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- '07 Mazda3, True red
HOW TO: H&R springs(on a P5)
First off, emergency brake should be on, and car should be on jackstands. take rims off(duh) You will also need spring compressors,to remove stock springs.
1.Remove everything from hatch area.
Pop out a few "pop-tabs" and remove the covers.(driver side has a harness for the light)
2.Remove foam padding,and seatbelt return holder(covering the strut bolts)
3.Under the car, take off these two bolts,holding the brake assembly to the strut,(the arrow points to a backwards installed bolt...if that is the case...you will have to unhinge the caliper. To do this...remove the black cap on the rear of the caliper, and take out the bolt,it will swing up.)
4.Take off these bolts. remove strut from underneath, and tada...it's halfway done.
BE SURE TO KEEP ALL PARTS TOGETHER.
5.Compress the stock springs, remove spring perch, take off springs.
*I know you hate it, BUT...Installation is the same in reverse...(in other words,put it back together.)
The fronts are the same,except...make note of where this dot is:
First off, emergency brake should be on, and car should be on jackstands. take rims off(duh) You will also need spring compressors,to remove stock springs.
1.Remove everything from hatch area.
Pop out a few "pop-tabs" and remove the covers.(driver side has a harness for the light)
2.Remove foam padding,and seatbelt return holder(covering the strut bolts)
3.Under the car, take off these two bolts,holding the brake assembly to the strut,(the arrow points to a backwards installed bolt...if that is the case...you will have to unhinge the caliper. To do this...remove the black cap on the rear of the caliper, and take out the bolt,it will swing up.)
4.Take off these bolts. remove strut from underneath, and tada...it's halfway done.
BE SURE TO KEEP ALL PARTS TOGETHER.
5.Compress the stock springs, remove spring perch, take off springs.
*I know you hate it, BUT...Installation is the same in reverse...(in other words,put it back together.)
The fronts are the same,except...make note of where this dot is: