should i buy kyb struts and ground control coil overs or what do you guys reccomend? i need suggestions fast please

 

It depends what do you want?. I have Tokico struts and they are awesome. Coil overs are too $$$$$.

 

i want the car really low but not like ricer cut spring low maybe like a 2 1/2 inch drop but with still a good ride

 

anyone?

 

there was a whole thread on lowering 2nd gens i read, some kid wanted to know how much he could lower it, and im pretty sure the consensus was it could be lowered like 1-1.5" MAX. you should search for it.... and kepp in mind i could be remembering wrong.

 

ya that sounds about right but i think my car is sagged that much already lol i wanna see a pic of a 2nd gen dropped 1"-1 1/2" i hate stock suspension

 

well, i got Tein HEs on my FC and theyre great but a bit pricy but hey thats what a part time job is for right?

 

i might go with intrax springs for now

 

Here is an FC with about a 1" drop. It has eibach springs and tokico HP struts, and handles like a true race machine.



Here it is with stock BBS vert rims and Hoosiers:



I'm very happy with the struts / springs. It's a cheap combination that works very well and is a GREAT improvement over stock, much more solid but not uncomfortably stiff.

 

My suspension setup:

Ground Control Coilovers with Eibach Race Springs (6" 350 front, 8" 275 rear)
Tokico Illumina 5-way Adjustable Fronts
Tokico Illumina 5-way Adjustable Rears
Racing Beat 3/4" Lowering Strut Mounts
Mazdatrix Independent Rear Camber Adjusters
Front and Rear Corksport Strut Tower Bars
Mazdaspeed Lower Arm Stiffener Bar
Front and Rear Suspension Techniques Sway Bars
Pinion Snubber


It's a pretty sexy ride.

Coming next week will be Racing Bear upright toe eliminator bushings and full polyurethane bushings replacement.

 

dDub- How do you like the mazdatrix rear camber adjusters? How much camber were you able to dial out with them? I'm just wondering if they were adjustable enough to dial out massive amounts of massive camber without having to use them in conjunction with a one piece rear camber adjuster.

 

From this:



To this:





Hopefully that can give you an idea. The camber was a lot worse in person that it looked in that picture. I still haven't gotten a final adjustment by a shop, I just have it at dialed out to the most it possibly could (without notching the frame underneath like mazdatrix talks about) to drive with until I can get it to a shop for final tweakings.

 

Ok. It'd be nice if you went to get an allignment and get the camber specs before and after

 

Yah some day, when I have money again

I just got an rx8... so that means no $$

 

Off topic but why splotch out your plate?? I mean what happens if somebody knows the numbers on your plate??

Just askin'

 

Well, something has happened to me so I have a reason.

A certain person in the NW (my region) that lives near me and knows the area I am in hated me. See this person was a chronic liar in the NW section and I, along with other people, constantly called him on it. Not only that but he stole from other forum members. Basically I gave him an extremely hard time about this and tried to get him banned from the forum along with other member, which eventually he did. I had some pictures at that time posted that showed my plate and he ended up reporting my car to the cops saying that I was dumping a bunch of trash from my car while driving and throwing stuff out my window. I got a long letter from the state threatening me, bla bla, they didn't have any real proof so couldn't do anything but now I'm in their system as a suspicion. I got word from some sources that it was indeed him that did this. Funny thing was the day my rx7 was reported I didn't even drive it...

So that's my reason, I used to not care, but now I do.

 

With a plate # and a few bucks, someone could find out your adress and help themselves to what they now know you have car-wise