Got these today.

[Beerizfood]

LOL,I had the intention of doing more updates but i havent done anything with the car for some time.

[Henchman]

How about those updates! LOL!

[FE3-323]

werd

[Beerizfood]

Please keep knickerz on ! LOL

werd

Ok kids i admit i have been lacking in this thread.
I did manage to get it to the shop recently for alignment.
The car drives really tight.Bumps are firm but controlled.
No see-saw effect at all.
I still need to install the rear stab bar and the front links are shot.
Having the camber plates for the alignment was a luxury.
Toe was way out (ofcourse)
I will play around with the damper adjustment and see how it impacts the ride/performance.
Sorry for not updating but ive been busy with the ITB,s and tranny as of late.

[323Permin]

This is what I am getting my brain around right now too. I have all the new struts , brakes and ground control coilovers in ... but am now wondering how to adjust my rear ends camber / caster with the stock suspension.

Have you ever used the camber bolts that are on the market. They replace the stock bolts which bolt the strut to the spindles .

[Beerizfood]

This is what I am getting my brain around right now too. I have all the new struts , brakes and ground control coilovers in ... but am now wondering how to adjust my rear ends camber / caster with the stock suspension.

Have you ever used the camber bolts that are on the market. They replace the stock bolts which bolt the strut to the spindles .

Ya , i took two camber bolts for the rear with me the day of the alignment in case they were needed.It turns out i didnt use them and only had to do toe in the rear using the regular adjusters on the car.
You wont have to worry about caster in the rear.

[FE3-323]

how come your camber°'s aren't equal?

[Beerizfood]

how come your camber°'s aren't equal?

The whole alignment could be tweaked,I did it on a saturday when i was off and the tech who was working at the time needed the rack to do an aligmnent so i was rushed and just went for "green".My tires are junk from the previous owner dropping the car and driving .When i get new tires i will redo it with much more fuss.
At least i can drive on it now.

[FE3-323]

i understand that, adding plates up top usually has a crazy effect on the alignment.

[Mazda_Powered]

you don't really want equal camber on both sides anyways, since roads are crowned you would be pulling to the right if it was equal...you want more - camber on the left side so it will over come the crown and stay fairly straight.

suspension is looking great man!

[Beerizfood]

you don't really want equal camber on both sides anyways, since roads are crowned you would be pulling to the right if it was equal...you want more - camber on the left side so it will over come the crown and stay fairly straight.

suspension is looking great man!

LOL ya i ,i have the left front camber plate hard over to the left.Another degree of adjustment would have been nice.
In a pinch i will sometimes drop the right side in a bit if there is no more room left on the left side but i was outta time and had to get off the rack.

[nerd racing]

where did you get the koni inserts and what did they run you? also what spring rates are you running? I have 450's in the front and 350's in the rear and its a little crazy on my car... lol

[Beerizfood]

where did you get the koni inserts and what did they run you? also what spring rates are you running? I have 450's in the front and 350's in the rear and its a little crazy on my car... lol

I got one pair on ebay and one pair from Stage Four.
There is another company i was going to use called Truechoice.
Price-wise ~ $ 185 each.
Im using a ground control kit for 99-00 protege i cant remember off the top of my head 350/250 but ill check and let you know.
Thats alot of spring you have if you are running stock struts.
The inserts i used come standard or race valved,i used race.
They also come single and double adjustable,i coudnt afford the DA's lol.
They work really well ,no teeter effect at all and they soak it all up.

[steeb]

sorry but whats "scrubbing"? and how do u know when ure car is "scrubbing"?

i have 550/350# springs on my mx3. i actually like it better with 350/550,

[Beerizfood]

sorry but whats "scrubbing"? and how do u know when ure car is "scrubbing"?

i have 550/350# springs on my mx3. i actually like it better with 350/550,

Its when your fenders bottom out on the tires,with alot of drop and wide wheels the tires can scrub over bumps.Depending on how bad it is you can start to slice through the tire if its a sharp edge or at least rub the paint off the fenderwall.