s tech springs?
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Sorry for taking the post off topic for a second there. That accident happened back in Sept of 2003 a full week after my girlfriend and I had just moved in together. So all the parts from that car with the exception of the Power 10in Kenwood Sub are gone.
Accident Story: I was on my way to pick my girlfriend up from work when the traffic in front of me came to a screeching halt. I gave myself plenty of room for braking and actually locked my brakes up trying to come to a stop. I had brains enough to let off my brakes enough to gain control and swerve out of the lane that I was in, but luckly the car infront of me swerved instead. Just as I thought it was all over my Spiderman sense kicked in and I thought, "OH s***", what if someone behind me isn't paying attention. As soon as that thought came I glanced into the rearview mirror just in time to see a white MR-S come crashing into my rear driverside tail lamp. The force of the impact sent me flying sideways (driver side first) about 10 yards or so crashing into the back of a Yukon Denali with a bikerack attached to the back of it. That's how the damage on the middle of the rear door happened. The finishing touch came courtesy of a CHP officer who kindly pushed my car off the freeway with the bars on the front of his cruiser, that's the dent on the driverside fender. Needles to say it was a total loss acccident and I never heard of GAP coverage from Oaktree Mazda. Luckly I walked away only with bruised ribs from the hitting the back of the Denali.
Back to the S-Tech Springs. I thought they were great springs if you only plan on cruising and aren't planning on sport oriented driving. The rates are a bit too soft (in my opinion) for really fun sport driving. They are actually a bit softer than the MP3 stock springs. I can't remember the spring rates, but if you search my posts you'll find them. I posted them about 3 years or so ago. The S-Tech's are a nice upgrade for the Protege ES or Protege 5, but they are a stepdown as far as performance is concerned for the MP3. I'm sure you can make up for the softer suspension by using more aggresive performance tires like Falken rt-615 or Toyo T1-R's. Sorry for the long post.
Accident Story: I was on my way to pick my girlfriend up from work when the traffic in front of me came to a screeching halt. I gave myself plenty of room for braking and actually locked my brakes up trying to come to a stop. I had brains enough to let off my brakes enough to gain control and swerve out of the lane that I was in, but luckly the car infront of me swerved instead. Just as I thought it was all over my Spiderman sense kicked in and I thought, "OH s***", what if someone behind me isn't paying attention. As soon as that thought came I glanced into the rearview mirror just in time to see a white MR-S come crashing into my rear driverside tail lamp. The force of the impact sent me flying sideways (driver side first) about 10 yards or so crashing into the back of a Yukon Denali with a bikerack attached to the back of it. That's how the damage on the middle of the rear door happened. The finishing touch came courtesy of a CHP officer who kindly pushed my car off the freeway with the bars on the front of his cruiser, that's the dent on the driverside fender. Needles to say it was a total loss acccident and I never heard of GAP coverage from Oaktree Mazda. Luckly I walked away only with bruised ribs from the hitting the back of the Denali.
Back to the S-Tech Springs. I thought they were great springs if you only plan on cruising and aren't planning on sport oriented driving. The rates are a bit too soft (in my opinion) for really fun sport driving. They are actually a bit softer than the MP3 stock springs. I can't remember the spring rates, but if you search my posts you'll find them. I posted them about 3 years or so ago. The S-Tech's are a nice upgrade for the Protege ES or Protege 5, but they are a stepdown as far as performance is concerned for the MP3. I'm sure you can make up for the softer suspension by using more aggresive performance tires like Falken rt-615 or Toyo T1-R's. Sorry for the long post.
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