I've never wanted a van so bad in my entire life....
its a Sport Wagon. lol
The salesman at Mazda would not stop saying that every single time I said van.
I stand corrected A guy in my area has a murdered out 2011, also on your same coilovers, and some 949 6UL's. Props to both of your for doing what makes Mazdas so damned appealing. BTW, I also call my 2 a sexy man hatch with barely enough room for my masculinity, but we both know how that goes....
Trolling the net for info on performing my first strut removal, I came across this...
Might help save a little stress & frustration.
This particular image is on a Volvo C30, but I came across the "scissor jack trick" on a Mazda3 forum soI assume it's the same idea.
the_saint said:I'm gearing up to install my coilovers and I've been studying your how-to (this will be my first suspension job) and it looks pretty straight forward. But I do have a couple questions for you.
1) you mentioned that you used cutting oil when expanding the holes in the upper strut mount...how do you get/keep cutting oil up there if you're coming from below?
2) Would you recommend thrust bearings for the fronts to prevent the 'twang' sound I've been reading about...or is that not as big of a deal as people make it seem? My wife will be the primary driver of the 5 for the time being, so I'd like to make it as 'wife friendly' as possible...besides, these cars make enough odd noises as it is.
Finally tackled this yesterday...man that was a chore! Followed this write up pretty much word for word. I actually copied it to a word doc and printed it (lol2)
Thanks phunky.
One item of note that we ran into, make sure to pull the lower strut mount bolt all the way out. The locating tab on the strut actually loops around this bolt. I'm assuming this is a failsafe so the strut cannot come loose even if the bolt is not sufficiently tightened. At any rate, we didn't pull the bolt all the way out and ended up fighting the first strut all the way out. After we figured this out the other strut came out much easier. Also, FWIW, we had major success using the scissor jack trick.
Great write up.
I'm not sure if I just missed it but is yours set at the lowest possible ride height or could it go lower? How much lower? Thanks
Great write up.
I'm not sure if I just missed it but is yours set at the lowest possible ride height or could it go lower? How much lower? Thanks
Hey guys! Does anybody know if this coilover fit the new gen Mazda 5? A 2012 Mazda 5? Btw, this is some Awesome install! Quality install!