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Old 01-18-2006, 10:28 PM
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looking to lower my ride what is a good manufacture for lowering springs for mazdas ?
 
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Old 01-19-2006, 10:39 AM
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looking to lower my ride what is a good manufacture for lowering springs for mazdas ?
I've got a set of Eibach Prokit springs in my 3 and love them. You should also install a camber correction kit in the rear suspension to avoid excessive tire wear. (replaces the top suspension link on both sides of the rear suspension) The 3 is set with some negative camber from the factory (-1°), but with the Prokit springs installed I went to -2.3° which is right at the edge of in-spec. Tire wear will be high on the inside edge of my rear tires due to this until I can get the camber correction kit installed. I've been told that, once installed, the camber will be right back around -1°.

Ride is a little stiffer than stock, but I use this car as my daily driver (18,000 miles since last March) and it rides fine for me. (Michigan roads aren't known for being the best either.)
 
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Old 01-19-2006, 12:38 PM
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Yeah i had a set of eibach prokit springs 4 my gay KIA (krappyness.In.Action), but worked well and was easy 2 install.
 
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