Not so new Mazda2 Owner Reporting!

[CorkSport]

We have urethane hangars which will work on the 2 if you need them.

-Derrick

 

[Spinitsidewayz]

I was debating just taking off the factory muffler lol. Then I realized its also hitting the box/tray thing down there too. The one with the Evap/emissions stuff. Is this relocated on B-Spec cars? It has about the same clearance as the muffler but granted its more closer to center. Muffler looks like it may rub on hard left turns too.

The bar and undercarraige only look slightly scuffed. I want my car stiffer anyways, so maybe i will get coilovers sooner than later, if it helps. The progressive h&r's with the 1.3drop might not be a good combination with this bar.

As you can see I only have a little more than an inch clearance between the bar and the underbody components. This is with half a tank of fuel and the spare still in the trunk.

 

[CorkSport]

The B-Spec suspension is stiffer than yours so contact hasn't been a problem, even after jumping the car a few times from off roading at the track.

-Derrick

 

[02semiata]

Mine his the box in the middle from time to time. Pretty sure it doesn't matter. I no longer have muffler so I don't have that problem

 

[Spinitsidewayz]

Bit the bullet and ordered the street Bilsteins. If anything, i may just end up removing the bar for DD'ing purposes and throwing it back on the night before events. I also pulled the DSC fuse this last event. A+

 

[PGTBrow]

Factory approved = warranty approved???

 

[Spinitsidewayz]

Factory approved = warranty approved???

It's factory approved for the B-Spec race class. Unfortunately, racing voids your warranty.

Link to the B-Spec Flash thread:

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123833236-B-Spec-ECU-flash

 

[CorkSport]

Lol, nothing coming out of the Mazdaspeed department is warranty legal anymore.

-Derrick

 

[Spinitsidewayz]

Derrick got to the point a lot better than I did...

 

[jasyatz]

Bit the bullet and ordered the street Bilsteins. If anything, i may just end up removing the bar for DD'ing purposes and throwing it back on the night before events. I also pulled the DSC fuse this last event. A+

It hits with the Bilstein Autox kit, even with a stiffer rate...You can't run the rear at full low, has to be up at least 2 turns for it not to contact, and at that height, is only 1" lower than stock...Even when it hits though, doesn't hurt anything, the components inside have plenty of give before damage and the cage is rather resilient to "clearancing"

Ive got mine almost 2 turns, love it...I also made some rubber isolators to get rid of the metal on metal creaking between the Tri-point perches and the springs. I clearanced my RB muffler also..