Hey guys,

Freshly lowered my 8 as the title suggests. Did it fairly easily in the front, pain in the ass for the rear. The rears dropped a lot. The tire almost rests inside the wheel well. This thing is now handling like a dream, I feel like I'm on rails. The front didn't drop much but it is definately a lot stiffer. Went with 1.4 inch drop from bright yellow Number One springs. Here's a pick of the rear after the drop, hard to see the difference without seeing the rest of the car but it is definately a lot lower in the back.

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/5450/picture017oaa.th.jpg (http://img523.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture017oaa.jpg)

On the flip side, is there anyone around Toronto that is looking for stock 8 springs? I have all 4 (obviously). There in good shape having only 30,000km on them. I'm not actively looking to sell them but if I did I would let them go for about half of what I paid for the lowering springs, in the $60 canadian range. Let me know if anyone is interested.

How did all of your drop jobs go? Did anybody else do them theirselves? I ended up all black and blue and bruised from doing mine. This car is too damn small to be worked on by someone 6 foot 4 and 200 pounds...

I'm dropping mine in April! So excited...
What brand is that? Number One Yellows? Front/rear advertised drop?

mines dropped pretty good too...i cant even fit a finger in the back

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj278/xxdozer32/DSCN0566.jpg

here in socal we had an "install meet" at my house, we did mine and another forum members car in one day...everything came out PERFECT

I can't find any info on these springs! The advertised drop on the box is 1.4 front and 1.4 rear. The company name is Number One. Let me know if anyone knows anything about these things. I didn't drop mine as low as Dozer's. Dozer what springs you runnin? Tein?

Dozer is slammed on Swift springs I think... 2" drop front and rear!!!!!!!1

Two things:

Why did you buy them if you never heard of them, 120 is cheap for USED springs, 120 for NEW springs raises and eyebrow

I have never heard of those springs

Hopefully your not going to throw a kit on, or if you do, I hope you have brand new paved roads in your area.

Is it just me or is the camber way off on his wheels????

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj278/xxdozer32/DSCN0566.jpg

here in socal we had an "install meet" at my house, we did mine and another forum members car in one day...everything came out PERFECT

cambers off a lil...also doesnt help when on the way i took the pic

Dozer is slammed on Swift springs I think... 2" drop front and rear!!!!!!!1

im on RSRs...

/end thread jack

How did you compress teh springs?

The pics you posted, did you do it in a shop or at your house.

Wish I had an air gun

you dont need and air gun, it just makes the job that much easier...i rented a spring compressor from autozone for like 20 bucks, then you return it and they give you the money back

Alright, well that settles it. First install meet two mods pending require a compressor.

Agent008 needs rotors put on, and I need my springs put on. We're renting a compressor.

They are new springs but they were purchased a while ago. Mostly new roads where I am, I'm in the suburbs, Whitby. I actually only paid $100 US for them, got a great deal. Someone bought an RX8 that came with them new in the box but never installed. I've already thrown them on and I love them so far. Just wanted to get more info on the specs...all the writing on the box is in Japanese except for one label that says RX8 and 1.4 inch drop front/rear...

I did the install in my garage. I have an air pig and air tools. I used a coil spring tool to remove the springs. It attaches to the outside of the spring and you turn one end with a wrench or air tool and it threads a long screw through the other side tighetening the hooks together. The coil spring removal kit I bought was $20 bucks at Princess Auto and comes with 2 units.

If anyone in Canada is looking at the Racing Beat springs, (about $300 Canadian) I have a set of these for sale already installed on stock shocks, for $350, + busfare.

No compressor tool needed, just unbolt your shock and bolt on the RB - excellent if you want to track the car, but don't want the drop and stiffer ride all the time.

S

Alright, well that settles it. First install meet two mods pending require a compressor.

Agent008 needs rotors put on, and I need my springs put on. We're renting a compressor.


Where are you meeting up? I've got a good compressor, just need the air gun

air gun for what?

Date still pending possibly after the cruise. Gotta get wheels on first.

If anyone in Canada is looking at the Racing Beat springs, (about $300 Canadian) I have a set of these for sale already installed on stock shocks, for $350, + busfare.

No compressor tool needed, just unbolt your shock and bolt on the RB - excellent if you want to track the car, but don't want the drop and stiffer ride all the time.

S


Hmmm tempting, but i'm already spending too much cash on the car right now.

I also want to drop my car I got the ms front end what springs should i use?

installed new swift springs and tokico Dspecs after work today. well...i did the front only. Ill be doing the rear tomorrow, then ill be taking pics (well, after i put the summer wheels back on i guess). Im really happy with the drop. i have a GS, and footman and thumper both know how hideously high it rides. the swift springs advertise a 1" drop front and rear. I measured 28" from ground to fender (above the center of the wheel) before. After it was 26 1/2" . I suspect it will settle even more after they've been on for a while. im very very happy with the drop in the front though. cant wait to install the rears tomorrow. the fronts were so easy i couldnt beleive it. 10 mins and the struts were on the floor ready to be taken apart. hope the rear goes that smoothly (and alignment the day after).

to OP, nice drop.

