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MarkMoore wrote:

Gro Harlem wrote:And the ZX2 springs don't sit right..the rear is noticeably higher than the front and IMO doesn't look right

i'm pretty sure that the zx2 conversion is both 1.8" front and back

believe what you want, Fact is, i OWN These springs and have htem on my car and they don't sit right.

zx2 != mx3. front/rear weight is different. ZX2 actually weighs less than a GS.

Another thing...

it sits so uneven (for my tastes at least) that I ordered some MX-3 B+G's and plan to swap them out & get rid of the ZX2 springs. I just can't stand having a shitty looking, half-assed lowering job on my car.

Proof (took these a couple days after installin em)

Also keep in mind the rear wheels have 205/50R16's while the fronts have 205/55R15's. This meaning the rears are BIGGER in diameter and theroetically should fill the wheelgap b/c of this. Now that I have all 4 of my honeycomb rims on, it looks even more out of place.

I thought you had springtech's not zx2's,

Jay, my springs are springtech brand but are for a ZX2.


Dang Gro... You need to clean up those brakes

ohhh, now I get it...

i'm not trying to antagonize anyone, or to be too long-winded about this whole subject, but rather i'm just tryin' to understand....

-if an uneven drop is so undesirable and doesn't look right, than how come 3 of the 5 spring sets sold on corksport have an uneven drop for front and back?

-oh yea, and Gro, u recommended not to use the ZX2's springs for an mx-3, and i know that they are Eibach's.... but are the Eibach's on corksport the same ones you're talking about (the ZX2 ones), or r they different and good to use for an mx-3?

http://www.corksport.com/main.php3?prim ... t%3D237748

thanks for all the help...

I don't know what the MX3 eibachs look like when installed, but those springs are different than the ZX2

ZX2 != MX3. Eibach is a reputable company that doesn't make a "one-size-fits all" peice of s--- spring like dropzone, arospeed and others. They test their springs on every application & adjust the spring rates & coil heights to make sure it improves performance. But again, I dunno if they still would sit level. For all we know eibach did their tests on a 4cyl mx3 and if you install them on a GS the front will sit lower b/c of the weight of the K8.

Gro Harlem wrote:I don't know what the MX3 eibachs look like when installed, but those springs are different than the ZX2

ZX2 != MX3. Eibach is a reputable company that doesn't make a "one-size-fits all" peice of s--- spring like dropzone, arospeed and others. They test their springs on every application & adjust the spring rates & coil heights to make sure it improves performance. But again, I dunno if they still would sit level. For all we know eibach did their tests on a 4cyl mx3 and if you install them on a GS the front will sit lower b/c of the weight of the K8.

well then since you seem to know a lot about this area gro, what would you recommend then? it seems that the general consensus is that the ZX2's Tokico's are a good strut, so it looks like that's probably what i'm gonna go w/ (unless you can convince me otherwise ).... what springs would work well w/ these? i know i'll probably get the answer, "well it all depends on what you want, what you need, your budget, your application etc. etc." welllllll....

-i want a modest drop (nothing "slammed", because i guess i'm just not cool enough yet to have my car 1 inch off the ground ... probably a 2" drop or less would be what i'm looking for)

-i ordered a MS front, and don't wanna have to buy a new one every week to replace a broken one

-i don't drive crazy or anything, but do like to have fun every now and again

-i don't mind a rough ride, i just want my kidneys to still be intact when i park the vehicle

-and my budget for springs is somewhere under $300, and closer to $200 if feasible

P.S. i don't really want coilovers either.... i'm a simple man

H&R....despite their claim that it lowers it 1.25", on most of the mx3's i've seen they look lower.

B+G 1.6 all around. B+G gets no credit for kicking a-- & no one really has these springs. I've ridden in 4 cars w/B+G"s and I still think they are the best riding cars i've been in. Firm, yet controlled, lowering was even, but I've never been in an mx w/B+G's, only 2 proteges, my old festiva & my friends civic.

You won't have a problem w/the mazdaspeed front end. Just don't drive over speed humps fast as s--- and you won't ruin it. I can drive like an a-- and still never scratch the bumper up, most of the damage I have is from me parking my car too close to curb's and its just paint that scratched off :-/