Recent content by 4giglz

It ended up being a good thing I did the alignment. Toe was off pretty far, and it drives much better now. I'm super bummed there isn't really any other alignment you can do to these. I'm considering getting some caster/ camber plates for the front. I'd like the camber to match side to side...

Well, this has been a longer time replying than I hoped. I just got the Billies on today, as well as some new front brakes. A couple of things to note when doing the B6's for the V50. First, the front struts have internal bump stops, and are inverted inserts. That means you don't have...

The spacers are for the rear shock, lower eye, for mounting to the control arm. The V50's are 36mm across, and the 5 is 51mm. The spacers are to make up the difference. No worries or hurry on the sway bar. I'm a bit burried both at work and at home, currently, so it will likely be a couple...

Just a quick update... I have the Billies in the shop, but need to make the spacers. I'll report back when they are in.

Thanks for the link to the kyb catalog. That was helpful. The rears listed for the kyb's show the rear shocks are for all the 3's and 5's except the MS3. It had a part number, but no specs. If I read the specs for the lower mount correctly, the 5 has a 51mm wide lower mount and the V50 has a...

Silentnoise713... I actually own a 1991 Miata that I bought with Koni's on the lowest perch, H&R springs and factory bump stops. That didn't work as the car was sitting on the bump stops at a rest, so when I hit a bump it would pogo the rear end into the air and it got interesting if it was...

Those links and your replies help a bunch. This is the kind of info I hoped to get. I read through all of each of the links, and it is very apparent you know what your doing. I'm actually pretty interested in more info on your S2000 and the coilovers you have on it. But, maybe that's PM...

Thanks a bunch for clearing that up for me. Now I just need to decide if I should lower a bit or not. My wife isn't very tall, and it might make a bit of difference for her getting the bikes into the rack on the roof. I'd need to make some ramps to get a jack under it anytime I would need to...

Excellent. Thanks for the clarification. I can't find the B6 application for the 5, though. Would you know the part numbers for those? Would I be ordering the ones for the V50?

Hi All, I am in the market for upgraded struts and shocks, due to the OEM front leaking all over the place. I am currently undecided if I want to lower at all or not. I have decided to get good struts and shocks, though, and probably a MS3 rear bar. I've been reading a bunch on this forum...

Does anyone have any info on if there is a taller gear available for lower RPM at cruising speed?

I have been doing some maintenance and repairs on my 1999 626 LX V6 5-speed. I replaced the driver's side axle shaft around January, and the new one caused a vibration under acceleration in the first couple of gears. Took it back and the second one did the same thing. I overhauled the...

I just got the S-Drives from Yokohama in 205/45-17, and love them. I thought the Dunlop Direzzio DZ101's I had on it before were good, but the Yok's are much better! Smoother, quieter, and better grip.

I have the AWR 21.5 w/endlinks on mine now. Works well and lots of adjustibility. What I strongly dislike are the endlinks. They are spherical rod ends, which are inherintly noisy, and with the really goofy angle they are on the car, they are shot about every other year or so. They are about...

I started out running the stock front bar and upgraded to the AWR 21.5 mm rear bar only. It did make a big difference. I later upgraded to the full suspension from a 2003.5 Mazdaspeed - Springs, struts, strutmounts, strut tower brace, and all. Worth doing it all if you can swing it. It...