Woo hoo...got pics and got my Skunk2 installed!!!

[mah p5]

Enjoy everyone. The car isn't even on the lowest setting either. The ride is pretty stiff. I definitely will need new aftermarket struts to compliment the coilovers soon.

The car is dirty. I washed it last night so I'll try to get some new pics up of it nice and shiny.

 

[Jay]

Nice rims. How do you like the skunk2 exhaust.

 

[mah p5]

Sorry, Skunk2 coilovers...not exhaust

I have the coils, not the exhaust. I have the Mazdaspeed exhaust.

 

[importMP3]

Looks good

Looks nice,

I was just wondering how many inches u dropped it. I put ground controls in my MP3 and dropped it 2 inches, but I think I can go lower without rubbing. Yours looks lower than mine. Thanks for your time.

 

[mah p5]

inches dropped

The front ones are dropped almost all the way...prob about an inch to half an inch still left on the coilover sleeve. The rear is only dropped about 1/2 way down the coilover sleeve. I think the initial drop, even if the setting is all the way up is like 2 inches. When I had first installed them and I had the rears at the same level as the front on the sleeve, the rim was right at the fender. It's great though, no rubbing yet.

 

[Jay]

Sorry mah p5 my bad. You car looks sweet.

 

[mah p5]

No prob...

No prob Jay...shoulda given a more detailed description. Thanks for the compliments.

 

[jdm_mp5]

very nice! especially the rims! personally i would have gone with gun metal rims...it would look a lot nicer to me...but its your car not mine. (wow)

 

[MP3-Owner]

Sweet looking Ride! (thumb) Good Job so far!

What do you think of the Skunk2 Coil overs?

Are they good quality?

How's the ride?

 

[ChopstickHero]

looks sweet... but take off your roof racks and the car will look alot lower.

 

[Dragon_Reborn]

how much did u pay for your mazdaspeed exhaust? Is it the same as the racing beat exhaust or slightly differnet?

looks tight though

 

[mah p5]

Mazdaspeed and Racing Beat not the same

Mazdaspeed exhaust is not the same as the Racing Beat exhaust. Each are made by their respective companies. I paid $150 for a used one. It was still in perfect condition. That was with shipping.

 

[DooMer_MP3]

Looks awesome, but isn't it a bad idea to go more than a 1.5" drop even on a MP3 suspension? You're going like 2-2.5" on stock Mazda struts! Will this work?

Chris

 

[mah p5]

It works...but...

First off, it's not the MP3 suspension so it's not even as stiff a ride with the MP3's stiffer struts. The ride handles great, but I get a lot of bounce which is why I will hopefully be getting new struts within the next 6 months. New struts as in aftermarket struts.

 

[LittleRedWagon5]

no Mazdaspeed on tip ?

I have the MAZDASPEED rear section and it has MAZDASPEED engraved on the tip. Does yours ? I can't see it in the photo. Did you get it from a dealer ? I wonder if they stopped enscibing them.

 

[mah p5]

It does have the etching...

It's pretty faint though and not very deeply etched into the tip...but it's there.