mazdaspeed kit , how much clearance ?
06-09-2004, 02:21 AM
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mazdaspeed kit , how much clearance ?
Did a search on this and nothing came up , but how much clearance does the mazdaspeed kit leave on the rx-8 ? Cause I am thinking of getting some springs that drop it 1" , and was thinkin damn .... gonna be pretty close to the floor ? 8/ Anyone know how much clearance is left ?
06-09-2004, 03:11 AM
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A few of our forum members have the kit with springs installed. RXHusker is one of them. Wait, I think he's on coilovers. I can tell you that on my ride, AutoExe kit and coilovers on 19s I've got about 4" of clearance in the front. I rarely have difficultys with steep aprons and never had a problem with speed bumps. The secret is to approch opsticals at an angle as apposed to straight on.
06-09-2004, 07:01 AM
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Originally posted by VividRacing.com
A few of our forum members have the kit with springs installed. RXHusker is one of them. Wait, I think he's on coilovers. I can tell you that on my ride, AutoExe kit and coilovers on 19s I've got about 4" of clearance in the front. I rarely have difficultys with steep aprons and never had a problem with speed bumps. The secret is to approch opsticals at an angle as apposed to straight on.
A few of our forum members have the kit with springs installed. RXHusker is one of them. Wait, I think he's on coilovers. I can tell you that on my ride, AutoExe kit and coilovers on 19s I've got about 4" of clearance in the front. I rarely have difficultys with steep aprons and never had a problem with speed bumps. The secret is to approch opsticals at an angle as apposed to straight on.
06-09-2004, 11:52 AM
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Originally posted by titaniumgrey
thanks for the heads up vivid , sounds like I maybe scraping on the speed bumps maybe if I drop it 1"
thanks for the heads up vivid , sounds like I maybe scraping on the speed bumps maybe if I drop it 1"
No. I don't think you'll be scraping on speed bumps. I can go over those straight on with out a problem.
06-09-2004, 12:24 PM
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wow thanks for the info everyone, I think I'll leave it stock height with ms style kit for now. Maybe later I'll add some springs and MS shocks. Thanks for the help everyone.
06-09-2004, 09:41 PM
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With the Mazdaspeed suspension the MS body kit has 4 1/2 inches of clearance front and side... Speed bumps are not a problem but parking stops are, when you park make sure to stay far away...
06-10-2004, 11:12 AM
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Originally posted by cortc
With the Mazdaspeed suspension the MS body kit has 4 1/2 inches of clearance front and side... Speed bumps are not a problem but parking stops are, when you park make sure to stay far away...
With the Mazdaspeed suspension the MS body kit has 4 1/2 inches of clearance front and side... Speed bumps are not a problem but parking stops are, when you park make sure to stay far away...
Amen to that! You'll have to get to know whare the front of the nose is. A good marker that I use is If I can line up the parking block in the space next to me with the bottom of my side mirror then I usually end up with about a foot of clearance from the parking block.
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