Pics of my K-Sport'd MX-3

Slammed6 · Post by **Slammed6** » September 3rd, 2006, 8:07 pm

On with the pics....:woot:

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » September 3rd, 2006, 8:30 pm

nice work. id leave that paint job alone. Its rare car and I wouldnt wanna mess it up

Slammed6 · Post by **Slammed6** » September 3rd, 2006, 8:32 pm

LOL, i am sorry but there is no way in hell i am driving around in that pink color...Its a shame i had to get that color, but i couldn't help that is the car i came across.

precidian · Post by **precidian** » September 3rd, 2006, 9:53 pm

precidian wrote:Also can you elaborate as to what was done when you say "beside one modification u have to do"?

thanks.

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Also was there any modification required for the rear struts and/or strut mounts?

solo_ryder · Post by **solo_ryder** » September 3rd, 2006, 10:24 pm

CANNED, lol. What springs did you swap into those struts?

Steeb · Post by **Steeb** » September 10th, 2006, 5:46 am

i dont think hes going to tell you just yet. its like modifying stuff in the engine bay to make the straight ze manifold fit.

MazdaManiacMx3 · September 10th, 2006, 10:12 am

Well not to rain on your parade but officially you are not the first to have K-Sports , but you are the first to have K-Sports from a Mx-6 . I'm sure I as well as others would appreciate sharing the information how you had these fit , Im especoally curious on the back ? Is that why its 2 different heights ? Is the lower strut mount in the rear the wrong height ?

Steeb · Post by **Steeb** » September 10th, 2006, 6:25 pm

im guessing that you probably have to drill the hole in the rear strut mounts bigger to fit the ksport shaft through. that would explain why there is that big washer on the rear mounts dont look like the stock ones. just a guess...

Josh · Post by **Josh** » September 11th, 2006, 1:30 am

i know when i did the AWD swap, the holes in the strut bodie were closer to the strut bodie on the rear struts, so it gave me a positave camber. so i ended up swaping out to the AWD Pro rear struts (and put my Konis in them of course) because the mounting holes in the strut were further away from the strut bodie, putting the camber back to 0 deg.

if that makes sense.

so by putting shorter springs in you can get some of that camber back. thats why some notch the top hole out on the strut or even both. maybe thats what the problem was. just a thought,

but arnt thoes Ksports hight adjustable too, and do they have preload springs on them ( or helper springs)?

Slammed6 · Post by **Slammed6** » September 12th, 2006, 12:54 am

Well not to rain on your parade but officially you are not the first to have K-Sports , but you are the first to have K-Sports from a Mx-6

LOL, i remember reading someone getting K-sport to use different parts and stuff to make them a set to fit the MX-3....but i never saw that they put them on.

If it makes anyone feel better I have the the 1st MX-3 with an "off the shelf" set of K-sports...no need in spending $1300 like i remember that post saying it was gonna cost to make a set. Even though i never saw anyone with them on the car. Oh well.

Is that why its 2 different heights ?

Umm, no. I have it like that for a specific reason...to drag race. They are adjustable...i can easily lower the back.

im guessing that you probably have to drill the hole in the rear strut mounts bigger to fit the ksport shaft through. that would explain why there is that big washer on the rear mounts dont look like the stock ones. just a guess...

Umm nope! The K-sport strut drops right on the OEM MX-3 strut mount. I could have used the OEM washer/nut...but it looks nicer using the K-sport washer and nut.

Sorry i don't come online that much...never got any email to let me know anyone replied to this post.

Slammed6 · Post by **Slammed6** » September 12th, 2006, 12:56 am

And for everone thinking i am hiding something here...its funny.

That just shows me that no one has actually just went out and tried it...cause its damn near 99.9% direct bolt on..man!

MazdaManiacMx3 · September 12th, 2006, 10:06 am

I'm Not calling you a Liar or anything like that , I just didn't think it would be so simple .
Could you take pictures of all the mounting points (spindles, and mounts ) just to see exactly how everything goes, I was interested in this setup awhile back but it fizzled out .
Thanks for all your help by the way I appreciate it ..
Kris

Slammed6 · Post by **Slammed6** » September 12th, 2006, 3:29 pm

MazdaManiacMx3 wrote:I'm Not calling you a Liar or anything like that , I just didn't think it would be so simple .
Could you take pictures of all the mounting points (spindles, and mounts ) just to see exactly how everything goes, I was interested in this setup awhile back but it fizzled out .
Thanks for all your help by the way I appreciate it ..
Kris

Nah, don't take it the wrong way...lol. Its all good.

I can take pictures...but that means i have to go out and remove my rim..and i am too lazy right now...lol. But when i have the rims off i will take pics...but u can't see anything special other than some bolts and nuts..

Steeb · Post by **Steeb** » September 13th, 2006, 3:13 am

so the .01% modifying u did was just to swap to stock rear mx3 mounts? it definately sounds like a good plan

i wish i could find a shock dyno of ksports tho....

which particular k sport coilover do u have?

projectmx · Post by **projectmx** » September 13th, 2006, 8:49 am

couldn't you swap the rear mount to the cusco rear camber plate? instead of the stock one? and wehre do you buy these at? i've never heard of K-sport but if this is a better set up than what I was going to use and it isn't too expensive i'd look into these.. any idea how they compare to AST?