Masssivveee Rake.

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pat_neumerz

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MP3 258/1500 [blue]

• Apr 11, 2011

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Ok so my protege has about 165k. the struts and springs are pretty old. I have all stock suspension racingbeat swaybar etc. I just installed the axr clunk fix and it worked like a charm, i did new endlinks, everything is great. The issue is the massive rake in the car. The rears tires are about a two finger gap and the front is almost 4. I want to go lower but im on a budget of about 500. What can I do to get a decent flush look, while not screwing up the clunk free life im living and hindering functionality of my suspension? Thanks!

 

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littlemimus

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Mazdaspeed protege 2003

• Apr 11, 2011

• #2

lowering springs?

 

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pat_neumerz

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MP3 258/1500 [blue]

• Apr 11, 2011

• #3

I thought of that but will that mess with the "proper" design of the tokicos?

 

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super1chow

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03 Mazdaspeed Protege

• Apr 11, 2011

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i got the clunk fix, though its not the axr one. it didnt rake my car at all.

 

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pat_neumerz

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MP3 258/1500 [blue]

• Apr 12, 2011

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Yea idk i checked everything it seems a-ok and its totally driving fine. Just plain unnattractive ha.

 

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littlemimus

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Mazdaspeed protege 2003

• Apr 12, 2011

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your on a budget of 500? save another 400 and get some fortune coilovers from sam.

 

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geomatics_tech

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Titanium MazdaSpeed Protege

• Apr 12, 2011

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$500 is gonna be tough without going used and I wouldn't recommended it. A set of aftermarket tokico hp's are $400 and regular protege lowering springs (eibach, Tein...) are gonna be about $200-$250. This will even out the drop to about 1.5 - 2 fingers.

I just ordered new Tokico HP's, and found a set of new H&R springs for $100 from a local seller who never installed them. The dealer wanted around $400 per strut (Im in Canada) so I went aftermarket and am going to also replace all the plastic/rubber components at the same time.

 

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pat_neumerz

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MP3 258/1500 [blue]

• Apr 13, 2011

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I was thinking these
springs is another issue.https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)

 

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geomatics_tech

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Titanium MazdaSpeed Protege

• Apr 13, 2011

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Those are better than the HP's. and are also sold in a kit with a matched spring.

 

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pat_neumerz

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MP3 258/1500 [blue]

• Apr 13, 2011

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Would the matched kit* give me a drop?

 

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geomatics_tech

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Titanium MazdaSpeed Protege

• Apr 13, 2011

• #11

Yes you will get a drop. You can get the kit with matched springs in both the Illumina and HP strut (called the ILK and HPK). THe Illumina's are nice if you Auto-X as they are adjustable, but the HP's are the same strut as the Illumina but non-adjustable

Here is a link to the HPK http://www.corksport.com/tokico-hpk-suspension-kit-for-protege.html