Mazdaspeed springs on stock ES struts?

[dmitrik4]

you will be fine. i have the 20mm RB (MSP/MP3) rear sway bar, along w/ the stock ES front bar. stock rims and tires for daily driving.

the rear bar makes a huge difference, and is perfect IMO. if i had continued autoXing it (instead of the 'rolla), i would have switched to the AWR 21.5 bar or (*maybe*) the Delsing 1" bar, b/c i like the car really loose. but i autoX a lot...for occasional autoX use, the RB is perfect.

my 5-speed ES is loaded as well (spoiler, sunroof , side airbags )...however, it's still only 2625, much lighter than a 'speed. really, the weight dist isn't much different model-to-model.

i mounted mine directly to the car (ES horseshoe brackets, MSP bushings and endlinks), but it's worked fine except for the clunk, but i think the "right" way is to get the AWR brackets and bushings. stick w/ the MSP endlinks...a new set is in my near future. and grease the bushings up good.

So what's wrong with mazdaspeed Struts on regular sedan protege's?

nothing. and no one has suggested ther eis a problem with the mazdaspeed STRUTS (the green adjustable ones, you mean?) on a protege sedan. or a P5, for that matter.

 

[SilverBulletES]

sunroof , side airbags )...however, it's still only 2625

That's too bad. I LOVE my sunroof... wouldn't be happy w/o it. And I'm happy to have side airbags if it saves my life if I get t-boned by a moron. How much do you think these add?? 2625 really??? I figured we were closer to 2850 with fully options. That's great if so.

 

[Silver Bullet]

For my set-up Racing Beat spring on standard strut, It's running perfectly for the daily driving but, as stated before, a rear sway bar would be nice to have for high speed cornering.

look like there is a smile for that

OK.... not wanting to beat a dead horse... but...

(deadhorse

 

[dmitrik4]

That's too bad. I LOVE my sunroof... wouldn't be happy w/o it. And I'm happy to have side airbags if it saves my life if I get t-boned by a moron. How much do you think these add?? 2625 really??? I figured we were closer to 2850 with fully options. That's great if so.

that's what i got when i measured it last summer at a Div event...that's w/out the spare tire, so figure i saved 25-35 lbs that way. i like the sunroof (and the side bags) for daily driving, but not for autoX. i'd rather save the weight and get the added headroom (for the helmet) and stiffness.

if i'd bought the car w/ autoX in mind, i'd have--well, i'd have gotten a MINI, but--i probably would have gone w/ a DX or LX. meh.

we discussed weights in the racing forum once...the DX with A/C rolls in around 2460. so figure the difference (~160 lbs) is mostly wheels, airbags, and sunroof.

of course, i plan to get the 'rolla under 2000lbs at some point...(thumb)