Mk3 Now Lowered

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I know this has been covered on this forum,but just have to say Bloody Hell its a different carBig Smile  feels like a proper sports car again! always said I preffered our old Mk 2! not now! the car is fun again and not just like a family car,the ride is firm but comfy, handles much better dose’nt boing about anymore and looks so much better!! this has to be a must do job to the Mk3!!!

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 Hi Dug, I have just bought a 2006 MK3 2.0 Sport and have heard both sides regards to lower or not.My main concern is ground clearance,I don`t fancy avoiding sleeping policemen etc every time I take the car out.What is your take on this.And what cost is involved.

Thanks

Andy

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Hi Andy, It is not really an issue over speed bumbs as it is not really lowered just put back to the original design spec, I was looking at an S2000 before this car,they are much lower!.

As to cost, my local Mazda dealer did it, it is on there parts catalogue as a set price £295 inc vat,that does not include the alignement though which was another £50.00 which they did in house,not bad value me thinks!

Wheels in motion  do an all in price for £295  I think, I was going to take it there but would have cost £60 in fuel plus lunch for the misses!!

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Thanks Dug, Wim do it at a good price but like you say its that bag of chips for the wife that puts the price up!!!

Thanks

Andy

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 piccies??

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 Hi,

I was thinking about having my Mk 3 lowered too & have a couple of questions… how much lower is the ride height supposed to be (to match the Japanese spec’s)  & would I have to inform my insurance about the modifications ?

Living deep in the Cambridgeshire Fens, some of the roads I have to travel on are extremely bumpy & I have managed to scrape the exhaust once already on a nasty high spot…so don’t want to go too extreme in lowering the ride height & damaging any thing expensive.

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Before

after

The top two are before

the last two are after, as you can see not widly lowered! but looks and drives so much better

see a little can mean a lot Wink

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Hi Dug,that looks a lot better.Does it matter which make of springs are fitted ie Eibach.

Thanks

Andy

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Hi Andy, this was done at a mazda dealer and only supply the standard lowering kit which are eibachs,and not as low as some you can get, but the car on the move looks so much better I was following the wife home after fittment, the car stays a lot flatter no more pitching front and back,just looks right