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- 2002 Honda S2000
got 'em from advancespeedshop.com
first time ordering from them...
first time ordering from them...
What have you done to your MSP today?
- Thread starter baconbitz
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- 2003 Mazdaspeed Protege
Wow, didn't know they had them there. That's where I ordered my lugs from. Took awhile for them to ship but then again it's a ways to go to get to MI.
Laser Blue
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- '03.5 Mazdaspeed Protege / Laser Blue Mica
Not if you don't separate them, unless you're already nervous about exhaust leaks.
Oops... just saw it'd already been answered... Oh well, at least we agree.
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Laser Blue
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- '03.5 Mazdaspeed Protege / Laser Blue Mica
PB Blaster FTW.... are you sure you got the right bushings? Cuz I fought mine some, but it wasn't all that horrible. But I did have to re-order the rear bushings cuz the vendor who shall not be named on this forum sent the wrong one.
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- MSP 1145
I outran the cops today....
j/p but i did get on it a lil bit on the way home and slowed down just in time to notice a state pooper sitting on the side of the highway.. he pulled out, but got someone else PHEW. back to slow driving like i was doing.
on another note, the car parts store gave me the wrong donut gasket for the exhaust, so i still have a leak-FAIL... i ordered the right one from a different place.. expensive!
i love my wheels. they're sex.
j/p but i did get on it a lil bit on the way home and slowed down just in time to notice a state pooper sitting on the side of the highway.. he pulled out, but got someone else PHEW. back to slow driving like i was doing.
on another note, the car parts store gave me the wrong donut gasket for the exhaust, so i still have a leak-FAIL... i ordered the right one from a different place.. expensive!
i love my wheels. they're sex.
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- 2002 Honda S2000
yeah, bushings are correct. just so hard to work in such a tight little space, but i have some ideas to try tomorrow. and yes, liquid wrench finally did the trick removing the bolts!
Mazdaspeed2oo35
600whp - 600wtq at 30 PSI
Did some work on my engine yesterday and some today, but i still have lots of more work to finish it up.
Ricktalife
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- 2012 Subaru WRX
i had a feeling that i could get away with not separating them, just wanted to be sure. but i feel better now that i got an answer from the intelligent wagonbacker and yourself. i'm also pretty positive that the exhaust leak is in the manifold so the only thing about not unbolting the s-pipe is that i already bought 2 arp kits so i'm going to have some left over X(
FlyinHawaiian
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- Mazdaspeed Protege #1460
So can anyone fill me in on these iON springs I have? Someone said they were specifically designed for the MSP? I'm not sure how I feel about the progressive rate springs in the rear. I want the car to sit correctly, but I don't want too harsh of a ride. Its very comfortable, yet sporty as it is now, and I would hate to ruin that...
Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
thats what progressive springs are for... almost word for word. they allow you to drop the stance of the car, and maintain a higher spring rate for good handling, but have a lower spring rate section to give a better ride.
The ONLY issue comes in when the spring transitions from the lower to higher spring rate... some people don't like the.... "squirllyness" at that transition... (I know, highly technical term)...
I say give em a shot, if you don't like em, the worst that happens is you go back to the old springs. Just don't realign until you decide on which springs you prefer.
looks like I got you fooled! haha theres a difference between intelligence and talking a lot... lol
I'm guessing if you don't seperate em, you'll wish you had... I just see the job being a lot easier if you're able to move the parts where you want them instead of being limited by the S-pipe.
If you want to change out the turbo to Spipe studs... just do one (or 2 or 3) studs at a time... leaving the other bolts to hold it together.... can't think of a reason that wouldn't work...
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FlyinHawaiian
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I know how progressive rate springs perform, I had Espelirs on my old car and loved it. My concern comes from the fact that the MSP, particularly with the AXR fix, is a bit more tail happy than my old car. The problem with progressive rate rear springs is that if you hit a bump mid corner, or the corner is off-camber/goes over a rise, you can get in a lot of trouble, really really quick. I'd prefer to NOT wreck my car.
I'm thinking of selling my iONs or at least trading them for something a bit better, but I don't know what that is yet.
Any suggestions?
Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
if you like the stance of my car I'd gladly trade you my spools fronts + cash... I'm using the stock rears.
FlyinHawaiian
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- Mazdaspeed Protege #1460
Any particular reason you don't want your spools? Is there any harm in mixing/matching spring sets?
Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
I like the stance. Only reason I'd be interested in the trade is for progressive rears... getting more oversteer and less understeer would be nice for autoX. I had a 2wd truck for a while and went through a winter with no weight in the bed... oversteer doesn't scare me lol.
Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
i'd do it... i would want to see the stance first to make sure its going to match what I'm looking for.
