Right, just looking for some info on this.. I\'m not wanting it scraping its arse along the ground.. but i want to bring it down a bit as there is quite a gap between the tyres and arches.. Can anyone recommend a good drop distance and sort of mid range springs.. i\'m looking to spend no more than £150 hopefully.. any help would be appreciated! :)
I wouldn\'t bother looking anywhere other than Eibach to be honest.
Could you give me a link or anything dude? :)
the person who sold me my car recon\'d anything above 35mm and you\'ll need to start looking into the geometry.
here are some racing beat ones.
http://www.racingbeat.com/FRmazda2.htm
Those are in the usa but i believe mazdarotaryparts sell racing beat products, but to ring up and ask.
or if your feeling really cheap. just cut your springs :D
These are the ones i was originally going to buy
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAZDA-RX-7-86-92-35mm-Lowering-Springs-kit-80-1610_W0QQitemZ360075035746QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item360075035746&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
But if i can pay a little bit more and get a lot better springs then I would. I\'m not looking to go any lower than 35mm... 30mm would be perfect.
haha and i\'m not going to cut the springs!
or these ones - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAZDA-RX7-TURBO-GTV-APEX-LOWERING-SPRING-KIT_W0QQitemZ260235377620QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260235377620&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
Best to keep it so you dont have to go and buy front mounts and the rear camber adjuster. I have to on mine but i might see if i can get the rear link made into an adjustable one, just a case of obtaining the right spec and diameters etc for the eyelets.
Would i need to make any mods if i was only dropping it 30mm?.. Think i might go for the Apex ones..
Quote from: dthebuk;552354the person who sold me my car recon\'d anything above 35mm and you\'ll need to start looking into the geometry.
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already answered :D
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Ok well then, does anyone know if Apex are any good?
They look ok to me (Lifetime guarantee). Just make sure you get it all checked over if your doing the fitting yourself. Oh and make sure you take pic\'s of the process and post them up on here for everyone to see.
Quote from: adereed;552565They look ok to me (Lifetime guarantee). Just make sure you get it all checked over if your doing the fitting yourself. Oh and make sure you take pic\'s of the process and post them up on here for everyone to see.
plus 1 ^^^^^^
Cheers guys. I will just buy the Apex ones then.. Just gotta sell some Arcade goodies so fund it. I also won\'t be fitting them myself.. but whoever does it for me i will ask to take process pictures. I\'m in the process of painting my calipers.. would it be worth my while taking process pictures of that?.. I\'ve already done one.. but i can record the rest.
Its up to you. but I would be interested in what it looks like with painted callipers. What colour have you gone for?
I\'ve gone for Blue.. goes well with the Rays sticker!
(http://i36.tinypic.com/rhtt2c.jpg)
that looks awesome!!!
Thanks man. There is a section (on the left) that i didn\'t.. it looked quite important so i didn\'t want to paint over it in case it wasn\'t meant to. still looks pretty sweet though. I\'ll probably work on the rest tomorrow night after work.
mine are blue on the front too, they dont look too good tho because they\'re old, also the wheels arn\'t too revealing like yours are
You will need to get a picture up dude. What colour is your car? I\'m just wondering.. do you paint all 4 or should i leave the back?
the cars red, here\'s a pic http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photo0021ey9.jpg
well the fronts of mine are blue because they\'re off an fd, someone must have painted them when they took them off.
Id paint the rears blue too tbh, will make the car look better, not a fan of the boring grey. Tho it may make them stand out more, which isn\'t nesicarily a good thing as rears arn\'t as good looking. Tho it may look a bit odd with them not painted:S
Yeah they didn\'t look as nice when i had a look at them this morning.. ach well, i will paint them anyways. Probably going to get some white Mazda stickers for them also.. I\'m just waiting to hear back from Adereed about a TII Wing he has.. once i get that done the car will almost be done.. planning on doing some moderations to the spoiler too.. :)
Hey i missed this,i have a 30mm lowering kit-springs and dampeners,all on the struts,if you can wait untill wednesday evening i will be able to see what make they are,as i remember they have a little surface rust but nothing major i bought them to use on my car while it had no suspension and only to keep it moving.i dont know the milage but they had no problems when i used them.let me know if your interested,
Hey Rob,
You have lost me with the Dampeners and Struts.. haha.. When my civic was lowered it was just 4 springs.. what are the Dampeners and Struts for?.. I guess it depends on the price.. I have a 10% discount code for eBay which would bring the Apex ones down a bit.. Let me know dude! :)
dampers and struts arn\'t used to lower the car. There more as a suspension upgrade which might prove well with a lowered car
hope you didn\'t buy the apex spring, they are sh*t! I bought a set for my 323 V6 and was really not happy, ended up putting the orginal back on. After fitting the apex the handling went dangerous!
eeek.. i didn\'t man no. Haven\'t bought anything yet.. but thanks for the heads up! What was the problem with them?
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