raceland coils instalation instructions?/ coil sleeves/jackets

[marcodude04]

alright guys so i decided to pull the trigger on race land ultimos for my genpu hatch... i know racelands are frowned upon but honestly im lucky if i manage to put on 6k on the odometer a year although i'm going to be commuting to college next year but anyways ..i have had the car for a year and a half and have only managed to put on approximately 5.5k at most soo far. If you're just going to bash me that i wasted my money, etc, etc then i don't want to hear it , im 17 and on a school budget.. and just want it for the lows ( the thing isn't even driven that much or driven hard). so who here has them and could give me a mini diy on how to install them?

also i have read on the forum awhile ago that someone had purchased coil sleeves/ jackets to keep the coils safe from dust and road debree can someone let me know wheres the website to purchase them?

thanks in advance for the help

[Hyperion]

Any coil diy will do the trick. But you also need to find a diy for a spring swap and take what information you need from there to remove the stock strut caps.

[marcodude04]

Any coil diy will do the trick. But you also need to find a diy for a spring swap and take what information you need from there to remove the stock strut caps.

thanks ! ive contacted them so i have an idea what has to be transferred ! also would i have to runs spacers to go extremley low? im thinking of an inch wheelgap maybe less depending on how the wheel fits... my specs are 18x8 225.40.18 +42... i know i should be fine without rubbing but how about hitting clearing the struts/coils?

[Hyperion]

No issues

[marcodude04]

dopeeee

[silverstarmazda]

i got the raceland ultimos and love them so far

[marcodude04]

i got the raceland ultimos and love them so far

How long have you had them ? How's the ride I'm assuming stiff but I won't mind it ,

[Shinglez]

i got the raceland ultimos and love them so far

Told you you'd love em. WHY WON'T ANYONE EVER LISTEN TO ME

[marcodude04]

Told you you'd love em. WHY WON'T ANYONE EVER LISTEN TO ME

so will i love them too?

[silverstarmazda]

Told you you'd love em. WHY WON'T ANYONE EVER LISTEN TO ME

CUZ (your avatar) !!!!!!!!!! lol

[marcodude04]

does anyone know where i can rent/ get a spring compressor?

[dentinger]

Canadian Tire or part source may have them in their loan a tool program.

[ryan2.3]

i have the regulars (ultimos came out like 2 weeks after i bought mine )

I've put about 3000km on them so far and they've been great.

I used these for the install. Aside from my rust and seized related issues, these were helpful.

http://www.mnmazda.com/forum/showthr...n-Mazdaspeed-3

http://www.mazda3forums.com/showthread.php?t=395288

Also not sure if the ultimos are different, but with the regulars, on the rear, given the lettering on the springs it looks like the collar should be on the bottom, but the collar will be on the top so it'll look "upside down"

[Lmmorden]

Interesting.... Ultimos eh? @silverstarmazda how many clicks u have on them?

Powder coated is good... 2 year warranty is also good for the price

[marcodude04]

Yeah ultimos .... http://www.racelandus.com/coilovers/...lovers-10.html

[silverstarmazda]

dont know exactly how much km i put on them...around 2 oil changes which puts them around 10,000km approximately. i put anti seize on the threads days before the install because i was bored .

the springs do feel stiffer than what i had before (sportlines). but this also translates to the ride being a tad more bouncy at times as there is no shock adjustments (koni). so say good bye to a smooth ride LOL. seems like theres less "body roll" too but that might just be from the lack of speed from being lower. it handles the weight of 4 people in the car and the car still drives great for how low it is. its hard to give an actual review on them since everyone has theyre own preference as to whats good, but i like mine

no horror stories yet but it seems like raceland has become more reliable over the last couple years than it use to. even if something were to happen, i heard (on almost every occasion) that raceland has one of the best customer services and will quickly deal with any problems. having two blown out konis.... my budget limited me to going back to oem height with some random shocks which probably would of costed more than raceland coilovers. so the decision was clear

[marcodude04]

dont know exactly how much km i put on them...around 2 oil changes which puts them around 10,000km approximately. i put anti seize on the threads days before the install because i was bored .

the springs do feel stiffer than what i had before (sportlines). but this also translates to the ride being a tad more bouncy at times as there is no shock adjustments (koni). so say good bye to a smooth ride LOL. seems like theres less "body roll" too but that might just be from the lack of speed from being lower. it handles the weight of 4 people in the car and the car still drives great for how low it is. its hard to give an actual review on them since everyone has theyre own preference as to whats good, but i like mine

no horror stories yet but it seems like raceland has become more reliable over the last couple years than it use to. even if something were to happen, i heard (on almost every occasion) that raceland has one of the best customer services and will quickly deal with any problems. having two blown out konis.... my budget limited me to going back to oem height with some random shocks which probably would of costed more than raceland coilovers. so the decision was clear

May I ask where you for yours installed and how much it costed you ? Also did you get an alignment and how big was your drop

[silverstarmazda]

May I ask where you for yours installed and how much it costed you ? Also did you get an alignment and how big was your drop

installed them myself with help from 07carbon3 and another buddy, so install was basically free. havnt gotten an alignment yet (these springs do settle after install!!) so i gotta do that soon. not sure what the drop is from oem, but its a bit lower than the sportlines i had before. (top of fender arch is about 23 inches off the ground)

[Hyperion]

May I ask where you for yours installed and how much it costed you ? Also did you get an alignment and how big was your drop

I install them.
Pm me for pricing

[marcodude04]

So do you think an inch wheel gap is possible with these without camber plates and arms ? And thank you Hyperion but me and my dad are gonna tackle this !

[silverstarmazda]

So do you think an inch wheel gap is possible with these without camber plates and arms ? And thank you Hyperion but me and my dad are gonna tackle this !

an inch wheel gap is very possible with these. an inch is about prokits height.

[marcodude04]

Sweet

[Lmmorden]

Sweet

Dude 😏

[silverstarmazda]

maaan

[Fack_Dude]

faccccckkkkkk