suspension upgrades for protege

[nativebackup1]

ok um maybe you should pm 91protege cuz he has one-i dont even kno where there is one around here-lol

 

[91Protege]

I just changed mine. Ill measure front and back. Your local parts store doesnt have any? The front and rear the bolt measures 5" total

 

[JoshV1288]

heres your front strut bar

http://www.specdtuning.com/mazda2.html

 

[91Protege]

Did you ever do anything?

 

[nativebackup1]

haha yep, i installed kyb gas struts and h&r springs; mazda motorsports 4 way adjustable rear sway bar(19mm) and i also bought a cuzco front lower tie bar-i still have yet to install the tie bar though. i also got a set a 15x6 miata wheels that only weigh 13 pounds each;i need to mount those still-it will be done in a few weeks-it handles so nicely now...like a protege should-lol

 

[91Protege]

Def right, how does it sit? You got pics?

 

[nativebackup1]

um it sits pretty good its not as low as i would like it, but it is a perfect stance for performance-i'll get some pics up

 

[nativebackup1]

im gonna be running 15 in miata wheels with a low profile tire so it will sit lower and have less wheel gap

 

[91Protege]

It will have more wheel gap with a thinner tire bro. Looks good.

 

[nativebackup1]

yea i kno but im hoping the space i gain with a smaller tire will be filled up with a bigger wheel...hopefully

 

[91Protege]

What do you have on it now? Stock size 14's? I donno if a 15 is going to make a big difference. On my pro with the stock 14's and 195/65/14's i think that fills the wheel well real good. And with the 17's and 205/40/17's I get some gap.

 

[nativebackup1]

well it came stock with 13's i have 14x6's on it on a 195/60/14 im gonna put the 15x6 miatas on a 195/50/15-i would have gone for a bigger wheels but the miata wheels are only 13.1 pounds each! woot! i think i will eventually get some 17's just for summer driving and such but by then i want to have coil-overs...

 

[martinvw]

Springs are that hard to do, you just need some good spring compressors. The ones on my prot compressed very easy and when putting the new springs back on I didnt have to compress them.

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