Greg your helping me with my install

Greg your helping me with my install

Fact! lol

:fruit: (im becoming quite fond of this little guy and i blame that on footman for starting that damn dozer thread. lol)

Hey guys,

Freshly lowered my 8 as the title suggests. Did it fairly easily in the front, pain in the ass for the rear. The rears dropped a lot. The tire almost rests inside the wheel well. This thing is now handling like a dream, I feel like I'm on rails. The front didn't drop much but it is definately a lot stiffer. Went with 1.4 inch drop from bright yellow Number One springs. Here's a pick of the rear after the drop, hard to see the difference without seeing the rest of the car but it is definately a lot lower in the back.

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/5450/picture017oaa.th.jpg (http://img523.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture017oaa.jpg)

On the flip side, is there anyone around Toronto that is looking for stock 8 springs? I have all 4 (obviously). There in good shape having only 30,000km on them. I'm not actively looking to sell them but if I did I would let them go for about half of what I paid for the lowering springs, in the $60 canadian range. Let me know if anyone is interested.

How did all of your drop jobs go? Did anybody else do them theirselves? I ended up all black and blue and bruised from doing mine. This car is too damn small to be worked on by someone 6 foot 4 and 200 pounds...
I wish I could lower mine but with the MSbumper it is already so low. I hate bottoming out when coming out of parking lots...

Bump for the fruit!!! :fruit::fruit: (I agree with Greg on this one, it's all Footman's fault!!)

To be honest, my fronts barely fell at all. Maybe a half inch...maybe my old springs were beaten in, who knows. The back is in the weeds, can't get any fingers in the wheel well. It may also make a difference that I'm running 245/40R18 all the way around.

And Greg, good luck with the rear. They are waaaaay harder than the front. All I removed was the lower control arm so I didn't have to get another alignment, and I must have scraped half the yellow paint off the spring onto the driveshaft...sigh. Going to have to take the wheels off and paint the scuffs to keep the rust off. If you need any tips for the rear let me know. I know that a lot of rotating of the sealed unit can help you clear some obstacles. IMO, your better off taking off more parts and getting an alignment after...I ended up with all sorts of cuts and bruises trying to wedge the unit out and back in.

My profile has an album of some pics from the swap for reference on the scrapes and tight fit in the rear.

A wise man once showed me to simply mark the position of the alignment bolt before taking it out.

A wise man once showed me to simply mark the position of the alignment bolt before taking it out.

Dude, its alright to put my name in there.

Lol...ya, I painted every single nut and bolt I took off with a marking pen. Even if it had nothing to do with the alignment I painted it and returned it to the original position. I also used the proper torque specs included in this online manual:

http://foxed.ca/rx7manual/2003mazdarx8/

To be honest, my fronts barely fell at all. Maybe a half inch...maybe my old springs were beaten in, who knows. The back is in the weeds, can't get any fingers in the wheel well. It may also make a difference that I'm running 245/40R18 all the way around.

And Greg, good luck with the rear. They are waaaaay harder than the front. All I removed was the lower control arm so I didn't have to get another alignment, and I must have scraped half the yellow paint off the spring onto the driveshaft...sigh. Going to have to take the wheels off and paint the scuffs to keep the rust off. If you need any tips for the rear let me know. I know that a lot of rotating of the sealed unit can help you clear some obstacles. IMO, your better off taking off more parts and getting an alignment after...I ended up with all sorts of cuts and bruises trying to wedge the unit out and back in.

My profile has an album of some pics from the swap for reference on the scrapes and tight fit in the rear.

ya, ive already done a rear shock on an rx8. a few weeks back we had a customer come in with a blown shock. Thats why i was anxious to do the fronts firts. i knew what to expect in the back. Plus i work on a hoist, so its much easier than on the ground. also, my sway bar end links in the back are toast anyways, so ill be taking those off and then unbolting the rear most arm only from the knuckle (the alignment part of it is on the inside only, so unbolting it from the knuckle doesnt change anything). That way you are able to sneak the strut out without having to take alot of other crap off. By the way, all your efforts to avoid needing an alignment are for not. you really have to do an alignment after you drop the car or even change any major suspension component. When the car gets lower, all the angles change.

paquin, are you coming on the niagara cruise?

Niagara cruise? I'm going to have to investigate, I must have missed the thread. I would probably be up for it, love driving.

And ya, I think I'm going to go for an alignment anyways, mainly because I have brand new tires and I want them to stay nice.