What have you done to your MSP today?

[dstmsp03]

sounds like it could be the same kid haha, if i get it i will def hit up wendover and see what i can do

that was before i was forged and built

 

[Valk]

hopeing to get this done today, but i dont have a grinder, so if the bolts dont give, im screwed for the day =( coated it with wd40 so hopefully ill be able to pop these in. i also have my awr bushings which have sat on the desk for 6 months..

 

[Valk]

annnnd i have to grind them off... yay.

 

[MSP2024]

that was before i was forged and built

i would be happy with a low 13 haha but we will see

 

[Laser Blue]

annnnd i have to grind them off... yay.

WD40 ftl.... PB Blaster is sooooooo much better for loosening seized bolts.

 

[Valk]

well. i already hosed the nut on one side with my wrench, so ill be grinding them off anyway.

 

[StealthWyvern]

Can anyone help me out with the below questions in the link below...?

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4907615&postcount=42

 

[Sliver5]

if your buying springs and struts you might as well just fork out a little more and get coilovers.

 

[StealthWyvern]

if your buying springs and struts you might as well just fork out a little more and get coilovers.

Just struts as i already have the springs and I dont think I want coil overs because I can't go any lower as it is... I dont think ill clear the speed bumps if I go much lower. Right now it looks like I clear about 1/4 inch with the front bumper.... They call them speed bumps but they are a little more then bumps where i live.

 

[msp_rad]

i did the driver's side recently. it was such a pain in the ass i'm dreading the passenger side!

yeah, it kinda suck to do, but man was it worth it!!!! Its Quiet and the front end just seems soooo much tighter.. I like

 

[not yellow]

yeah, it kinda suck to do, but man was it worth it!!!! Its Quiet and the front end just seems soooo much tighter.. I like

how bad were the old bushings when you took them out? when i did the rears they were completely trashed, but i was disappointed that the front one was not as bad. a little smashed and misshapen, but not crumbling or cracked. this is with about 50k on them...

 

[MS3_KIDD]

i just went with moog stablilizer links that were almost 3 times as thick as the factory links and i only paid about 50 bucks

 

[SCMP3]

thinking about putting the pro5 spindle in the car because the wheel bearing in my driver front is irritating an vibrating the whole car. need to go rent a 32mm socket though. and i wish i knew which way my new camber bolts need to putting to adjust my camber.

plus i will probably be meeting a local msp owner. it will be the first spicy i have seen in person.

 

[Wagonbacker9]

the camber bolts should rotate to adjust the camber, like a cam lobe. if the lobe points out, that will be positive, up or down is neutral, in is negative. (I think... if you put them in and rotate them you should be able to tell.)

 

[SCMP3]

noob question. how do i determine weather i have +/- cmaber?

 

[Wagonbacker9]

whether the wheel leans in our out. in is negative, out positive.

 

[SCMP3]

well im guessing its leaning in. the bottom is sticking out farther than the top of the tires.

and some are leaning more than others

 

[Wagonbacker9]

??
typically cars run a little negative camber. so its not necessarily something to worry about..

 

[GiJoe]

A little camber won't cause any problems if its ever on both wheels.

 

[SCMP3]

well its wearing out my tires pretty fast. i will get pics later and start a thread in the suspension setup.