Lowered my baby..

[Kevin@nextmod]

I sucessfully picked up my springs yesterday and brought it to skoo to lower it myself and a few friends. It was a bit*h to install it but we managed to do it (with the teachers help of course). 3 hours of labor cause we weren\'t 100% sure how to do it so the teacher guided us through the whole process. So here are some pics.

Sry for the bad quality i forgot to bring my camera so i used my phone.
Before
http://x2.putfile.com/10/28809244343.jpg

After
http://x10.putfile.com/10/29020010826.jpg
http://x10.putfile.com/10/29020012141.jpg
http://x10.putfile.com/10/29020013647.jpg
http://x10.putfile.com/10/29020014493.jpg
http://x10.putfile.com/10/29020072518.jpg

So far i love the height of it and it\'s sitffer then stock (obviously:D )
Tell me what you guys think.

[TheProfessor]

Looks great to me, but how is the ride? Way more stiff, just a bit, etc.

[Kevin@nextmod]

Um..maybe this is the first car i ever lowered and i\'m not used to sitting in lowered cars. So i think it\'s a decent stiffness. I can feel bumps on the road and especially going in plazas. Good thing i didn\'t go for S-techs. Too low for winter. H-techs now are making me happy.

[car_demon]

Looks great. Report back to us with some differences you find in \'spirited corners\', off ramps, on ramps, left hand turns and some sharp rights when it\'s dry out and your tires have warmed up.

[chinsterr]

hey,


i bought H-tech too but havent installed them yet . thanks for the post

where do you go to school ? Norman beuthune ?

Chinsterr

[TheProfessor]

Yeah, if I were to lower my 3 I\'d likely go for the H as opposed to the S also.

[SourcE]

very nice....

i love the way those painted badges look....

keep up the good work, bodykit next? :D

[Kevin@nextmod]

After i installed the springs today i gave it a spin on the highway and when i got off at kennedy from 401going east. I gave it a big left turn on kennedy and it kind of slided to the right cause maybe it\'s the tire or there is crap, sand, dirt or whatever is on the road that is causing it. (sry if i\'m not making any sense, not too good in english.)

Also i just had a frd that lowered his GS with S-techs and i found out it looks just like me lowering with H-techs. So maybe that 1 inch rim size makes it look the same?

HID next. Then hopefully after winter custom pipe with HKS hi power muffler. (i want to keep the cat there)


Originally posted by chinsterr


hey,


i bought H-tech too but havent installed them yet . thanks for the post

where do you go to school ? Norman beuthune ?

Chinsterr
I go to skoo at Centennial College Ashtonbee campus

[al01]

lol my S bounce like sh*t when i go over bumps, or when i am going fast and theres a VERY little bump on the road, my car starts bouncing like a ball. LOL sersiouly

[Kevin@nextmod]

I\'ve never sat on a 3 or any car with S-techs. I would love to feel it bounce :D

Also my gf is already complaining that its bumpy and if i lower it with S-techs shes going to annoy me everytime she sits in it. :sarc

[///M]

Originally posted by Pearl_Hatch


I\'ve never sat on a 3 or any car with S-techs. I would love to feel it bounce :D

Also my gf is already complaining that its bumpy and if i lower it with S-techs shes going to annoy me everytime she sits in it. :sarc

The S-techs on the 3 aren\'t bad. You\'ve sat in my car before - when I had the S-techs, they rode softer than the coilovers.

btw - a teacher helped you with the install? I find the sorta funny. :p Can\'t really picture it.

[bluntman]

Ahh, to be young again.

[Kevin@nextmod]

Originally posted by autoexe



Originally posted by Pearl_Hatch


I\'ve never sat on a 3 or any car with S-techs. I would love to feel it bounce :D

Also my gf is already complaining that its bumpy and if i lower it with S-techs shes going to annoy me everytime she sits in it. :sarc

The S-techs on the 3 aren\'t bad. You\'ve sat in my car before - when I had the S-techs, they rode softer than the coilovers.

btw - a teacher helped you with the install? I find the sorta funny. :p Can\'t really picture it.

I thought last time i was in your car you had the coilovers on. And how is it funny how my teacher helped me install it? haha he\'s suppose to help me since i\'m in his alignment class.

[///M]

I had the coils, and they ride stiffer than my springs (I used to have S-techs).

[Candyman]

Car looks sweet Kevin. Sorry I didn\'t have time to send you pics of my car lowered with the H-Techs. Car handles amazingly in the corners, just need to change the tires so they stick. My wife went so fast she started drifting (Scary!)

You get use to the stiffer ride. It\'s not a big difference.

Enjoy:D

[Kevin@nextmod]

Originally posted by Candyman


Car looks sweet Kevin. Sorry I didn\'t have time to send you pics of my car lowered with the H-Techs. Car handles amazingly in the corners, just need to change the tires so they stick. My wife went so fast she started drifting (Scary!)

You get use to the stiffer ride. It\'s not a big difference.

Enjoy:D

Hey np i know you\'re busy so it\'s alright. I guess i just need some better tires and a nice set of 18\'s. I actually love the bumpy ride, it\'s just my gf thats acting stupid..hehe..

[Pimpin_29y]

Those H-tech\'s are looking good....
HIDS 1st though......I\'ll probably get the H-techs in the Spring.:D

[chinsterr]

DAYYYYYYYYM!!!!

