Mazda Protege Owner Photos

[red95_240sx]

You forgot to mention that dropping more than 2" takes the car lower than the ideal suspension geometry and begins to work against your handling potential.

-facepalm. it doesnt matter..

 

[Scorch03]

It matters to some of us.

 

[ucMP3]

You forgot to mention that dropping more than 2" takes the car lower than the ideal suspension geometry and begins to work against your handling potential.

I didn't forget to mention it, cause I didn't tell him to go lower than 2". (hump)

2" is about a perfect drop tho, IMO. Removes all the fender gap, but no clearance issues and optimum performance.

 

[ajkulish]

why would you want to ruin the great handling potential of these cars?

 

[Scorch03]

Some people just want o have a fun nice looking car. Bad handling may not be my idea of a fun car, but as they say its more fun to drive a slow car fast then a fast car slow. SO sliding around trying to control the car may be some peoples idea of fun...

 

[red95_240sx]

Cause its a protege, and very few of us are racers or even drivers.

 

[xDJ DUBx]

SLAM OR GTFO

lol

 

[red95_240sx]

^ the main culprit of influence.

 

[xDJ DUBx]

Slamburglars Handbook
1. Shock travel is for bitches.
2. Dumped so low the panties practically fall off.
3. If your car is drivable, you're not low enough.
4. We use pinch welds for parking brakes.
5. Slamburglars don't get stuck on speed bumps, speed bumps get stuck on Slamburglars.
6. Tuckin wheels and copin feels
7. Dumpin whips and stealin chicks.
8. Tire stretching and pussy popping.
9. Guilty of Slamburglary.
10. Because its not cool to be high.
11. g-codes and g-strings.
12a. There is no such thing as too low.
12b. There is no such thing as low enough.
13. Whats "out of spec"?
14. We like our girls how we like our cars, HAMMERED.
15. It's not so bad being down & out.
16. slamburglars, aka THE FRAME BANG GANG.
17. The lower you go, the better it feels.
18. Doin things, Cuttin springs.
19. Doin work, Scrapin dirt.
20. Slamburglars have their passengers sit in the back left and rub in the front right.
21. Oil pans are scheduled maintenance.
22. **** bitches, get coils.
23. Wheel gap is for ///M owners.
24. Dump or Die.
25. It's nice to MEAT you.
26. Innocent until proven GUILTY.
27. Beware of the liftburglars.
28. Invite only.
29. The home of bad taste and poor geometry.
30. Our nightmares consist of potholes and speed bumps.
31. MO' LOW MO' MONEY MO' BITCHES
32. Like your SAT scores....so low you cant go anywhere.
33. Scraping more pans than the food network.
34. We slam our cars almost as hard as we slam muff.
35. If sparks dont fly, your rides too high.
36. thuggish ruggish tire scrubin.
37. never doubt The Professor.
38. gun bucking and car hucking
39. turning heads for all the wrong reasons.
40. We like our girls how we like our tires, SMOKIN.
41. Low Ballin and Street Crawlin.
42. We like our cars how we like our girlfriends, DUMPED.
43. If it's not slammed, what's the point?
44. perches are for birds, collars are for dogs.
45. No switches, Mo Bitches
46. If you have to ask, GTFO.
47. Keeping it durty, down to the floor.
48. aka the lane marker ****** uppers
49. aka the rim tuck **** club
50. aka the pan slam clan
51. SlamBurglars cant light bon fires
52. dumpin' n fist pumpin'
53. LOW CARS & LOWER STANDARDS.
54. pullin trogs on the daily.

k, I'm done

 

[civickilla03]

haha thats funny

 

[THE Phen]

I didn't forget to mention it, cause I didn't tell him to go lower than 2". (hump)

2" is about a perfect drop tho, IMO. Removes all the fender gap, but no clearance issues and optimum performance.

~1.3" drop gives the ideal suspension geometry setup for the 3rd gens. It just doesn't look very low at all... of course the Protege being as body high as a bus doesn't help either.

 

[njaremka]

~1.3" drop gives the ideal suspension geometry setup for the 3rd gens. It just doesn't look very low at all... of course the Protege being as body high as a bus doesn't help either.

yup. if you know anything about roll centers and roll couples, any lower on a protege and you actually make it handle WORSE than stock. but, i digress... way too much for this thread too....

on topic- (see attached for a protege at ideal ride height )

 

[JM1Protege]

ha ha nice njaremka

 

[ucMP3]

yup. if you know anything about roll centers and roll couples, any lower on a protege and you actually make it handle WORSE than stock. but, i digress... way too much for this thread too....

on topic- (see attached for a protege at ideal ride height )

I'm on Tokico Illuminas & RS-R race springs, and my car handles wayyy better than when it was stock. I'm lowered about 2" past where regular protege's sit. ~1.3" lower than the MP3/MSP stock.

 

[xDJ DUBx]

All these offroaders are bringing me down

 

[ucMP3]

All these offroaders are bringing me down

That's a bit ironic.

And you're doing a lot of hating lately, usually you're the one not liking the hate you get about the slammage...

 

[xDJ DUBx]

I never cared about people hating slam, people can say all the s*** they want lol

 

[njaremka]

I'm on Tokico Illuminas & RS-R race springs, and my car handles wayyy better than when it was stock. I'm lowered about 2" past where regular protege's sit. ~1.3" lower than the MP3/MSP stock.

at that ride height, i would guess you are riding on the bump stops, too. so, it doesnt really matter what springs you're using. well, unless you have your illumina's on 5's.

 

[Scorch03]

yup. if you know anything about roll centers and roll couples, any lower on a protege and you actually make it handle WORSE than stock. but, i digress... way too much for this thread too....

on topic- (see attached for a protege at ideal ride height )

You have the tociko springs and strut kit, right?

 

[njaremka]

You have the tociko springs and strut kit, right?

yeahp. best $250 i've spent on the car.