lowering time for my mazda

[davo]

Guys

I need to know how much i am able to lower the car to keep it in legal limits. Anyone know where i am able to get that info from??

My plan is to keep the struts and just replace the springs.

Any help will be great

 

[twilightprotege]

WA have a lot strickter laws on car modifications, so it might be best to talk to your dept of transport/main roads/whatever it is over there.

good plan to just keep the shocks and replace the springs. always a good way to start off with...but the shocks wear out a lot quicker. might be an option for you when you change the springs over to have the shocks revalved to suit the spring rate of the springs. will give you a better ride and the shocks will last much much longer

 

[kar10w]

like davo, i'm about to lower my car too. i know the eibach springs are very good, but andrew can you suggest what brands in oz that you'd recommend? king, kmac, pedders, whiteline (thinking whiteline now), any others?

also, having the shocks revalved - how much would that set me back?

thanks.

 

[twilightprotege]

i know a few ppl have kings, but i've never had personal experience with them.

shocks revalved, about $50-80 per shock i think (well that's what i've been told)

 

[birdy85]

i have got kings on mine. heaps better handling. i bought the super lows 50mm drop and it looks pretty sick with my mags. Cost me 450 installed. i will try and get some picks up.

 

[Critter]

The standard Kings drop height is 35-40mm which I have and which you have seen kar10w.

Whiteline approves of the King things. Theirs are re-badged Selby springs and there is not a lot of difference (diff colour....)

 

[Roywhitep5]

wow theres alot more australians here than i thought

 

[kar10w]

roywhitep5 - hahahaha

andrew - thanks buddy. my ride should be lowered on the newcastle cruz .

 

[twilightprotege]

sweet i look forward to seeing it

roy - yeah look out LOL

 

[ELEmental59437]

Wow you guys have lowering restrictions? Cars in the US can have the whole floorboard practically dragging on the road and not be breaking the law except for noise pollution.

 

[ahb11m]

yeah we have lotsa car safety stuff... like pink slips!!!! elemental, thats why no aussies have really bothered with turbo... compliance costs a fortune!!!
damn, anyone in NSW know how low the protege can go? otherwise i need to use the phone twice tomorow!!

 

[coldie123]

old thread, but its my turn for lowering now
options i'm considering:
1. $350 pedders or $400 king springs installed + realignment from local tyre store
2. US$185 + shipping eibach pro kit group buy (ahb11m how much did they charge you for shipping and how long did it take?)
I'm looking for 1.5" drop and progressive rate springs so the ride isn't too harsh. So i'm leaning towards option 2. I'll probably try and install them myself to save some cash and take it to a tyre shop to get realignment if required, or if i totally stuff it up.
what do you guys think? if I get jack stands and spring clamps, is it fairly straight forward to do it myself? i've read some bad stories about clunking and stripping bolts etc.
davo, kar10w what did you guys end up going with? pics?

 

[kar10w]

http://www.astina gt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1917

here ya go buddy .

 

[twilightprotege]

yeah i'm very happy with the eibachs. only slightly stiffer than stock, but once it corners, because of the progressive rate springs, it really tightens up. i pretty sure the kings arent progressive rate either

 

[twilightprotege]

oh, get it shipped via usps air mail. you get it in 2 weeks and it's cheap. you could go cheaper via ship, but you wont get it for 2 months and it's only slightly cheaper (couple of dollars)

 

[JEB83]

Hey birdy where did you get your kings installed? Sorry to say but you got jacked/ripped with the price.

 

[ahb11m]

yep, def go airmail, the cost outweighs the frustration

mine cost $404 with exchange rate of 0.68 and took 8 weeks by ship

installed them meself, heaps easy just undo the 4 tops, undo the bottom stuff, pull out, compress spring, undo strut top bolt, then take out spring... reverse to put back in

 

[coldie123]

thanks for the input guys... i really want the eibachs, but its gonna cost US$350 shipped via airmail or US$290 via surface mail. shipping is so bloody expensive!@#!@#

thats turned me off a bit coz i don't wanna spend that much just for the springs. does anyone know if theres is somewhere in sydney i can get them for cheaper?

maybe i'll just stick with pedders or kings

 

[coldie123]

ahb11m... the $404 was AUD right?

 

[birdy85]

Jeb83: Hey mate i actually got them installed for 350 sorry. Made a mistake. I would shoot myself if i had payed that much.