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Lowering it finally!!!

Old May 27, 2008 | 12:31 AM
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I baught mazdaspeed springs with the rear camber links and a rear anti roll bar but was wondering if i NEED to change my stock suspension. I won't be hitting turns going 40...or at least not yet...
 
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Old May 27, 2008 | 01:16 AM
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mazdaspeed springs aren't enough of a drop to affect the suspension too much, so no, you won't have to change the stock suspension to add those springs. i would recommend adding a set of struts (something like tokico's) for the sheer fact of longevity and ride quality.
 
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Old May 27, 2008 | 05:03 AM
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I baught mazdaspeed springs with the rear camber links and a rear anti roll bar but was wondering if i NEED to change my stock suspension. I won't be hitting turns going 40...or at least not yet...
I do that with the Stock suspension on the 3and the Pick Up, butthe pick upis lowered 3/4
 
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Old May 27, 2008 | 10:47 AM
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well i tried once and i was almost in the passenger seat...I hate these seats, there too confertable and not stiff enough. I slide everywhere if i try to turn hard so i just say "why should i turn hard" that way i don't unelss there is a need to and i save my wear on the tires and the car.
 
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Old May 27, 2008 | 01:44 PM
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drop some mazdaspeed seats into the bitch
 
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Old May 27, 2008 | 05:58 PM
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Seat Belts??

The 3 is a fun car to drive and I do tend to go a little faster in the corners than normal peeps do
 
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Old May 27, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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I ALWAYS wear my seat belts. I have seen way too many crazy things happen because of not wearing seat belts. I have SRS...don't know what i would do with it if i was to change seats in the future.
 
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Old May 27, 2008 | 06:22 PM
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If you put in the MS3 seats they would plug right in to everything.
 
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Old May 27, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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Seat Belts??

The 3 is a fun car to drive and I do tend to go a little faster in the corners than normal peeps do
I won't say that I drive faster than normal ppl do because I usually do mybest to stay w/in 5mph of the speed limit... except theyellowcaution SL signsoften found @ corners. Butlet me be first ata traffic light and I'll leave everybody else in the dust!!

I always wear seat belts too and have since my mother bought a brand new 1964 Dodge Dart w/the first ever lap belts I'd ever seen. The Euros were so far ahead of us even then.Volvo had 3-point SB's in the '57 P-544.
My '57 Chevy.... nothing!!! Hang it out there Baby!!

 
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Old May 27, 2008 | 07:43 PM
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except theyellowcaution SL signsoften found @ corners.

I always thought those were mere suggestions Richard [8D]
 
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