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I'm planning on MS3 front/rear bars as well. Which Prothane bushing did you use. I bought their "26mm" greasable and the fit was too loose.

I did consider this, but with the amount of factory built-in understeer, I really wanted something that would take care of both issues.

I have a 2009. Is there a stiffer rear spring than the stock one, that will not lower the car too? We tend to take it on long trips, so I'd like to beef it up a little. Plus, it tends to understeer, so this should help. Thanks.

Ok, so I removed the shocks entirely. The clunk went away, but there is a rattling sound. They sound very different, so really unsure if they're related. But this is interesting: As I was getting ready to reinstall the shocks, I decided to confirm they were set the same. I did this by...

I didn't try removing the spring, however, I decided I will remove he shocks tomorrow 9 short low speed check). Don't have experience with removing springs. May have to borrow tool. How to check that it's seated?

Well I removed the rear shocks and replaced the silver mounts. Couldn't find a replacement boot. Retuned the rebound for 1 turn from most firm (since it was out). Even added some think rubber washers where the mount touches the body to act as an isolator. Also removed the swaybar endlinks...

Well the parts dealer said it was a cap, so he thought it was only to keep the dust out, and wouldn't isolate anything. Wish someone with a 2012+ that did their rear shocks were on here to confirm. I'm going to remove the rear shocks this weekend, and see what I find. It really seems to be...

Is 28-019a in the photo the isolator? I noticed these don't show up in diagrams until 2011 or 2012 (diagram is 2012). Possible noise fix? My 2009 doesn't show as having it. Would this slip over top, or bolt in between the mount and nut? BTW, I removed the rear sway bar, and did a slow...

So what parts should be replaced when doing front struts? I'll go buy them myself and make sure they use them. http://www.jimellismazdaparts.com/images/parts/mazda/fullsize/1C77131.jpg Is there a cheap Mazda place online that sells OEM or better quality replacement parts (preferably with fast...

Thanks. Wish I had seen that video before, I would have done it myself. Well, I'm going to replace the swaybar bushings and endlinks and see if it goes away. If it doesn't I'll go ahead and remove the rear shocks. Probably do it anyways since I want to try a stiffer setting on the Koni's...

Oh, and no I haven't replace my bushings and endlinks yet. But it was fine back there when we brought it in. And it was fine for the trip home (about 5 miles - this is according to the wife). Then after driving it another 5 miles, it started clunking like mad, and been doing it ever since...

Which do you mean by "shock mounts?" Are you talking about this piece that sits above the main body looks like this? http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mklaL9Sz7_MQlQMZ1uDXMcQ.jpg When you say they shouldn't have reused them, does that mean they should have replaced them with new OEM...

Hmmmm. Developed a clunk shortly after install, please see my new thread post. http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123834723-Help-Koni-Yellows-with-Dust-Covers/page2

Developed a clunk noise from the rear after a few miles of driving on the Koni Yellows. Shop that did the work is saying everything seems good, so blaming it on the poor fitment of the OEM dust cover over the Koni body shock. With the amount of noise I think it's extremely unlikely. Anyone...

I've only seen one post that I recall with people with Koni yellows mentioning there settings. Figure I'd reach out and see if there's now more and find out who set it at what. Right now I have just the rears and they're set to 1.5 turns from full firm. I'm doing the fronts next. The springs...

Thanks Doug! That makes me feel better. I also did a little more digging on the Koni website, and from what I gather they will work with stock springs lengthwise, and thanks to the adjustability can be tailored to match the factory spring rate. So I take it you are also using stock springs...

Endlinks for Aftermarket Swaybars? If I upgrade to a Cobb swaybars, do I use the stock Mazda5 endlinks or the MazdaSpeed3 endlinks?

Up until now it's the wife's daily and the family outing vehicle. Likely in the future I will inherit it, and it will become my daily, and probably still the family outing vehicle.

Bringing the thread back from the dead! Why are the Koni Yellows not a good match with stock springs? I didn't see this thread before and already had the rears installed. They felt so good, I just purchased the matching fronts. Should I be concerned? Should I be cancelling my order for the...

Yup. Ours (primarily the wife drives it) has about 70k miles on it. The shop that did our rear brakes recommended swapping them out. I did a push test on it, and seemed ok. Then something told me to order them anyways. Replaced them with Koni yellows adjusted 1.5 turns from full firm. Wow...