Now that I have 18" RX-8 wheels and 225/40 tires on, I'm wondering if I should lower it. The gap in the front looks larger than the gap in the back. Obviously all around coil-overs is awesome, but I don't have the $ for that. What do y'all think of lowering springs?
Should I lower it?
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I have CorkSport lowering springs on OEM dampers on my CX-9. They would have been perfectly fine if I didn't have to deal with all the potholes and road imperfections. After 2-3 years of hitting potholes a few times a year, I had to replace both front shocks, but the rears are still good.
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Back in 2011 I considered putting H&R lowering springs on my 2009 Mazda5 Touring. That was after replacing the rear sway bar with a thick one from Cobb Tuning, which substantially reduced the bodyroll. In your case, is it mainly for the looks? And how much drop do the coilovers give?
I had coilovers on my MINI for a few months and hated all the scraping.
I had coilovers on my MINI for a few months and hated all the scraping.
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Back in 2011 I considered putting H&R lowering springs on my 2009 Mazda5 Touring. That was after replacing the rear sway bar with a thick one from Cobb Tuning, which substantially reduced the bodyroll. In your case, is it mainly for the looks? And how much drop do the coilovers give?
I had coilovers on my MINI for a few months and hated all the scraping.
In my case, yes it was primarily for looks. The slight improvement to handling was just a bonus.
I've had coilovers on my two previous cars, a 1999 Honda Accord and a 2008 Lexus IS250. I did coilovers on both of those cars, and both sets of coilovers offered a max drop of 4" from the stock height. That was way more than I would have ever needed.. I think in both cases I lowered the car between 2.0" to 2.5", depending on the wheel setup, camber, and additional mods I did. I love being low, but with such small clearances the ride has to be pretty stiff to reduce all the scraping. I didn't want to put the wife and kids through all that lol.
On the Mazda5 coilovers, I would think the same adjustment range (up to 4") would be offered.
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Looks great! I have always been a fan of the RX-8 18" wheels.
You mentioned just doing lowering springs, how many miles are on your 5? Ask as it may make more sense to buy/install struts at the same time since you'll have everything apart anyway. If so, then you can compare prices to struts/springs vs. coilovers and see that a nice set of coilovers may not be much more. Bonus is that the install will be easier as there is no need to use that pesky spring compressor.
You mentioned just doing lowering springs, how many miles are on your 5? Ask as it may make more sense to buy/install struts at the same time since you'll have everything apart anyway. If so, then you can compare prices to struts/springs vs. coilovers and see that a nice set of coilovers may not be much more. Bonus is that the install will be easier as there is no need to use that pesky spring compressor.
