i saw pics of lowered rx8s and i dont like how the back drops...it looks lower than the front. is there anyone out there that only lowered the front of the car? or are there nice springs out there that doesnt drop the back as much as the front if so...how does it ride? look? setup?

my first car was an rsx and i had a good setup where the front is lower and like the look just wondering how it will look on an 8

 

more pics

 

IIRC most drops DO drop the from more than the rear, or at the very least drop the front more...

Also, I think the front already sits a bit lower than the rear from the factory... I would not recomend only modifying the front, I think it would screw up the ride and handling qualities, and look pretty goofy... Get some adjustable coilovers and you can set the stance exactly how you want it.

 

why dont you start showing rx8 photos frist not rsx

 

He is just trying to give an idea of the stance he is trying to achieve. Only problem is that the RSX shape gives the illusion of a stronger suspension rake than it actually has...

 

i didnt want to go coilovers but i guess i might have to... any suggestions

 

get tein s-techs

 

The Tein basics are a nice affordable option.

Why the aversion to coilovers? You could go with a spring/strut combo, but you wont get the height adjustment you are after and you will get much less consistent results as far as performance.

 

i wouldn't just lower the front. it will offset handling of the car.

 

lift it, 4x4

 

Get the Tein H-Techs, not S-Techs. IIRC, the H-Techs will lower 1.2" in the front and only 0.8" in the rear. The rear will drop so little that it looks almost like stock height. But then, that's exactly what will give it a forward-rake look, which you (and I) prefer.

(Just ignore the rusty rotors...hahah)

 

H-techs are not .8" in the rear. They are like .8 front and .3 rear. The s-techs are 1.4 front .7 rear.

 

I just checked Tein's website. You got the S-Tech specs correct. However, the H-Tech specs are -1.0" (-26mm) front and -0.3" (-8mm) rear.

http://www.tein.com/price/mazda.html

 

Just saying that you gave the specs of S-techs when you say h-techs. I got mazdaspeed springs (.8" all around) and my rears sit almost right, but the front is about 2 finger widths too tall. I'd say the s-techs would be pretty close to perfect.

 

most springs are lower in the front. my H&R sports lowered the front A LOT more than the rear

 

Calm down

 

This thread is useless and stupid !! Theres a thing called the search button on this forum lol. There are many threads on this forum that people have posted about lowering spring and coilovers. Yes there are rx8' springs such as the tanabe gf210 and the tanabe nf210 that make the back look lower than the front. The tein s-tech give the car a nice even drop or **** it just buy coilovers so you can have more adjustability in height and dampening and rebound.

 

My front lowered much more than the rear (in my opinion). Megan Racing springs on OEM shocks:

 

Holy hell. Are you sure you didn't do something wrong? So those are 1.75" drop in front and 1.5" drop in rear? That is far less than 1.5" in the back. Did you put your rear sway bar on wrong, causing it to catch on something? I know that happened to me and it bent an endlink.

 

i just went with coilovers i didnt like the stance of the s techs and now my car sits like this

 

yeah i have s techs and i wanted it a little lower but for a daily car its perfect

 

S. Techs are the way to go if you don't want to buy coilovers IMO.
If you preload correctly, then it will sit nice. My cars stance is very close to
thejew89's.

 

More like Tein basic coilovers!

 

ill second that i love mine. i like them even more once i paired them with the progress sways

 

Hmm, I dont think I did. I guess I would have to look--how could you put the rear sway bar on wrong anyhow?

When you bent an endlink did you notice your rear not sitting properly?

Michael