Lowering your r3
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Those look pretty obscure, so I doubt you will get much feedback. One thing that raises my eyebrows is the omission of spring rates.
In any case, using radical lowering springs with the stock shocks is a temporary solution at best. You would be taking the shocks below the intended design center, which will cause them to operate out of range and fail within a year or two.
What is your goal, exactly?
In any case, using radical lowering springs with the stock shocks is a temporary solution at best. You would be taking the shocks below the intended design center, which will cause them to operate out of range and fail within a year or two.
What is your goal, exactly?
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Theres are a number of good brands like tein, racing beat, eibach, mazdaspeed etc.. This thread shows you some pictures and gives you more information, however like stvnscott said what are you trying to accomplish with lowering springs?
https://www.rx8club.com/series-ii-wh...ngs-r3-218895/
https://www.rx8club.com/series-ii-wh...ngs-r3-218895/
Last edited by alexanderr101; 03-28-2014 at 05:37 AM.
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If you are planning to street the car, you may be better off keeping the stock springs and replacing the shocks. You get some lowering for free with Bilstein HD and Koni Sport shocks, for example, due to differences in spring perch location between Series 1 and 2 cars. The amount of free lowering is roughly between 0.5 and 1".
Otherwise, H&R springs are readily available across the pond, and are excellent quality.
Racing Beat springs are supposed to lower the car about 0.5" and are only 20% stiffer than factory, so they would probably work well with your OEM shocks. That is the direction I would go if I were you assuming cost is a concern.
Otherwise, H&R springs are readily available across the pond, and are excellent quality.
Racing Beat springs are supposed to lower the car about 0.5" and are only 20% stiffer than factory, so they would probably work well with your OEM shocks. That is the direction I would go if I were you assuming cost is a concern.
Last edited by Steve Dallas; 03-29-2014 at 11:31 PM.
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