installed mazdaspeed shocks today

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March-30th-2002, 11:01 PM

Bruce95fmla

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installed mazdaspeed shocks today

well being as I got off work this morning and just went up to my other house , as I had to feed the cats and what not , get the pro inspected , and then yup ,,, put the shocks on ...

The installation was a breeze aside from the damn rear upper strut mounts to go back in there holes and the damn brake line clip ... what a pain ,, every time .....
anyway i drove the car back to grandma's and man I must say what a difference , wooooooo , the car feals so sure footed now ... I just have to get an alignment over again so I will take the car in asap ,.. but I must say these shocks have really made a difference , there is nothing like just getting the best and doing it right the first time .....
thanks to all the guys for giving me the helpful tips and info , I hava all the shocks set on 2
Bruce

March-31st-2002, 12:36 PM

Eric F

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Congrats Bruce, glad you like them. I forgot, what springs are you using? Don't forget to try adjusting them some. When I first got them on, I tried several different settings, each one for a day or two, just to get a good feel for the different settings. Well, a couple of the settings I tried were too stiff to keep for a couple of days, but you know what I mean.

March-31st-2002, 03:01 PM

Bruce95fmla

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thanks bro , I am running the BG extreme springs, wich don't seem so extreme , but they are doing really well , no signs of sagging at all , and they feel nice and stiff.... I just have to replace the drivers side front strut mount , I am getting some vibration ,, and I need an alignment as the toe is out of wack ,, otherwise the car runs sweet man , I have no complaints, I love it , I have the rear on 2 and the front on 2 ,,, I took a hard corner last night and the car felt perfect ,, just neutral ,... I like it like that , maybe I will go for understeer when I start to autocross , or I could go for oversteer, but I don't really like that in a front drive car,.. I do need some stabalizer bars for the rear and front though ,, the front is pretty thick, but the back really has to go
Bruce

March-31st-2002, 03:18 PM

biknman

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Awesome Bro!

Gald you like'm. The MS struts are kick *** married up with some good springs, stiffer sway bars, and descent rubber. Makes you really want to go out and a tear around some corners.