just finished the install, check it out:

 

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Excellent! So you actually went gonzo and cut the towers, too, eh? How much time did it take to do all that and what did you use to cut the towers cleanly?

 

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nice job!

 

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It looks like you riveted the bracket. Wasn't the RB kit supposed to be a bolt on affair?

 

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last pic

 

Nice look, indeed...now answer the questions...and why doesn't anyone take pics of the process??

 

Yeah, at first it gave me the chills just thinking about it. A fabricator friend of mine, the owner of Performance Solutions (behind Mazdatrix) did the work for me. He used a plasma torch to cut off the stock mounts, then he welded it from the bottom and the top. Welding is just as strong, if not stronger, and it won't ever loosen up and make noise.

 

Wow....well, considering it's spot-welded from the factory, that is def the way to go....did he charge you or did you give him a case of suds??

 

he's not that good of a friend...along with some work on the rear suspension he charged me $340

 

looks sweet man.

What do you have for lowering on the back?

 

$340.00 dollors for just labor ??? thats sounds about right.. wish i had a plasma cutter.

 

nice nice, no wheel well gap now, i like it...i was planning on getting the RB kit 2, but im not sure i wanted 2 do all the work, but now imma go for it...and yea, what did u do for the back?

 

Thanks.
250 lb. springs from g-force engineering are in the rear. I also trimmed the bump stops in a "V" shape for more travel and a progressive stop.

 

so these springs lowerd your car that much? pretty good. but 250lb is quite a bit, thats what, a 150% increase over stock...(rear is 100 right??)

 

yeah the g-force tri-link & panhard kit was designed to run very low, hence the low ride height of their springs. I had eibach 200lb springs on there for a while since they rode higher and I did'nt have the RB lowering kit on there yet, but they were too soft...I had considerable understeer. I may need to go higher if these don't fix the understeer.

 

damn that looks good.

 

RB supplies allen head bolts, thats why they kinda looked like rivets Mar3. In my opinion, this is an excellent kit, and a sawzall worked well for me, i think sears is selling s reciprocating saw for $69.95 right now.

 

Wow, if i had the know-how that you guys do, i'd definately be doing this!!!

Problem is, i'm not much of a track-racer (yet), so i think for this car i'll just do the normal stock-system upgrades.

I already have the eibach kit on my car, but you're right. It rides high. I still have about 1/4 to 1/2 inch wheel gap.

But at least its even front and rear!!!

 

Hmm, are the advantages to this that great that it justifies the extra work? Is this something that only a track car would benefit from.

I read the description on RB's site and seems like a really good idea. However would this be worth it on a car that is mainly a daily driver and is going to be autocrossed a few times a year (hopefully)?

 

Woh.. RB strut tower kit AND coil-overs
Car looks very nice
off subject.. what kind of meats are on those 626 wheels, and the radiator a custom fit job?

 

I noticed the radiator too mel.. cool, get-it ?