Intrax Springs, is the 45mm drop a lie?

wgale · Post by **wgale** » July 15th, 2002, 8:50 pm

Hey guys, I was going to get coil-overs and somewhat decided not to. But, I want at least a 40mm drop on every spring. Intrax claims to be a 45mm drop. But when I found a place that sells them, the guy told me that the drop is in fact not 45mm, but more like the 25mm drop that Eibach provides. He said it's a selling gimmick. Has anyone installed Intrax and found this to be true? Does anyone have any suggestions. I know Jamex is suppose to be about 45mm aswell, but no one seems to sell them. H&R seems appealing, but it doesn't bring the back down as far as I would like. I have to close up that gap, it's huge. Thanks!

Mond · Post by **Mond** » July 17th, 2002, 2:37 am

Intrax doesn't work good on RS

ProtegeSTS · Post by **ProtegeSTS** » July 17th, 2002, 3:29 am

lowering a MX-3 that much isnt the best idea. Not enough suspension travel.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » July 17th, 2002, 8:36 pm

i have intrax on my car and i have lots of travel! they are just stiff! if u want pics e-mail dj_pawz@rogers.com i htink i might have some on my harddrive!

ProtegeSTS · Post by **ProtegeSTS** » July 17th, 2002, 10:24 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dj_Pawz_GS: i have intrax on my car and i have lots of travel! they are just stiff! if u want pics e-mail dj_pawz@rogers.com i htink i might have some on my harddrive!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>go put a ziptie on your strut shaft at the bottom, then go drive pretty hard....when you get back, look how far the zip tie is JAMMED up into the bumpstop. [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]

Guest · Post by **Guest** » July 17th, 2002, 10:35 pm

dude i havn;t cut my bumpstops and the on;y time i have hit them was when i had 3 people 5 cases of beer food and other s---! intrax springs are super stiff so u don;t have a problem! they have been on my car a year and half on stock struts and just now are they are starting to go and there are 215000 km's on them!

ProtegeSTS · Post by **ProtegeSTS** » July 18th, 2002, 2:21 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dj_Pawz_GS: dude i havn;t cut my bumpstops and the on;y time i have hit them was when i had 3 people 5 cases of beer food and other s---! intrax springs are super stiff so u don;t have a problem! they have been on my car a year and half on stock struts and just now are they are starting to go and there are 215000 km's on them!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>you cant even really feel if they hit the bumpstops...so come on...do the expiriment...it'll take 15 mins.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » July 18th, 2002, 3:01 am

i know what it feels like to hit the bumpstops cause yes i have hit them with 4 people in my car! and no i don;t hit them like u say! there is still good travel! i know i installed them!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » July 18th, 2002, 5:15 am

BTW here is a pic of me ride the back end sites a little high but there is no interior so that is the reason for that

wgale · Post by **wgale** » July 18th, 2002, 6:17 am

DJ,How much do you think that it actually lowered your car? Do you think that you actually got the 45mm, that Intrax claims? If so, then I will probably get them. THANKS! Do you have any other pics from different angles? If you don't want to post them here, then my email is wwmgale@hotmail.com Thanks, this is totally making my life easier!

ProtegeSTS · Post by **ProtegeSTS** » July 18th, 2002, 1:32 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dj_Pawz_GS: i know what it feels like to hit the bumpstops cause yes i have hit them with 4 people in my car! and no i don;t hit them like u say! there is still good travel! i know i installed them!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> prove it [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img] until then, BGs dont have as much travel as you say.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » July 18th, 2002, 4:25 pm

STS do u not realize, i do know quite abit about suspension and two have two nice trophys from solo 2 last year. i know u think your always right! but guess what your wrong!I apex drop is kist a tad bit less then mine, and those springs arn;t as stiff! so if your thorey is true then all apex people are riding around on there bumpstops. and Wes~! like i said had my car right beside a mx-3 with apex and factory wheels and mine just sat a little bit lower u could barley tell until u looked at it!

ProtegeSTS · Post by **ProtegeSTS** » July 18th, 2002, 5:01 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dj_Pawz_GS: STS do u not realize, i do know quite abit about suspension and two have two nice trophys from solo 2 last year. i know u think your always right! but guess what your wrong!I apex drop is kist a tad bit less then mine, and those springs arn;t as stiff! so if your thorey is true then all apex people are riding around on there bumpstops. and Wes~! like i said had my car right beside a mx-3 with apex and factory wheels and mine just sat a little bit lower u could barley tell until u looked at it!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> winning an autocross relates poorly to knowing about suspension. I'll wait until you prove your little point, but until then, BGs have suspension travel issues unless you have some custom shorter bodied struts that you havent mentioned yet.I have suspension travel issues, and I can stil win in Solo 2.

), the car wont get dropped much, it'll run HIGH spring rates, and it will have plenty of suspension travel.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » July 18th, 2002, 5:32 pm

so what u are saying is that anyone with a 1.5 or lower drop is riding on there bumpstops! thats what u are saying! tired of fighting with you! cause this will never end, and there is no point to me even trying to prove u wrong! all i care baout is that my car out handels type r's oin auto-x, how do i know oh wait i have beaten three of them, and the guy was cop and could drive! so no matter if i hit them or not the lots bad a-- handels FUC KING great, and i am happy! \ so we can leave it at that!

ProtegeSTS · Post by **ProtegeSTS** » July 18th, 2002, 6:27 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dj_Pawz_GS: so what u are saying is that anyone with a 1.5 or lower drop is riding on there bumpstops! thats what u are saying! tired of fighting with you! cause this will never end, and there is no point to me even trying to prove u wrong! all i care baout is that my car out handels type r's oin auto-x, how do i know oh wait i have beaten three of them, and the guy was cop and could drive! so no matter if i hit them or not the lots bad a-- handels FUC KING great, and i am happy! \ so we can leave it at that!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Please find where i EVER said that it will ride on the bumpstops. I did not. IT will CORNER on them.

Just because you beat some ITR means nothing. Driver is 90% of autocross. Youre a better driver. By the way, not all cops can drive. TRUST ME. I brought my father (police officer of 12 years) out to an autocross, and he's HORRIBLE. [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]

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