Mazdaspeed springs
 

Does anyone have pics of their cars with mazdaspeed springs installed? If you do, would you like to post or link me to the pics? I would appreciate it.

I've been thinking about getting them and it says on mazdausa website it lowers the car about 20mm. I'm guessing its about 0.78 inch. I want to see how low that is on an 8.

I tried searching for the pics...but nothing really came up.

Thanks!

20mm is .8 inches btw. I have the springs, but I haven't installed them yet. I hope to in the next couple weeks.

cool....once you got them installed....you'd like to put them up here? i wanna see.... 0.8 doesn't sound very low. I don't know if I'll even be able to tell the difference.

look at Kwescott's car. (it's in the For Sale section) He's got a full Mazdaspeed suspension

I bet it would be a noticeable drop, but I wanted to stay conservative since I live out in the country and the roads are less than pristine. I have been trying to get them installed for quite some time, but I just havent had the time with school starting back up. I will definitely try to post some before and after pics. Oh I will be installing Koni shocks too though so it might be a little lower than just .8, but I think thats debated on here.

Here are a few for you:

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...rx8pics027.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...rx8pics021.jpg

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...akesoff008.jpg

I love the MS springs/shocks. Would definitely buy again. I've had them for over a year now.

Thanks man......these pics are really what I needed to see. My car doesn't have full mazdaspeed body kit. So when I looked at kwescott's car ....I wasn't sure if the bodykit was making the car look lower than it actually was or not.
But in these pics I can actually see and compare...... although....it's not as low as I expected it to be.....It's still a noticeable drop. I should do some research on other brand springs and shocks...

Thanks!

Looks nice.

nice lookin' car

^ Thanks Gents. The wheels are actually off a Shinka (slightly darker than stock), although soon they'll be replaced with the MS wheels I think. None of those pictures really do the Racing Beat spoiler any justice, but it really looks great on the car imo.

If you Zaino it... Jedi will be jealous.

You bet your ass I Zaino it! I think this one was not too long after my weekend long Zaino excursion:

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...x8pics020x.jpg

Jedi shouldn't be jealous though, his car looks great too! :icon_tup:

i've had them for almost 3 years, love the drop, its perfect IMO

Does anyone have pics of the MS kit installed without the wheels. I'm looking for pics of the spring/strut. Also, has anyone had any issues with noise after instal?

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...6775Medium.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...6774Medium.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...6771Medium.jpg

arent shinka wheels chrome?

did you feel much of a difference when you had them installed?

Here are some pics of my car with the stock suspension, and the another from a similar angle after installing the MS suspension. Hope this helps.

[Before]
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...9&d=1202330499


[After]
https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...8&d=1202330499

The most noticeable difference is the front wheel gap...the rear is harder to notice the change, but it is there. I wouldn't have changed my decision for anything at this point...even with the disputed spring rates which have been found after I already put them on my car. I like the ride height with my body kit, the ride quality feels much like stock, but feels more responsive with the sway bars and slightly stiffer struts.

cool....you're right. The front end is definitely lower than stock. Btw...I like your wheels, dude. What brand are they? Are they 18"s?

19 inch Volk GT7 (Diamond Black).

Apparently there are really 3 versions of the stock wheel. The stock one we know, the "dark chrome" one you can buy from Mazda, and the ones on the Shinka which are sort of in between. I compared them directly to my oem wheels, and there is a noticeable difference, but they're nowhere near the "dark chrome" wheels.

Just installed my set of MS Shocks/Springs last Monday, so I've got about a week's worth of driving on them. Drop is very subtle, so if you want a low look, these aren't for you. I couldn't justify the expense of adding coilovers to the car. Not something I needed. The car feels a bit tighter, with less tendency to squat and dive under braking. Whether that's an improvement over the stock setup, or just the fact that I replaced 4 year old shocks/springs remains to be seen. So far, I really like the difference they've made. Ride quality hasn't suffered at all. I've noticed that it's a bit harsher over uneven/rough pavement, but not anything that bothers me. Smooth pavement, expansion joints, cracks, etc...it seems nearly the same as stock.

This is the first newer car I've swapped the suspension. I've only done it on vehicles I was restoring/repairing in the past.

is this what you are looking for juggernaut?

do i really have to use MS shocks with the MS springs ??
I ask because of the pricey MS shocks

Thanks for the pics Hipnotoad - I Got the MazdaSpeed springs & shocks installed at the end of January and was curious about the upper coils touching when the car is on the ground.
I asked if anyone had noise because I was getting a lot of noise from the right rear. Mazda dealership installed, been back 6 times and got a new noise after 4 visits. Currently they switched sides (RR to LR ect.) now I have noises coming from both sides (rear). I don't know what to do & no one at the dealership or the Mazda tech line can figure it out!?!?!?!?!:banghead: Car is at the dealership again right now!:icon_no2: :rant: :banghead: :dunno: :wtf:

The noise your hearing is common with the MS springs and shocks. I have it as well as other members on this board that have the same set-up. Just search and you will see that it is very common, I had mine installed last March and was in your shoes all freaked out. I can say that sinc ebeing installed I have put about 20 hours of track time on them with no issues. Don't worry about it

how much did you pay for the MS shocks ??
where did you get them from ??

I had the same issue with my MS suspension, also on the passenger rear. There was a TSB for the Mazda 6 which was posted on another thread and I used that to fix the problem. The link to the TSB for the Mazda 6 seems to be gone, but basically I bought this thin rubber sleeve from Mazda which fits around the top and bottom part of the spring and helps to insulate it from the metal-to-metal clunking. Not sure why it was only on the passenger rear, but I used 2 of them to get around the top part of the spring coil since some of the coils touch when the car is on the ground.

^ I agree with devildog. I have had them for a year and a half and I do get some noise from the back, but it has caused me no trouble at all. The only thing to watch out for is make sure the bolts on top of the strut towers are tightened AFTER the springs are compressed (car on the ground). If this isn't done, the drop will be off, but other than this don't worry about anything!

No, I used Koni shocks with MS springs.

Mazdaspeed shocks are less expensive than Konis. Buy from onlinemazdaparts!