Is anyone using these springs if so how do they perform and how does the car sit? Post pics if you have please.
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All I can say is B&G springs are a good legit spring and not like half the stuff you find on ebay.c+p>c<c+d1>c+p<m+d2>m<m+f>f<c+p>m<m+f>f<f+s1>c+p<c +s2>c<c+p>
2002 Mazda Protégé 5 , 5-speed , poly engine mounts , 4 to 1 header , JIC-Magic semi titanium cat back , custom CAI , Tokiko hp struts , Vogtland springs , Mazdaspeed sway-bar kit , Megan racing TTL's , Megan Racing trailing arms , pedders control arm bushings , corksport clutch line and shifter bushings , Tiger Tuning rear panel with V brace , Black sedan headlights with 6000k H.I.D.'s , M3 mirrors , Audio by Alpine , Kicker and just getting started.
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i run them with zx2 sr struts and full zx2 poly bushings. it rides rough with the setup i have but its tigher than **** around corners. the pic right below this is with 16 inch rims and the b&g springs. the ones i bought were made for the protege.
Originally posted by purewhitemp5All I can say is B&G springs are a good legit spring and not like half the stuff you find on ebay.1993 Protege LX-Midnight's shadow SOLD
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Originally posted by jay.....they totally underestimated the number of gearheads such as myself that have families but refuse to grow the hell up and stop playing with cars, or that otherwise see the utility of having 4 doors. Obviously I ain't alone, as there are a helluva lotta sti and evo here. Bueler? Beuler? Mazda? Mazda?
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Originally posted by JhoStruts have NOTHING to do with ride height.
I have trouble believing that. Take two struts equally valved for the same car of the same weight, but one having a shorter strut shaft. Wouldn't both strut shafts sink into the strut to the same depth, since the strut only knows how much weight is on the shaft not how long it is? Therefore making the strut with the shorter shaft physically lower the car more since there is less shaft sticking out of the strut?
But I'm not a mechanic and have no proof to back this up, just seems to make sense in my head. And if it doesn;t make any sense at all, well, get bent. It's probably easier to describe with a diagram, maybe I'll throw something together when I get home from work.Not the sports page Not a magazine
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Originally posted by HadokenI have trouble believing that. Take two struts equally valved for the same car of the same weight, but one having a shorter strut shaft. Wouldn't both strut shafts sink into the strut to the same depth, since the strut only knows how much weight is on the shaft not how long it is? Therefore making the strut with the shorter shaft physically lower the car more since there is less shaft sticking out of the strut?
But I'm not a mechanic and have no proof to back this up, just seems to make sense in my head. And if it doesn;t make any sense at all, well, get bent. It's probably easier to describe with a diagram, maybe I'll throw something together when I get home from work.
If the strut shaft was shorter, the strut would only have less travel before it bottomed out. The spring rate is going to determine how far the strut shaft is going to sink into the strut body, and if you can even bottom it out. If the strut shaft is too short, the spring will always have tension on it, and the strut will always be partially compressed, and never allowed to fully de-compress. This will cause premature wear on the strut.
You've seen my car in person. The springs are so short that the strut completely compresses before the weight of my car gets to my springs. I need longer springs to regain strut travel.
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Originally posted by JhoIf the strut shaft is too short, the spring will always have tension on it, and the strut will always be partially compressed, and never allowed to fully de-compress. This will cause premature wear on the strut.
many struts are shipped fully compressed, leaving them that way will not blow them out, driving on them like that does.
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