Everytime i see those pics i want to lower my car ... my H-techs are just sitting in my room !!! I promised myself i would wait till spring , but we\'ll see what happens this weekend :D

Chinsterr

[mEtH]

lookin good,

haha now clement aren\'t you glad you went coils afterwards.

[///M]

I thought my car handled good with the springs and shocks...now it handles better, and then some. Rides quite a bit rougher though.

[SABIO]

Ahh... the clone car...

H-Techs are a great ride. Not to wild...but give ya the look and handling you need. Good for light track duty too.

Better get a stubby soon too!

[chinsterr]

lol soo many white mz3\'s lowered on H-techs !!!

common guys, im trying to get this team thing off the ground :p :)

hehe, no clone here (i got sedan)

Chinsterr

[FLIPDADY]

Good job PH! The drop doesn\'t look too different from the S-Techs.

I\'ll save you a stubby once they all come in.

[Kevin@nextmod]

Originally posted by FLIPSPEED


Good job PH! The drop doesn\'t look too different from the S-Techs.

I\'ll save you a stubby once they all come in.

Yay..!! haha i feel like a kid. i\'ve been waiting for a stubby for so long. I\'m so sick of my car looking like someones controlling from there house or something. :D

[iceman]

Hi Everyone,
Im new to this forum. Just picked up a 2006 mazda 3 sedan, and im planning to lower it as well.
What are the differences between the Tein H and S??
And where / how much did you guys get it from /for???

Thanks
ice2003man@yahoo.com

[majic]

Originally posted by iceman


Hi Everyone,
Im new to this forum. Just picked up a 2006 mazda 3 sedan, and im planning to lower it as well.
What are the differences between the Tein H and S??
And where / how much did you guys get it from /for???

Thanks
ice2003man@yahoo.com

n00b alert

poor iceman.. i\'ll help you out before majoogle takes over

use this (http://torontomazda3.com/forum/search.php) and you will see what the differences are..

[iceman]

Thanks Majic but the link only takes me to the search

[Junior]

Originally posted by iceman Thanks Majic but the link only takes me to the search

thats the POINT! ;)

[whodilly]

YOu have just been MAJOOGLED!!!

ahh the rite of passage in TM3.

[TheProfessor]

Originally posted by iceman


Thanks Majic but the link only takes me to the search

LOL, that\'s hilarious!

[ds2chan]

Originally posted by iceman


Thanks Majic but the link only takes me to the search

lol.. I wasn\'t expecting that response.. I almost started laughing out loud at work!! :p

u\'ve just been majoogled.. don\'t take it personally.. he does it to everybody.. S tech\'s are lower than the H tech\'s from what I hear.. so if you have 17 inch rims you better go with the H tech\'s..

sorry, but I can\'t help out with the price and where to get them.. I\'m not planning on lowering my car and I don\'t know anything about it besides the ride is bumpy (which I don\'t like)..

[RedRaptor]

Originally posted by iceman
Thanks Majic but the link only takes me to the search

Sorry iceman...but you have just been

http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/9757/majoogled1rd.jpg

:D

[m_a_t_r_i_x]

^^LOL^^

[majic]

Originally posted by ds2chan

u\'ve just been majoogled.. don\'t take it personally.. he does it to everybody.. S tech\'s are lower than the H tech\'s from what I hear.. so if you have 17 inch rims you better go with the H tech\'s..



see this is the problem.. newb posts a question, which has been asked and answered MOST LIKELY.. people tell him/her to search and find the meaning of life (err real answer) and then you jump in and duplicate the info and give him/her the easy way out..

it\'s like bad parenting.. kid does somethingbad.. parent says \"do not do that\" .. kid does it again .. parent says \"oh well they are still young and stupid\" and lets them get away with murder..

i wouldn\'t want to be your kid :sarc

[billyfo]

lucky, newb not asking where is the \"search\" button.:D

and majic, you should add step by step information for \"how to search\"

[majic]

Originally posted by billyfo


lucky, newb not asking where is the \"search\" button.:D

and majic, you should add step by step information for \"how to search\"

oh but it\'s there.. where? here (http://torontomazda3.com/forum/read.php?TID=3536) :D

[cphowitzer]

hahha that queen pic is hilarious!!! look at his face!!! hahaha awesome

[iceman]

Thanks guys for the answer!!!
And i think my face looked like that kids on that picture!!!!
never again, will i be majoogled!!!

[SwooshICE]

hey Pearl_Hatch, does the back noticeably higher than the front??

[Kevin@nextmod]

Yes it\'s pretty high.. 2 loose fingers in the rear and 1 tight finger in the front

[majic]

Originally posted by iceman


Thanks guys for the answer!!!
And i think my face looked like that kids on that picture!!!!
never again, will i be majoogled!!!



lol.. watch your back ;)

[Junior]

Originally posted by Pearl_Hatch Yes it\'s pretty high.. 2 loose fingers in the rear and 1 tight finger in the front

raked looks good. nice work.

[firstmazda]

Originally posted by Pearl_Hatch

2 loose fingers in the rear and 1 tight finger in the front

sounds like a dirty girl i met in Cancun! LOL j/k

Ray

[TheProfessor]

Originally posted by firstmazda



Originally posted by Pearl_Hatch

2 loose fingers in the rear and 1 tight finger in the front

sounds like a dirty girl i met in Cancun! LOL j/k

Ray

:D