Oh yeah? I still have that sway bar....

 

OMG i soooooooooooooooo forgot about you bar D:, i was just searching through ebay to pass the time and i saw that someone had put up the listing as buy it now and at first i just skipped it and then i realized what it was and for how much, it was an instant buy, i didnt even think twice about it. sorry rich , but like i said its the last performance part im buyin so your bar is next on my list

 

Removed the flat universals I had on the rear only (see my sig pic) and installed PowerFlow Pro Fit Splashguards front and rear for a more taylored look.
I will do some custom trimming to make them look a little better later on, but for now these are a big improvement... and a not expensive one either. (<$50/both sets included shipping.)
Damn Mazda for not making factory fit mud/splashguards available for the S series cars though.
While I was there, I pulled the all the calipers and rotors off to check everything since the install a few weeks ago, and cleaned everything I could around them, epecially the "yellows" but within reason.

 

May I ask, just out of curiosity, why does everybody blur out their licence plate numbers online?
I could just as easily get those numbers driving behind you on the street, so why the security?

Oh yea, those look sweet Virg...

 

also i can plainly see the numbers, ur attempt to be creative in hiding is neat but flawed , i want ppl to see my tags, if they want my car they can have it, any takers???? But none the less, that wag....hatch is lookin schweet but it looks like you can still fit a finger or two under your wheel wells so that means your sitting too high ;D

 

Thanks. They do need a little trimming when it's not 100+*'s outside though. Then they will look better.
Never a big fan of mudflaps in general, and especially on sporty cars, I really got tired of cleaning the road tar and stone chips around these areas. I was amazed how much cleaner my rear bumper and backlight were after driving in a rain storm for the first time, so after experimenting with the flat cheapies, I bit the bullet and went for the full set.

As far as the plate is concerned: I don't know exactly except that the internet is not the "safe" place it used to be. And yes, you could see my plate but only if you were local to me. Should someone on the internet see my plate number and covet something on the car or that I otherwise own based on general posting, they could more easily track me down using the plate and steal it... I guess??



You're better than I am then, because while I can see the numbers (1-1,) most of the characters seem pretty obscured... and I know my plate number.

Those are the H&R's and I too am perplexed why I didn't get a slightly better and more even drop. According to their literature, I should have seen 1.3" front and 1.2" rear. That's only a 5/16" difference F-R. The LS looks better than the RS for some reason. But I seem to have gotten a more an H-Tech drop than a Pro-Kit.
I have tried to check and make sure the springs are seating properly and can't see any problems? I've loosened the sway bar with full body weight on the suspension and nothing moved or changed there either.
I can feel that the car is lower when I get in, or wash the hood and roof, and she seems to handle just fine too?
I don't know if it's the car, the springs, or something else?

 

z11 hje? Or z11 hjf?

But anyways, I still can't believe you have a hitch on that thing, it's people like you I see towing boats with a Vibe, or maybe thats only IL.

 

And i thought i was gonna be the one to blab out his tag

If your refering to the hitch on the rear, why bother taking it off it came with it on it as should yours.

And rich your drop is like the opp of mine, lower in the front than the rear on mine, and i want to shoot the engineers for it, it may be 100+ but atleast you have a/c, im still having problems with mine

 

Uhhh, actually my owners manual says "DO NOT TOW WITH THIS VEHICLE", with capital letters and everything! Haha.

There ain't no way this car was designed to tow any amount of wieght behind it.

 

1) The hitch was professionally installed. It was def not factory. It's a 1-1/4" receiver, rated as a class I (2000/200,) but I would say treat it like as a light duty (1000/100) instead.

2) Mine is lower in front too (-1.3"F/-1.2"R,) as they advertise, just not as much as they advertise, especially in the rear.

3) The A/C don't help much when you're working outside in the weather in the driveway.


As does mine, but.... 1640+ miles later....

Not that I would want to try THAT again, mind you. But you don't know my wife when she gets something in her head.
I'm sure we over did it that time, but it should be good for about 1000lbs. I have towed smaller loads, such as the Ditch Witch we rented one time and that wasn't bad, but I wouldn't tow much weight on it again, and I told her that in no uncertain terms.