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03-27-11, 11:15 PM

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Thin wall spark plug socket

Does anybody know where the best place to buy a thin wall spark plug socket would be??? To install none mazda recommended spark plugs.

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03-27-11, 11:26 PM

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sears...

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03-27-11, 11:30 PM

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http://www.racingbeat.com/RX7-1986-1...ion/11529.html

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03-28-11, 12:02 AM

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i bought the socket at Autozone and it works just fine ...

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03-28-11, 01:07 AM

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i just use a deep 1/2" socket outta my craftsman garbage set

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03-28-11, 11:59 AM

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A normal socket wont work.. Im installing NGK BR8EIX spark plugs and they wont fit in the rotor housing because of some raised bosses.. I did a bunch of searching last night..

Racing beat has theres for $77
Mazdatrix wants close to $100
And atkins rotary wants $35 thats the best seal I could find.

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03-28-11, 12:18 PM

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03-28-11, 12:39 PM

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Just be easy on a thin wall socket. They crack so easily (I've broken a few).

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03-28-11, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by RE-TurboFB

A normal socket wont work.. Im installing NGK BR8EIX spark plugs and they wont fit in the rotor housing because of some raised bosses.. I did a bunch of searching last night..

so the EIX plugs are wider than the EQ plugs? weird

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03-28-11, 03:36 PM

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seems like you already know where to buy one?

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03-28-11, 03:52 PM

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yeah that was after I had searched for awhile.. I thought one of toy guys might know somthing that i didnt.. The BR8EIX are shorter then the stock plugs so you have to have a socket that can go "inside" the housing to torqe them down..

Thanks for the help guys..

I bought one from atkins.. Oh yeah I was wrong about the price it was $45.

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