Lowered the P5 with Mazdaspeed springs

[Sprout]

I'll get some better pics tomorrow when its more sunny and bright out, it was getting dark out when I took the pics. Right now the rear stabalizer bar is disconected, my mechanic had to cut the endlinks off to get the struts off, I can't really tell a difference though. So instead of putting the stock sway bar on I am going to put on my MSP sway bar, just have to get the proper endlinks.

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AFTER

 

[azeli73]

Looks good. Your mechanic is paying for new end links right. That bolt is very easy to strip.

 

[mogi]

the turtle adds a nice touch

 

[Sprout]

the turtle adds a nice touch

What turtle?

I am putting ont he MSP sway bar so I need new endlinks anyways.

 

[Robot Romeo]

What turtle?

I am putting ont he MSP sway bar so I need new endlinks anyways.

the thing on the sidewalk is a turtle?

 

[Sprout]

the thing on the sidewalk is a turtle?

hahah I thought that was what you meant, no thats just a pile of chain, my son plays with it pretending his tricycle is towing stuff. (lol)

 

[mogi]

haha, damn, looked like a turtle to me! (bang)

 

[DeanSweet]

you can buy your car in your favortie color.. as long as your favorite color is black?!

new springs and cleaned her up? Looks good. Yeah, those endlink nuts are a bastard to get undone. Especially the 2nd and 3rd time. Guess I over torqued them the last couple times?

 

[NJP5Guy]

its lowered just enough. dude....CAR WASH time. black is such a b**** to keep clean.....i know

 

[khaosman]

its lowered just enough. dude....CAR WASH time. black is such a b**** to keep clean.....i know

Amen. Black is sweet though

 

[MSPRO]

Looks really good .. My friend with a silver p5 has my stock MSP springs and his looks good as well. I didn't think it would make much difference but it really did.

 

[BadApple]

looking good !!

 

[Protege52003]

looks nice.....now get your windows tinted.....

 

[NJP5Guy]

looks nice.....now get your windows tinted.....

I second that

 

[Sprout]

yup, windows tinited next week hopefully.

 

[lundevall]

OK, those look great! I was told that the Mazdaspeed springs ride a little too low in the back making the car sit funny, but that doesnt seem to be the case. In fact I like it enough to do mine next. Where did you get your springs and how much were they? How much to install?

 

[wannabe]

they do sit lower in the back than the front. on my car it seems to be a little more noticable...

(2thumbs) looks good.

 

[Sprout]

yeah the back sits lower, you can tell, just int he pics you can't cause its kind of dark. The difference is not all the bad though, the body actually sits level though, the stock suspension has a slight rake to it so the rear naturally sits higher then the front and they conpensate this in the wheel wells so it looks level, but in stock trim the bottom of the car sits higher in the rear. Now its level but you notice the wheel whell difference.

I will get more pics today now that its brighter out. Maybe on a black car its not as noticeable since everythings black. I gott he springs for like $40 off a guy on eBay, and it cost me about $200 to have them installed, I coudl have done them myself but didn't feel like doing it, I hate mcpherson struts.