Lowering springs + winter=???

[Mzdablkout]

Just wondering how mazda 3s drive in the winter when lowered in the winter. I have winter tires also.Thinking of lowering my mazda if it is.
thanks!

[Mzdablkout]

Hahha ignore my poor english lol

[cwp_sedan]

Carefully. Wait until spring to lower it.

[Hyperion]

Almost everyone's car here is lowered in some fashion.
Depending on how you want to lower your car can be a deciding factor.
Coilovers - Save a winter on them and wait till spring
Springs - Pretty safe to install them whenever.
Most people will say just wait until spring.

[Thrizzl3]

i drive dumped all winter...haven't gotten stuck.*knock on wood* but wait til spring lol

[joedemarco]

My car isnt lowered, but i agree with these guys when they say wait. In the winter theres all the salt and sand on the road that does not good to those components.

Also, its winter...noone can tell your car is lowered anyway :P wait till spring

[schmat66]

i drove dumped all last winter... was fun... had to take runs at certain places but just do yourself a favour and wait! trust everyone lol

[boyracer]

Agreed. Wait for the spring

[nepal1344]

i change my springs twice a year stechs in the summer for lowered and stock mazdaspeeds in the summer on my 08 sedan works well for me to avoid snow buildup in the wheel wells and to plow through drifts.

[Y.B]

Ive been wanting to put my springs on as well, but youre better off just waiting it out!

[Dave_The_BMXER]

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/168310_496929138757_511013757_5941415_4349974_n.jp g

[Hives]

drove fine last year

[ParsM3GT]

This is my 5th winter on prokits. No problem.

[Mzdablkout]

Awsome thanks answered all my questions. Waitting until spring. I have the money to pick up the springs so thats's good.

[Impressive]

Almost everyone's car here is lowered in some fashion.
Depending on how you want to lower your car can be a deciding factor.
Coilovers - Save a winter on them and wait till spring
Springs - Pretty safe to install them whenever.
Most people will say just wait until spring.

Not everyone lol - I'm waiting for my stock suspension to blow (almost 200k now), then I'll join that club :chuckle

But yea, as a lot of people have already stated, it would be ideal to wait until Spring to lower your car but as long as you drive carefully you should not encounter any problems in winter driving from lowering it.

P.S - Dave's snowplowing picture is hilarious.

[komi]

Yea man just wait it out even till march cause this year we dont really know wht jan and feb have in stock
Im getting my self tein stech from a member lol dont know if i wud be able to hold of till spring usually i love winter but
first time im wishing it wud go away soon hehe

[BrightEyes]

I noticed one thing about my winter wheel setup and my lowering springs, compared to the summer tires (ms3 gen 1 215/45/18) which are stiffer, the overall feel of the car is very very soft. Probably because of the bigger sidewall winter tires. I could just still be getting used to the new setup, but the soft feeling is always there.

[Addison]

Everyone on my street loves how low my car is. I live on a court so I'm nice enough to plow a path for my neighbours.

[Mzdablkout]

Everyone on my street loves how low my car is. I live on a court so I'm nice enough to plow a path for my neighbours.

Hahahah that's funny

[Takumi616]

Finally some real snow outside, let the plowing begin! :)

[yearoftherat]

Finally some real snow outside, let the plowing begin! :)

Snow? What the hell is that? We've got rain right now in the Niagara region.


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[Takumi616]

TDoT is snowing.....


Snow? What the hell is that? We've got rain right now in the Niagara region.


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[ericssonfan]

I'm lowered about 2" (manufacturer's spec) and i have no probs driving in the winter, provided that you drive cautiously. One thing that sucks for me are those small clumps of dirty ice that get stranded in the middle of the road. No matter how small they are, I always hear a scrape *shudder* from driving over them.

Otherwise, i dont' really notice that much of a diff between winter and summer driving.

[mazdabetty]

One thing that sucks for me are those small clumps of dirty ice that get stranded in the middle of the road. No matter how small they are, I always hear a scrape *shudder* from driving over them.

yessss!!!! ugh.... hate that... the scraping sound makes me cry :( Especially on unplowed roads :( Not sure I like being lowered in the winter...

[Dave_The_BMXER]

Turn stereo up.

[Hyperion]

Turn stereo up.

LOL +1

[hamza7]

Spring for Spring

[Mitchell3]

Turn stereo up.

:chuckle what I did when my struts went.

[GWN]

learn to love the sound of the scrape, means you're rolling hard :chuckle

[Punkrockjohn]

I'm lowered about 2" (manufacturer's spec) and i have no probs driving in the winter, provided that you drive cautiously. One thing that sucks for me are those small clumps of dirty ice that get stranded in the middle of the road. No matter how small they are, I always hear a scrape *shudder* from driving over them.

Otherwise, i dont' really notice that much of a diff between winter and summer driving.

WORST thing about winter man. Some of them really sound nasty when they grind against my underbody

[ericssonfan]

Ok So I turned up my stereo and went ice chunk hunting. Needless to say, many scrapes later, I can still hear it on top of the stereo. lol

Does this mean I need to turn up the volume even higher?

[schmat66]

get better speakers!! lmao, you get used to it trust

[Punkrockjohn]

Ok So I turned up my stereo and went ice chunk hunting. Needless to say, many scrapes later, I can still hear it on top of the stereo. lol

Does this mean I need to turn up the volume even higher?

LOL

[Impressive]

Ok So I turned up my stereo and went ice chunk hunting. Needless to say, many scrapes later, I can still hear it on top of the stereo. lol

Does this mean I need to turn up the volume even higher?

Time for a quality subwoofer in that case :chuckle