SPOOL springs REAR

[slug420]

durrr.........

this is a permanent problem. its not a matter of settling. spool springs simply will not lower the back of an msp

i got my replacement springs in, put them in and the back was higher than stock. ever since i have been running stock suspension in the rear and have been in the market for some new springs (tein or ion)

terry stopped selling the springs shortly after the not lowering the msp fiasco, and has since been bought out and is no longer producing any products for the protege if he is even still in business.....

 

[gjmoreo]

yeah ... that blows ... I have a set of replacement springs that I have yet to put on the car ... brand spanking new, but I dont want to go through all that if I am gonna get the same results (i.e NONE) so I have not done it.

has anyone replaced the rear springs yet?

 

[slug420]

dude, i put the fronts and rears on, rears were higher than stock and terry assured me they would not settle.


sell the complete set to a protege sedan or p5 owner

 

[nate0123]

the rear of my car is still too high

1 finger gap in front, 1.5 fingers in back

my car looks like a kneeling bus

oh, and if I park on any sort of downward incline, the rear pops up even more!

 

[gjmoreo]

YEAH ... NATE THAT HAPPENS TO ME TOO ... BIG TIME ...
******* SUCKERED AGAIN!

 

[gjmoreo]

ooops ... sorry for the caps

 

[nate0123]

notice in my sig pic I'm parked uphill that's so my car doesn't get ass happy

I'm guessing it would be 2 fingers in back if it weren't for my sub box, 2 drivers, amp, and various car care stuff

 

[gjmoreo]

so what do u think is the next best bet to lower 2''?
ion? tein?

 

[nate0123]

don't know, but I am so not in the mood to spend more money to buy a new set of springs, go through the whole install process again, and pay to have them re-aligned again

 

[nate0123]

and who's going to buy these? uh, nobody

 

[gjmoreo]

you mean your SPOOLS?

 

[nate0123]

yea, if I take them off

 

[gjmoreo]

yeah i hear ya there

 

[slug420]

teins are too soft from what i have heard and wont be as good handling as the stock MSP springs

ion race spec springs look like the best stance, AND should improve handling or leave it the same i believe

as for the spools....i plan on selling mine when i take em off. its only MSPs they are no good for. they apparently work find on protege sedans without MSP struts and on p5s.......

 

[blackp5]

here's my spools on a p5

 

[nate0123]

here's my spools on a p5

see, same raked stance

and you're even parked uphill

 

[blackp5]

yea.. it's been like that since i had them installed. i got them back in feb. i think that the msp's and mp3's should be lower because of the subs and stuff... my raked stance will be gone in a matter of days.. i'm getting JICs installed

 

[blackp5]

does anyone know if terry had a system in the trunk of his mp3? i think the spool springs are perfect for those with systems in the back.

 

[seatown.P5]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't a stock Protege sedan and P5 already have a bit of a raked stance?

 

[gjmoreo]

Yes, but it is most noticeable hen you are parked on a hill or on a decline. IMO