[QUOTE=robtechfabrications]actually that happened cuz you didnt check you're tires and let the inside edge get too low. the cause of the wear was bad camber but the cause of your tire blowing out was laziness on maintaining your car.




I guess im a lazy guy

 

Ok, so does anyone know where you can get camber plates for relatively cheap?

 

So... and Eibach Pro Spring Kit, a 4-wheel alignment, and a camber adjustment kit and I'll be good to go? Because If I replace the shocks I'll definatly be going lower.

And what about the struts then? If I'm getting lower shocks wouldn't I need new struts? And after doing all that, I'd be done completely with the suspension right??

Thanks a lot for all ya'lls help too

 

and how much would all that above cost me?

And.. arent shocks and springs the ame things?
And what about bushings....

And anything else I should know about?

 

I don't think anyone is suggesting that the struts are supporting the car. It would be foolish though to replace the springs without replacing the old worn out struts. That would lead to one VERY uncomfortable ride.

EBAY it. IIRC the springs, struts, and sways ran me about $250.00 per set... so ~$750.00. The subframe link to adjust camber is about another $100.00 and there are some other parts you may want to replace like mounts... bushings in rear assembly, boots, bumpstops. I spent about $1250.00 on all my crap total.

No. Struts and shocks are almost the same thing. More reading material here:

http://www.kyb.com/support/shocktypes.php

 

you dont need to spend 1200. i would suggest this

eibach prokit (about $200) if you want to go lower than one inch make sure its a quality spring (i've heard good things about tanabe and tein, eibach also makes a sportline which is about a 2" drop but i dont know if they make one for the fc)

for shocks...prices will vary broadly depending. tokicos are descent (better than stock) and kyb are nice as are koni. from what i can tell you'll probably be plenty happy with a set of new tokicos whcih are cheap on ebay.

camber link...there's 2 types for the rear. one adjusts a lot, one doesnt adjust as much. you probably would be fine with the not as adj one (a mild drop wont give you as bad of camber as a big drop like my car) you can get this from mazdatrix.com for about $100.

and yea, good 4wheel allignment.

 

So... what if I bought something like these....

SHOCKS/ STRUTS
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOKIC...ayphotohosting

SPRINGS
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EIBAC...spagenameZWD1V

CAMBER KIT
http://www.mazdatrix.com/getprice.as...m=04-7421-0000


And a 4 wheel alignment...

Geez thats a lotta money for a kid like me

So would all those parts work good?

 

Yes, that's pretty much exactly what I put on my car except I cheaped out and got the RB link instead of the alluminum one. I also blew a lot of extra $$ on mounts, bumpstops, etc.

The only issue you might have is that the ride will be quite a bit stiffer. I solved that problem by replacing the stock sways too. I used Eibach Pro-kit sways to match the springs and the ride got much smoother.

Good Luck!

 

Well... It's not like money grows in my backyard or anything, and I'll have to save up a little before I can afford all this.

So could I just buy the camber adjustment thing and a 4-wheel alignment now and get the shocks and springs later towards the end of the summer?
Would this make the tire wear even for now till I buy the springs and shocks?

 

Um 45 psi is wayyyy to high, the recomended is like 32psi - see your drivers side door area. 45psi might be good for autocrossing though. 45psi is at or above most street tire limits.

You can get those camber kits from http://mazdatrix.com

 

If you think that's high... when I bought the car the rear tires had over 60 pounds in them. And I've lowered the pressure to 35 pounds now. And I've already found that camber adjustment link on mazdatrix, I just wanted to know if I could just install that and have an alignment done and later on replace the springs and shocks.

 

so... anyone out-there think i could do what i mentioned above?

 

Just get new springs.

 

yes but, worn out struts and springs do cause other problems as well. Ever get up to speed on the highway and notice how squirely the back end feels or how it feels when you hit a bump? It can also cause poor braking performance and just poor handling in general. If you just get the camber adjuster, you are only putting a band-aid on a bigger problem.

 

ok so its definatly too much negative camber. the cause warn springs or lowered car. replace the springs, but while you are at it replace the struts as well. if you lower it then you will need either camber plates or the vertical bar from ..mazda trix to adjust camber. keep tire pressure to the manufacturer recomended rating. and then after all this is done ..THEN YOU GET AN ALIGNMENT. any time you repace suspension components you should get an alignment..