I am planning on removing my C-West front asap (looks silly w/o side skirts) and putting on the 99spec front.

Does the 99 spec sit closer to ground than the C-west? (same suspension setup in both cases)

 

Check my thread in the interior section if you want to see pics

 

Ground clearance with my 99 front and coilovers is reasonable. I think it was right around 4" if im not mistaken. I have my car sitting pretty low in the coils too.

 

Thats my problem as well. In my country there are far too many speed breakers. My car is lowered with Mazdaspeed springs (by eibach) am thinking of putting back the stock springs. Am confused. Hoping that the 99 spec gives me even an 1" or more, that way I can keep the mazdaspeed. Wanted to confirm with fellow forum members.

 

I don't think it's any lower than th 93-95 w/ R1 lip.

 

Wow, how did you get a mazda rx7 in bangladesh? yeah the roads are pretty crazy over there...the road bumps are either big huge flat ones, or short pointy ones...they are annoying. This is me talking from my childhood days (born in bengal).

 

99 spec for me was much higher i rarely scrap now

 

'99 Spec + Eibach Pro Kit + stock 16's = scraping.

I'm going to have to get larger rims just to raise it back up a bit.

 

Thanks. Does that mean that it sits higher then the C-West front?

This particular RX7 was imported from Japan. I'm the 2nd owner.The road conditions have improved a lot. However the speed bumps are still crazy. Fearing that it will eventually bend my fenders. Been very careful over the last 3 yrs.

Are you running lowering springs. If so whats your drop?

I am running Mazdaspeed MS01 17"wheels. Do you already have the 99 and eibach installed? What kind of ground clearance are you hoping for with the 17" wheels?

 

I had 17" RE-A wheels + Tein coilovers. I believe it was lowered ~1.3-1.8 (don't remember the exhact figures) inches front and rear. I had Tripoint align my car and they set it... but I do not have the documentation anymore to verify this.

I had the FEED front (which I can guess has clearances similar to your C-West) and that scraped on many things... sometimes because you have no choice, and sometimes because you are human.

I switched to the 99spec bumper + lip. I did not adjust the ride height, and only scraped on driveways and speedbumps from hell. It is very reasonable, and driving your car around in everyday conditions becomes a lot more enjoyable (well it did for me at least)... of course you still have to be careful.

 

Do you have pics of your 99 spec?

 

Thanks a lot for the info. I'll be ordering my 98.12 spec front shortly. The C-west front will be collecting dust. No one to sell it to, only FD in my country, which sucks.
And like 7_rocket said, do you have any pics of your car?

 

I'm hoping for at least another half inch. Either that or I'll have to stiffen up my suspension so that I don't scrape as much.

 

I could try to find pics, but it is no longer my car. I sold it about a year ago.

I looked thru the forum and found: https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...chmentid=91928
(iirc 7_rocket already saw this)

But that is a pic of it with the FEED bumper... I will have to dig thru personal pics to find one with the 99spec front. I'll let you know if I come up with something. But according to the new owner the car already has gone back to FEED (Type2R this time), so I can't ask him for a pic of it currently.

 

Yes I've seen that feed front.. Good memory lol..

 

The 99 spec bumper + lip is higher than the 93 bumper with R1 lip. And both of those sit higher than a Cwest bumper I believe.

 

This is the only pic I have.

It has FEED fenders so that angle makes it look like theres a lot of gap, but the car is not raised or anything like that... its just a bad pic taken in a hurry (right before i sold it). *sniff, sniff*

I hope this can help put fear the fears to rest. The 99 spec is a good way to go IMO.

 

Thanks.


Thanks for the info. Am going to order it shortly.

 

hope that helps