Does anyone have one of those "cutaway" pictures of the chassis? One that would show how the suspension is designed? Also, does anyone know the spring rates and what kind of shocks they will be? Mazda OEM or another manufacturer?

damn ql i wish i would have seen this yesterday before i chucked a whole bunch of pics. i had a one of the front one of the rear and a couple of cuttaways of the whole car. i think you might still be able to find them thogh. check the posts from "takumi" i think it was stuff he got from the japanese web members site

Hi Quick_lude,

Nice wallpaper?

Not bad.. Now can I get a 3/4 shot from a 45 deg angle without the body and just the chassis? :p

hety 'lude i misled you it was takumi i think it was good i'm looking now.

Dance! Dance like a monkey Buger! :p
Not quite what you asked for but how's this? The speed-sensitive power steering uses no hydraulics. The electric motor directly drives the rack based on a sensor on the pinion shaft.

well buger beat me to it thats one of them pics the other is of the rear which i cant seem to find on the forum now buger will probably have it for you soon anyway. good hunting!

Faster! Faster!

Double wishbone front/5-link multilink rear
Monotube dampers front and rear
Stabilizer type - Torsion bar, tubular
Stabilizer size (diameter/thickness)
Sport front - 25.4mm/3.5mm
Sport rear. - 15.9mm/2.6mm

Well done Buger! :)
Curious how the rear anti sway bar is so much thinner than the front.
Now post the spring rates and it will be Buger Nirvana. :D

Originally posted by Quick_lude

Curious how the rear anti sway bar is so much thinner than the front. In a RWD car you generally want a fatter front sway bar to help get the power down with the rear tires. My MR2 has a front sway bar (not sure how big) and *no* rear bar.

What's interesting to me is that it appears the RX-8's sway bars are hollow (diameter *and* thickness measurements, instead of just one). This is good for weight savings in the suspension. Yummy. :)

Originally posted by Buger
Faster! Faster!

Double wishbone front/5-link multilink rear
Monotube dampers front and rear
Stabilizer type - Torsion bar, tubular
Stabilizer size (diameter/thickness)
Sport front - 25.4mm/3.5mm
Sport rear. - 15.9mm/2.6mm

Are these numbers for the base RX-8 or one that has the upgraded suspension packages (Sport, Touring or Grand Touring)??? Doesn't Mazda change the suspension when you get one of these package options?

:confused:

Thanks.

Faster! Faster!

Double wishbone front/5-link multilink rear
Monotube dampers front and rear
Stabilizer type - Torsion bar, tubular
Stabilizer size (diameter/thickness)
Sport front - 25.4mm/3.5mm
Sport rear. - 15.9mm/2.6mm

Does anyone know the spec's on the non-sport suspension's bars (if different)? Ran a search and couldn't find anything.

TIA