Short of getting Mazda springs, anyone know what springs "will not" lower the car height?? I want to stay stock with this car and "not" lower it....yeah , I know, most of you want it lowered but not me... I like it stock looking ...thanks...cjf

 

Lowering springs will probably raise the car up a bit, since the original springs will have sagged by now. (Unless your car has zero miles on it and was stored on jackstands for the past 17-24 years )

 

I dont know of any aftermarket springs that wont drop your car.

I got some new Mazda springs last year, and they are plenty stiff with some performance shocks...

 

lowering a first gen can pose some problems, that's probably why he doesn't want to do it.. the rear end setup is just kinda jiggidy unless you change to an even-length watts linkage or some other setup.. binding, what not.. I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about, I just don't have the words for it.

 

Dont be surprised if the stock Mazda springs raise your car waaaaay too much though. I thought I wanted the "stock" look too but when I swapped out my old springs for some new stock springs I was amazed just how high the car was "supposed" to sit...

 

tea i put ebach (spelling) springs in my 81 and it raised the car over aninch all around

 

heh.. my race car is beyond lowered.. I can't get a regular jack under it, matter of fact, I can't even get one of those screw jacks that come with my Civic under it on the unibody rail to lift it by.. and that jack is like 3" maybe when fully compressed.. heh

 

barwick, what kind of suspension components are you running in your race car?

 

I put the Racing Beat springs on my 7 an the lowering was inperceptible especially when combined with high pressure gas shocks. Firm but reasonably riding springs. Won't knock your fillings out.