I don't think you will have to worry about it, ryan. I have run huge (225/70R14 and 205/75R14) tires on the rear of my race cars with very thin washers as spacers to get the tires not to rub on the strut, and that puts a LOT of leverage on the studs, and I still haven't broken them out. Not even on the VERY rough dirt tracks. (where I hit holes hard enough while cornering that I get the left side tires off the ground half a foot, and hard enough dips that I bottomed out the front suspension so hard that this happened:
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My family has lots of bg's!
2003 Ford Escort ZX2: Project car/future daily driver. Built Ford Tough (With Mazda Stuff)
1999 Escort ZX2: Daily driver/beater. Going to be replaced by the '03 next summer.
2000 Escort ZX2 S/R: bought wrecked, going to use as parts car
1992 Protege LX: My old race car. Just a wrecked shell right now. Waiting for scrap to go up so that I can get rid of it.
1992 Mazda 323: Race car
1992 Escort Gt: My grandpa's old race car
1994 Escort GT: My grandpa's new race car.
Parts cars; 1993 Escort Gt, 1995 Escort lx
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1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi
I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it
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in due time. the rear kickers- A pillar bars- door bars need to be welded in still. then i'll paint the cage---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---
1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi
I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it
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Do i look
Chassis-saver "gloss black" it'll be painted.---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---
1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi
I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it
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because i like my creature comforts... and i use my 323 to haul ALOT of stuff. you of all people should know that antonio - think back to the many trips up there in my old one.---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---
1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi
I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it
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i have to agree. at least if your reasoning is because you haul alot. hell, id just to a 2 seat conversion and do a full flat floor back there. 323 pick-em-up style!~PaTricK~
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~ 92 Probe GT Turbo, 90 FE3 Turbo 626GT hatch, 97 KL mtx 626, 05 Mazda6, 09 Kia Sportage V6~
What are you driving?
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It's nice to have the seat be able to stay up so stuff doesn't slide around as much too, like on a hard stop. plus I've noticed that with the seat up you get better sound quality from the radio, as well as less road noise echoing up from the attenuation chamber that is the spare tire well.
How much of a gap do you have between the top of the main hoop and the roof? If it's big enough to be able to weld the rest of the cage on, how's your headroom going to be?
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Heaps of headroom.
I honestly don't give a **** about anyones opinion telling me to take the back seats out.........
I won't trash the look of the car inside or out. I absolutely despise cars without interior.
so with that said...... onto more progress!!!---Has ClubProtege helped you in someway? show your support by Contributing--- Click Here---
1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi
I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it
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Looks awesome Ryan, can't wait to see this thing in action! I would never ditch my back seat either. Although I would get something that clears the bar like Escort lx rear seats in dark blue though. Looking forward to more progress!1991 Mazda 323 Base (Gretchen)-Build Thread
Sold-1987 Mazda 323 Wagon (Molly)-Build Thread
R.I.P.-1988 Mazda 323 GT (Misty) -Build Thread
Oh Colorado, how beautiful your mountains and awesome your roads!
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Yeah, I like my rear seats as well. With the loud exhaust, it helps keep it quiet up by me. I just wish I had the rear truck sun cover or whatever you call it. Mine was damaged and I took it out, but now I can hear the exhaust more, and people can see what I have in my trunk, which I don't like.My family has lots of bg's!
2003 Ford Escort ZX2: Project car/future daily driver. Built Ford Tough (With Mazda Stuff)
1999 Escort ZX2: Daily driver/beater. Going to be replaced by the '03 next summer.
2000 Escort ZX2 S/R: bought wrecked, going to use as parts car
1992 Protege LX: My old race car. Just a wrecked shell right now. Waiting for scrap to go up so that I can get rid of it.
1992 Mazda 323: Race car
1992 Escort Gt: My grandpa's old race car
1994 Escort GT: My grandpa's new race car.
Parts cars; 1993 Escort Gt, 1995 Escort lx
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1992- project FE3..... 313 WHP @ 9.3psi
I pet my dash when I get into the car..."good car"he actually has a mazda tree, parts grow on it
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