A.Mair

So my new wheels and tires will be coming tomorrow and i know that after i put them on i will be wanting to lower it. After lowering it im getting the Knight Sports kit.....so my question is what lowering springs would anyone recommend out of the two?

swoope

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i would recommend you find out how much the two springs lower the car.. and what the spring rates are..

then decide which is better for your car...

i would consider the offset before you decide...

beers

NgoRX8

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probably going to be aggressive. if your offset is low enough, you'll rub with either drops.

with that said, i like the s-tech drop since the front in stock form is higher than the rear.

A.Mair

i think the offset at 40?

NgoRX8

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what tire sizes will you be going?

HYR12K

I had the same dilemma. My wheels are 20 inch and the vehicle needed lowering. Was tossing up between either Eibach or Tein S. Went with Tein S because it lowers the car more on the front .. and lowers more that Eibach .. without much impact on ride quality.

Had the springs for about a year now. Cant be more happier with the result.

A.Mair

NgoRX8 i went for 255/35/19

hmmm thanks for the advice HYR12k maybe i should go for those then

NgoRX8

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you'll be good to go. do s-techs! i use to have s-techs before coilovers and they were a great drop for springs. ride wasn't really compromised either.

A.Mair

did you get your fenders rolled ngo?

NgoRX8

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i didn't want to fender roll because i've seen some people flaring their fenders for extra clearance. my wheel and tire combo is aggressive on the car, so i had my fenders shaved. no problems with rubbing.

A.Mair

oh cool, i just ordered the tein's ill post pics once theyre on

NgoRX8

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good choice! good luck!

lurch519

I have the Eibach springs, and ssr d5r 19x9.5 with a 40 offset. no rubbing issues, though the rears are pretty cambered

A.Mair

dude that looks real nice, thats what im going to be going for to

w0rm

Starting research on this. Anyone have suggestions on good retailers?

llzjayarzll

lurch, how do the rears handle the bumps?

A.Mair

worm im gonna be getting mine from mazdaparts.com
theyre waiting for shipment

lurch519

does not rub, at all. ive had 2 other people in the car with me, about an extra 350 400 lbs, still no rub.

MazdaJeff

Lurch,

Nice ride man.

A.Mair

lurch does have a nice ride, i copied his tire size and im going to copy his drop, it looks perfect IMO

swiftrx8

I have the same size up front but 285 in the back, I'm about to pick up a set of the s-techs. I hope I'm not rubbin

cjwaggs

s-techs hands down.... beware of knock-offs though.

WreakLoosE

I like the S techs. one of my friend has them. But I went with the Tanabe springs because its a lower drop. I am using 5zegin Sport Engine 19x9.5 in the rear and 19x8.5 in the fronts. I have 255/35R19 in the front. and 275/30R19 in the rear with absolutly no rubbing issues at all. Just make sure you check the offsets because that will do you in if you get the wrong one.

swiftrx8

I'll just install them and see I guess...it seems like I should be fine. w/o having FI, I need something impressive haha, I prefer slamming into turns anyways

w0rm

My Goodyear F1's and S-techs are here.. looks like I get to have some fun this weekend :D