so i have a 2006 hatchback mazda 3, and when i get to this page: http://eibach.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.exe/011237.1.2938719138100026029? i get confused as to which year my car is, the one that ends 2006 or 2008. how can i find out?

i don't think that there is a difference between either one. none of the eibach dealers specify either way.

k. appreciate it

Yeah, I looked @ the link you provided yesterday too. It is confusing but it seems each Mazda3 listing offers the some of the same products but in different packages. (i.e. one has the sway bar set, the other offers them individually.)
I do know that the same springs fit all years and models but the spring tension rates will affect them differently. The Speed3 guys were usingreg 3 springs @ first but the drop was greater due totheadditional weight of the heavier turbo car.