So I got a hell of a deal on 4 new Tokico Blues, part number HB2223-2226. I used all Moog mounts front and rear, and there greaseable links. So I swapped everything and now the rear is slammed, is there a difference from the Stock MSP Tokicos to the New ones? *************** says they fit all models vs MSP specific. Any ideas? Im gonna pull the rear struts back out tomorrow and see what the difference is.
New Struts, Rear is slammed now.
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hornsfan10609
Certified Mazda Tech
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- 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege x2
The factory MSP struts are only available on crossover auto, the replacement struts are for a regular protege and as you have discovered have a .75" lower spring perch than the factory struts. Your options are to buy the expensive correct struts, reinstall your old ones, get lowering springs to lower the front to match or get the correct springs for the current struts for a regular protege. The spring perch height is why with the Tein S tech springs the rear doesn't actually lower any, because they are made for regular protege struts.
FunkyBuddha
Tuned by Slick Nick
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- 2003 Spicy Orange MSP
Ya..the difference is the stock Tokicos have a higher spring perch.
So the front struts are the same, just the rears, what is the lowering height of the stock Racing Beats? Id rather keep the height it has vs lower it more and make it undriveable in the area I live in, roads around here are not lowered friendly
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Keep us posted. I saw these the other day and was thinking about getting them for a friend.
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I got the NF210s, they are supposed to ride good and not drop it as much as the others. I put em all in the other day and it does still ride nice. The front and rear a now matched and it does still handle as well as with the racing beats. Here are some pics
Rear Springs
How it sits
Just some pics from when I changed the struts with the racing beats
Rear Springs
How it sits
Just some pics from when I changed the struts with the racing beats
I've been wondering what happens when you put MSP springs on p5/sedan struts... i know it'll lower that back, but now how much. Apparently, "slammed"... ouch, i hope my struts last a long time. That, or tokicos stay around $400 so i can afford shocks and springs when mine blow.
The ride height with the tanabes doesn't look too bad- not too low eh? Maybe that'll be an option for me down the road...
...thanks for the post/info
The ride height with the tanabes doesn't look too bad- not too low eh? Maybe that'll be an option for me down the road...
...thanks for the post/info
tweety2300
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- 2001 mazda protege mp3
Mp3 doesn't have the odd ball rear perch iirc just the msp does
tweety2300
Member
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- 2001 mazda protege mp3
Maybe they do? Ill have to look into it
