Joined the TEIN club!!!
 

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stechs look so good on the car

Agreed .. I like that drop. Looks almost identical to my Falkens.

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Yummy. What struts did you end up with?

Nice shots, too :)

Stock struts for now but it will either be Illuminas or HP because nothing else is available. Would love a set of Koni's but they do not make any.

Konis > all

sadly, no love from koni :'( :'(

I know people were working on retrofitting Koni inserts into our strut bodies but I don't think it's anything more than a one-off

looks good man! s-techs on a P5 with stock wheels looks so good!

If you want a set of front Illuminas at a relatively good price I have some for sale. PM if interested, they still work just like they did the first day I bought them .. guaranteed!! Plus, your stock struts will not last more than 10,000 miles with a lowered suspension .. well mine didn't at least haha!!
https://www.mazda3club.com/parts-sale-wanted-43/fs-3rd-gen-protege-front-illumina-struts-46070/

1/2" spacers would be icing on the cake.

yeah the wheels kinda have way high offset stock. I forgot that when I ran the stock wheels I had some project kics spacers (a 15mm and a 30mm)

Whoa, now. I don't think you can go higher than about 22mm on stock tires w/out rolling the fenders. Elucidate, por favor.

at stock ride height you sure can :P

Spacing it out would most likely result in some rubbing at one point or another, they are tucked in nicely from the factory. I will be upgrading to 17 but want to keep the spacing just as it is, and they will be a bit wider. Thanks KF for the offer but the I'm have no completely decided to go with Illuminas right now. Good price though.

No problem man, I hope to sell them anyway : )

And if you go with 17" rims make sure to get at least +45 offset if they're 17x7 and +48 if they're 17x7.5 .. otherwise you'll be rubbin like crazy with that lowered ride!!

even with +45 with a 17x7 you can rub depending on tires.. I know 215/40-17 ecsta mx will rub a tiny bit, sometimes but really not often.. maybe once while I had them (10k miles, as long as they last)

I'm on a 205/40-17 now and as you can see from my sig pic my tires just look stupid and silly now

Yeah, those tires make your whole car look like shit. :pfanndina