Lowering Springs and Winter

[KPao]

How many of you take your springs out and swap them for stock for the winter?

If you do what springs do you have?

Would you suggest I swap my S-Techs out for the winter?

[cereal83]

I would suggest it. Unless you barely drive or only drive around Toronto.

[tweak_s]

I guess it depends on how low you are... prokits h-techs I think many of the members keep them in the winter and get around fine. this will be my first winter on h-techs.

S-techs are obviously lower..so I guess it depends on how much you drive etc.

Cereal, you swap your springs out every year?

[x_o_k_x]

I think you going to have hard time getting around in the winter, unless its dry outside but 5-10cm and you will have problems. You most likely need to swap back or find winter beater or take bus.

[p-o-g-i]

I think it all depends on your setup and the kind of springs you're using.
You need to take into consideration how low your drop is and if you're using a lip kit/ body kit.

I have H-Tech's with the OEM lip kit and I plan on leaving everything as is for the winter. Mind you the majority of my travels is around the GTA. (I also have my wife's Rav4 as a backup :P)

[sudz]

I am iching to know this question too. I just bought winter tiresand have pro-kits... But i don't think the mazda3 is suited to be a snowplow. :chuckle: I find the car is low ground clearance to start. I'm wondering how the plastic panneling at the bottom of the car will fare. I only was stuck once last year... but we had over a foot. My friend with a Lancer got stuck as well. Same parking lot.

[Fuman]

I guess it depends on how low you are... prokits h-techs I think many of the members keep them in the winter and get around fine. this will be my first winter on h-techs.

S-techs are obviously lower..so I guess it depends on how much you drive etc.

Cereal, you swap your springs out every year? he said s-techs, so 2.00'' drop. Its pretty low, I had them last year.
I put mine back to stock last year. I'm swapping out my Koni springs for RBs soon.

[Dave_The_BMXER]

I am staying at my height for the winter, I am on the lower eibachs, sportlines I think?

I am just going to leave it parked on really snowy days. And keep the end of my driveway clear.

Oh and I have a spare lip.

[yearoftherat]

This should have been posted in the Suspension and Brakes Section

[cereal83]

I had prokits on and I switched them over as soon as I had the money to do so. I was hearing stuff hit the bottom of the car so the car went up. I would get coilovers over springs for this reason now as I could do it in my driveway for free


This should have been posted in the Suspension and Brakes Section

Thanks for not contributing in any way captain obvious! lol

[yearoftherat]

Thanks for not contributing in any way captain obvious! lol

I didn't feel like contributing in any way but to state the obvious...

[whiteomega]

i ran mazdaspeeds last winter and even that was a bit low in some areas.

[Acradian9]

i had a hard time driving with my h-techs last winter so for s-techs i'd for sure swap them out or else you'd be plowing the roads