H&R lowering springs before and after pics

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colonelangus

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2011 Mazda 2 GS Touring MT

• Mar 26, 2012

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well i finally got to the m2 on saturday and installed the H&R lowering springs i picked up {thanks Andres}
install was quick i expected a half days work and to my pleasant surprise it only took a couple hours anyway heres some before and after pics

 

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UnZipHer15

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Mazda 2, Miata, & P5

• Mar 26, 2012

• #2

nice work! whats the total drop on those springs? i'm sure folks may want to know specs in the future!

glad the install wasn't horrible!

 

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PGTBrow

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Probe GT, Mazda 2

• Mar 26, 2012

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Yea the install is super easy for our cars. The front is just like any other car(except at 5k miles its cleaner), and the rear could be put on by a grandmother blindfolded while knitting.

 

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colonelangus

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2011 Mazda 2 GS Touring MT

• Mar 26, 2012

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UnZipHer15 said:

nice work! whats the total drop on those springs? i'm sure folks may want to know specs in the future!

glad the install wasn't horrible!

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total drop is just under 2" but im sure they will settle out abit more install was a peice of cake

PGTBrow said:

Yea the install is super easy for our cars. The front is just like any other car(except at 5k miles its cleaner), and the rear could be put on by a grandmother blindfolded while knitting.

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you said it rears are just to easy maybe took 20min.. took longer to clean up lol

 

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UnZipHer15

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Mazda 2, Miata, & P5

• Mar 26, 2012

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pgtbrow said:

yea the install is super easy for our cars. The front is just like any other car(except at 5k miles its cleaner), and the rear could be put on by a grandmother blindfolded while knitting.

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lulz!!!

 

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markbehr

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2012 Mazda3 skyactiv

• Mar 26, 2012

• #6

did you need to get a wheel aliament afterwards

 

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colonelangus

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2011 Mazda 2 GS Touring MT

• Mar 26, 2012

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markbehr said:

did you need to get a wheel aliament afterwards

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yes i did have it aligned, on the way down to get it done i noticed the steering wheel didnt return quite as fast as before im assuming the toe was out abit..all is good now

 

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markbehr

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2012 Mazda3 skyactiv

• Mar 26, 2012

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ok cool good to know

 

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colonelangus

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2011 Mazda 2 GS Touring MT

• Mar 27, 2012

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look what showed up in the mail today oem AC knobs $19.99 shipped gotta like that

 

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Duckie

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Mazda2 2011 Sport

• Mar 27, 2012

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Where'd you get the knobs from?

 

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colonelangus

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2011 Mazda 2 GS Touring MT

• Mar 27, 2012

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Duckie said:

Where'd you get the knobs from?

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ebay but the company has increased the price do to demand to $49.99 shipped..myself and 1 other member here got them for the original price of $19.99 shipped
im going out to install them now

 

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genericmoniker

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2011 Mazda 2 GS

• Mar 28, 2012

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Did you enjoy the tea they sent you?

Still waiting on my set.

 

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robmilkshakes

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Mazda2 Touring 5MT

• Mar 28, 2012

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colonelangus, do you happen to have any pictures from the side after you lowered it?

 

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colonelangus

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2011 Mazda 2 GS Touring MT

• Mar 28, 2012

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no but ill take some ..right now its raining and crappy out ill click a few later or tomorrow when its brighter and post before and after side shots

 

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UnZipHer15

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Mazda 2, Miata, & P5

• Mar 28, 2012

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heres the link

https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)

i just ordered my set!

 

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colonelangus

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2011 Mazda 2 GS Touring MT

• Mar 29, 2012

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UnZipHer15 said:

heres the link

https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)

i just ordered my set!

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yup thats them

 

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markbehr

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2012 Mazda3 skyactiv

• Apr 3, 2012

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does anyone know any good deals for the lowering springs

 

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DaleNixon

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2001 Miata, 2011 Mazda 2

• Apr 4, 2012

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Haha wow they charged way more than that for the Font Motorsports dials and those look exactly the same!

 

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fam

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10 Mazda5 GT AT, 10 Mazda3S GB GT 6SPD

• Apr 4, 2012

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Thats because they are ;-)

 

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genericmoniker

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2011 Mazda 2 GS

• Apr 4, 2012

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My set came in yesterday, took all of 2 minutes to install. Hardest part was pulling them off.

 

Last edited: Apr 4, 2012