to worry about.

The MS3 has quite the decent suspension even stock, why mess it up? Get proper springs for it :)

[Kappa]

That..and it might rub and prevent you from really moving. the STechs are really soft springs, though thats just pure speculation.

Truth is I don't think a lot of us really know what will happen because frankly no one (I know of) has tried lol and IMO for good reason.

The MS3 has a much heavier front end than a MZ3, add that to the fact that we're also looking at 04-09 vs 2010 chassis and well, you have another thing to worry about.

The MS3 has quite the decent suspension even stock, why mess it up? Get proper springs for it :)

lol do you have s techs ? funny last bump i hit it bounced a dime out of my ash tray lol... i dont think they are soft... stock is soft

[tweak_s]

I don't, I have H-techs though. And while it is stiffer than stock, they felt softer than Pro-Kits (which a lot of people say are quite not harsh). My apologies if I mislabeled the S-techs as soft, they are known for sagging overtime hence I assumed they were a softer spring. Either way though, OP has an MS3 which is already a stiffer ride than MZ3 stock.

Put MS3 springs on a MZ3 and most of the time the MZ3 will RAISE even though the MS3 sits lower than a MZ3 stock on the same springs, hence MS3 has stiffer springs compared to MZ3 stock springs.. And hence where my assumption of the s-techs came from (although I am not saying I'm right about it..) Lol.

[Kappa]

hmmm we are thinking of to different things! i was thinking ride softness and if im right you where thinking about build softness or how long they last? no worries i wasnt attacking more joking haha i dont disagree with your comment about ms3 i was more commenting on the softness thing.. :)

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