Can you drive your car anywhere, when I drive mine, I clean the pavement with the freaking frontend! Maybe i need stiffer springs on the front or something?

 

Well, I have a 1982 with Mode one widebody and custom sideskirts/steps. The car is lowered with RB springs, and rides on 15" wheels (225 wide allround).
I can drive my car anywhere, but must watch out for driveways etc. If they are to high (and most are) I'll have the front scraping the ground. Clearnace isn't really good. We also have a lot of "bumps" that are there to lower your speed (very european..) and those must be tackled rather slowly. Other then that no real problems.

 

DP, forums too slow, I'm not patient enough...

 

My ground clearance can be best summed up by this. Take your foot turn it sideways, and the it wont fit under the front air dam. I scrape just about anywhere I turn, its annoying.

 

attach some sheetmetel around the bottom edges.

Racecars do this alot.

 

I have'nt put a suspension on my car yet, but I'm sure when I do it might scrape. I'm not sure If I'm going with 17's or 18's, so that might be a factor. As of now the car is pretty high, so I have'nt had a problem.

 

Mike, i think just about any type of front airdam, even with 15's, 16's and even 17's it won't matter if the profile of the tire is small. The tire profile is one thing that gives the front 'clearence' . On my 82 with the mode four i've got 6 3/4 inch clearance up front, with 15' inch wheels and 225/50/15's, stock springs too. Your just gonna have to deal with it, you know for a airdam to work right it has to be close to the ground,,,,right ?

 

Yeah but I dont like the sound of ripping it off... Anyways, thanks guys

 

Mine us like Rotaryemotions but with 16 " wheels.
I have not had any trubole yet...

// magnus

 

Mine's not a Mariah, but it's the original Mazda Factory Racing kit... and when I had the airdam on there before the wreck, it would really only scrape when I hit speed bumps, or going into the driveway. And it was a quiet scrape... not a gigantor ripping sound.

 

Suspension is the key to solving your troubles. What kind of setup are you running?

 

Well, you asked for it.
I beleive his setup is as follows..

1985 Mazda RX-7 GSL (Runs like a freaking bat out of hell!/Needs tuning )Cosmo 13B 4 port, Mariah Mode 1 wide body, 3 piece IMSA rear spoiler, stage 4 BNR Supercars s5 turbo and manifold, port matched turbo entrance, ported manifold, p trim , 60-1 compressor wheel, 360 degree thrust package, turbo smart type 2 blow off valve, turbosmart dual stage boost controller with hi/low cabin switch, 1500 cc secondaries, NOS High Pressure/High Volume Fuel Pump, Fram 200 psi fuel filter, Haltech e6k firing s4 t2 coil packs 3 bar map, haltech tps, DIY wideband o2, 3" racing beat downpipe, 3" custom exhaust stright back to magnaflow stainless steel muffler, racing beat 17 # flywheel, SPEC stage 3 ceramic 4 puck disc and pressure plate, Atkins thermal pellet replacement, Isuzu large NPR intercooler, custom intercooler piping, flex-a-lite fan cooled Perma cool 450hp oil cooler, stainless steel oil cooler lines, s4 turbo II tranny, racing beat 13b -> 12A engine mount, autometer guages (a/f, egt, 30psi boost/vac) , 0-100 PSI Autometer electric fuel pressure guage, 2nd gen dual A pillar pod, black magic fan, optima red top battery relocated to drivers side storage compartment, custom made 3 inch driveshaft, totally rebuilt steering box with new parts, K & N 3" id, 4-5/8"- 6"x9"L cone filter, taylor custom 8.0 mm race plug wires.

 

I've got the mariah mode 1, yep, the air dam is really low. Let's just say I'm getting pretty damn good at fiberglassing!

 

OOoo000oo0oOOo good idea!!
I ordered a Erebuni kit and it should come in any day now... my driveway alone is a god damn mine field with potholes... rocks... sticks... hills... bumps... and i was wondering how to prevent the front from getting damaged...

Zachstylez

 

Here is i pic on mine and Rotaryemotions cars.. easy to see here.



//Magnus

 

Thanks Pedestrian! Now I know everything about Mike's SUSPENSION!

 

So uh, wheres the suspension? Is it all stock?

~T.J.

 

Ditto, thats what I meant by my post, lol.

~T.J.

 

For those steep transitions- take them slow and at an angle.

My '84 car has been lowered and has a fiberglass spoiler with a rubber skirt on it. You can see it on page 3 of my website - click on the "www" below.

Maybe I can attach a file....
<edit> guess not

but you can go here also...
http://www.mazspeed.com/carofthemonth.htm
at least for the time being.