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Re: Genuine Mazda or Eibach Lowering Springs
« Reply #15 on: February 28, 2017, 09:49:54 am »
Thanks a million for the update, your car looks brilliant! I don't suppose you have a square on side view of the car. I'm nearly there with regards fitting Eibachs (theyre available on eBay for £150 delivered) but just want to be absolutely sure that they'll leave the car sitting how I want it. I have googled pictures and come across many from Russian and US forums and some of them appear to leave the front of the car ever so slightly higher than the rear which would not be something I could tolerate, so if you have a full side view picture, i'd very much appreciate it.

Were the pictures above taken recently or around the time you fitted the springs?

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Re: Genuine Mazda or Eibach Lowering Springs
« Reply #16 on: February 28, 2017, 12:20:02 pm »
Pic of side view, picso taken about 2.5 years after fitment.


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Re: Genuine Mazda or Eibach Lowering Springs
« Reply #17 on: February 28, 2017, 01:28:52 pm »
Thank you so much mate...it sits perfectly. Mind made up, eibach's it is.

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Re: Genuine Mazda or Eibach Lowering Springs
« Reply #18 on: February 28, 2017, 02:46:54 pm »
No problem mate, it's nice to see another 6 lowered, you will be very impressed with the handling. My last Honda Accord was lowered on Tein CS and had a EDFC unit, in all honestly the 6 rides just as good  :)

Are you fitting them, I fitted my own and it was very easy

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Re: Genuine Mazda or Eibach Lowering Springs
« Reply #19 on: February 28, 2017, 09:39:03 pm »
Yeah will do it myself. Have a 2 post lift and do all my own work, have fitted coilovers to numerous previous cars (all Hondas) so have plenty of experience fitting/changing suspension.

Did you cut the bump stops when fitting yours?

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Re: Genuine Mazda or Eibach Lowering Springs
« Reply #20 on: February 28, 2017, 09:49:25 pm »
I did read the American forum about cutting them, but they probably have a slightly different setup, so I decided try with them on to see if they needed removing, the car has never bottomed out so decided to leave them. Plus the car seems to drive so much better loaded (passengers) and still have not bottomed out. Perhaps I am not pushing the car hard enough...lol

The issue you may have is removing the drop links.

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Re: Genuine Mazda or Eibach Lowering Springs
« Reply #21 on: February 28, 2017, 10:00:08 pm »
I see you have a 2.0 litre, so ride height may differ. Are they different Eibach springs for the 2 litre as I see the genuine Mazda ones are

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Re: Genuine Mazda or Eibach Lowering Springs
« Reply #22 on: March 01, 2017, 02:04:04 pm »
Yes there are different Eibach part numbers for the petrol car springs compared to the diesel models...I'm assuming the petrol model springs have a slightly less weight loading as the engine is slightly lighter. Fitting diesel springs to a petrol car would possibly leave the front of the car sitting slightly higher as they're designed to take a slightly heavier weight and so wouldn't compress as much.

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Re: Genuine Mazda or Eibach Lowering Springs
« Reply #23 on: March 14, 2017, 08:42:46 am »
I'm planning on fitting the springs this evening but still a little concerned that ride comfort will be compromised as I have two children (6yrs and 4yrs) and some of the country roads I travel on from time to time are quite poor in places (uneven surface, broken up in places) and I don't want them and my wife shook to hell by a rough ride. How is the ride comfort in yours on uneven surfaces, is it just a case of having to slow down?

Eibach quote the springs being approximately 15% stiffer than standard, would you say that's about right or is it more?

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Re: Genuine Mazda or Eibach Lowering Springs
« Reply #24 on: March 14, 2017, 09:10:01 am »
I have a stock car but are you sure that the ground clearance will be enough for the roads you do? That car looks pretty low.

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Re: Genuine Mazda or Eibach Lowering Springs
« Reply #25 on: March 14, 2017, 10:15:17 am »
I'm not sure if that question is aimed at me or Dave but I have no concerns over road clearance, I have previously had cars lowered on coilovers and much lower than what the Pro-kit will lower by and had no problems, my main concern is passenger/children's comfort on poorer road surfaces.

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Re: Genuine Mazda or Eibach Lowering Springs
« Reply #26 on: March 14, 2017, 12:20:38 pm »
No problem with ride height, I just slow down to go over speed humps ;)

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Re: Genuine Mazda or Eibach Lowering Springs
« Reply #27 on: March 14, 2017, 01:19:41 pm »
Any harshness on uneven road surfaces Dave? I don't want a crashy ride as like I said above I have two children and the wife to consider too.

I've read loads of reviews on the pro-kit and I'm a little worried that theyre not what I want, the appear (from the reviews) to lower the car more than they state and there are questions raised on many mazda forums on whether theyre progressive springs or not with many saying theyre not. I just had a look at mine and they certainly don't look progressive with evenly spaced coils from top to bottom making them linear in nature (which I really don't want as theyre harsher than progressive springs) Eibach market them as progressive but I'm having my doubts....
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Re: Genuine Mazda or Eibach Lowering Springs
« Reply #28 on: March 14, 2017, 02:13:35 pm »
I don't find the car harsh or my family, but we have always had lowered cars.

I believe that the Eibach are linear, as 4 years ago I emailed them and phoned them to be informed that are linear. Also from the pics of the springs they look linear.

Go for some Tein CS and a EDFC ;)

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Re: Genuine Mazda or Eibach Lowering Springs
« Reply #29 on: March 14, 2017, 02:25:27 pm »
Yeah I believe they are linear also, are the Mazda lowering springs the same? I think I'll go ahead and fit them and if they turn out not to be what I wanted I can refit the original springs again in a few weeks time.