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Blasphemy6789
02-14-2010, 03:25 PM
I really wanna buy some lowering springs for the 8.. was looking through Ebay and came across these..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/D2-RACING-LOWERING-SPRINGS-MAZDA-RX8-RX-8-03-08-PRO_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3a525332f3QQitemZ25 0489287411QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAcce ssories


I tryed to search the web and the forums.. but came across nothing.. any reviews or advice about these would be great.. Also i only want to lower the car about 2 inches.. and these are suppose to do 1.8, which is fine.


If these are bad.. any other ideas for cheaper lowering springs would be great..

thanks.

RyansRx8
02-14-2010, 03:32 PM
Never heard of them...you can get s techs on ebay for about 175 though

chino0314
02-14-2010, 03:57 PM
never heard of them but thats one hell of a drop

Jedi54
02-14-2010, 04:58 PM
never heard of them
very agressive drop for a spring
say goodbye to your OEM struts, they probably won't last long with those springs

Ebay is great but there are a lot of junk on there as well so be careful

WTBRotary!
02-14-2010, 05:06 PM
never heard of them
very agressive drop for a spring
say goodbye to your OEM struts, they probably won't last long with those springs

Ebay is great but there are a lot of junk on there as well so be careful

agreed... I personally would never buy anything I havent seen on the forums being sold. just my .02 cents

Krazed_Rx8
02-17-2010, 11:48 AM
never heard of them
very agressive drop for a spring
say goodbye to your OEM struts, they probably won't last long with those springs

Ebay is great but there are a lot of junk on there as well so be careful

Hmmm why would these wear out the OEM strut's quickly? :scratchhe These springs offer about the same drop as Megan Racing springs and I've read good things about those.. Not trying to argue or anything just trying to comprehend why that would happen.

D2 Racing: Front: 1.8 in.
Rear: 1.8 in.

Megan Racing: Front: 1.75in.
Rear: 1.5in.

Solidtrance
02-17-2010, 11:59 AM
The Megans will wear out your stock struts quickly too. Basically any spring will do that . The stock struts are not valved for a lowered spring. If you don't want to get new struts I would think RB would be your best bet (they only drop .5 in), but it seems you are looking for something with a significant drop, so maybe you wouldn't like them.

Are you going strickly for looks (drop) or looking to improve performance? Big difference between those two goals.

Krazed_Rx8
02-17-2010, 12:37 PM
^ What if were looking for both? A good drop and some improved performance... No worse than stock atleast.

pdxhak
02-17-2010, 12:41 PM
Replace the shocks and springs. You also want to make sure the combo can work together.

pdxhak
02-17-2010, 12:43 PM
Forgot to include this sticky by DPE http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=79096. OP needs to read it...

Solidtrance
02-17-2010, 01:06 PM
^ What if were looking for both? A good drop and some improved performance... No worse than stock atleast.
read that sticky^^^
the check out this one. Everything I've learned about suspension in the past 5 years by Eric Meyer (http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=186785).

Krazed_Rx8
02-17-2010, 01:08 PM
^ Will do.

Spiritus Sancti
02-17-2010, 01:32 PM
Careful there are lots of copy springs out lately...

Razz1
02-18-2010, 07:41 PM
You get what you pay for...

Better off getting the real thing from Racing Beat.