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Old 09-28-2010 | 10:23 PM
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Old 09-28-2010 | 10:24 PM
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Thomas, truth is you have not seen the roads in Cali... worse than here EASILY.

OEM Shocks and springs are too soft, you should go with D-Specs that are adjustable, not too hardcore for you...
Thing is, I dont give a damn about the Cali roads, cuse well I dont live in Cali. I live in and pay taxes to the state of Texas, and damn well always want my moneys worth.

As far as struts, maybe, but I made that mistake with OEM sways, yes they eliminated ALOT of roll, but they also eliminated alot of grip as well. The sways are on their softest settings.
Old 09-29-2010 | 04:29 AM
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What? Eliminated alot of grip? what do you mean?
Old 09-29-2010 | 05:32 AM
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im sure Mazda speed sways are just as good as any after market... if not better...
Old 09-29-2010 | 05:19 PM
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im sure Mazda speed sways are just as good as any after market... if not better... When paired with their shock/spring combo

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Old 09-29-2010 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Riley Craven
Thing is, I dont give a damn about the Cali roads, cuse well I dont live in Cali. I live in and pay taxes to the state of Texas, and damn well always want my moneys worth.
Guess you forgot that Texas doesn't have a state income tax.

For Texas home owners, most of your taxes go to your local area.
Old 09-29-2010 | 08:17 PM
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Guess you forgot that Texas doesn't have a state income tax.

For Texas home owners, most of your taxes go to your local area.
Yes because I want to improve roads in Austin while living in DFW!!! *face palm*

Guess you forgot Texas like every other state in the union, save like 2 states, taxes every purchase you make... Even MORE money funneled into your local area for absolutely no return!
Old 09-29-2010 | 08:18 PM
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Fail. You test parts ONE at a time, you never do upgrades all at once like that. Oh I just upgraded all the suspension parts on my car and now my handling is ****! What part made it ****?!
Old 09-29-2010 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by WTBRotary!
What? Eliminated alot of grip? what do you mean?
I mean that instead of my back end sticking to the road when doing high speed cornering that it comes loose a lot easier than before.
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Fail. You test parts ONE at a time, you never do upgrades all at once like that. Oh I just upgraded all the suspension parts on my car and now my handling is ****! What part made it ****?!
Are you serious? Mazdaspeed parts are designed to work together Thomas... Really now?

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I mean that instead of my back end sticking to the road when doing high speed cornering that it comes loose a lot easier than before.
The reason you are loosing your rear end now is because your sways are doing their job, its your tires that cant hold up to your suspension now. Your car handles better now because some body roll has been eliminated... Its your tires, not your suspension.
Old 09-29-2010 | 08:37 PM
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Are you serious? Mazdaspeed parts are designed to work together Thomas... Really now?
And the orginal design of the car has great handling. What's your point?

Originally Posted by WTBRotary!
The reason you are loosing your rear end now is because your sways are doing their job, its your tires that cant hold up to your suspension now. Your car handles better now because some body roll has been eliminated... Its your tires, not your suspension.
This is the typical give a mouse a cookie arguement, whats after the tires? the breaks? oh now you've got breaks you need a new super duper clutch line! *rolls eyes*
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And the orginal design of the car has great handling. What's your point?



This is the typical give a mouse a cookie arguement, whats after the tires? the breaks? oh now you've got breaks you need a new super duper clutch line! *rolls eyes*
Im not going to debate this if you havent done your research Thomas...

The original design of the car handles great but you think thats the best it can handle? lol I think you're smarter than that Thomas, you can ALWAYS improve on something... Mazdaspeed designed these suspension parts and their body kit to improve on the RX-8's already great handling.

You wanted to know Thomas so I told you my thoughts on whats going on...
Old 09-29-2010 | 08:43 PM
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brakes. not breaks.
Old 09-29-2010 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by WTBRotary!
Im not going to debate this if you havent done your research Thomas...

The original design of the car handles great but you think thats the best it can handle? lol I think you're smarter than that Thomas, you can ALWAYS improve on something... Mazdaspeed designed these suspension parts and their body kit to improve on the RX-8's already great handling.

You wanted to know Thomas so I told you my thoughts on whats going on...
This is not a debate. That would imply that there were rules in place and we were playing on a level field with actual judges measuring our performance etc. Debate is what you do on speech teams. This is an arguement.

Do I think the orginal handling of the car can be improved? Yes. Do I think I should replace all the handling parts on my car at the same time? No. That would be bat **** stupid. You dial each piece in until they are perfect, rinse and repeat. I'm not arguing that the Mazdaspeed parts are better/worse. I am arguing that for me the investment is not worth it from a price vs improved performance standpoint. You can improve every part on your car but it wont make you a better driver. I chose to spend my money on track time, you chose to spend it on parts. To each his own.

Also I didn't want to know anything. I've gone through this whole thread and no where did I ask for your opinion.
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Im done Thomas...
Old 09-29-2010 | 09:32 PM
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Im done Thomas...
What else is new? *sticks fork in WTBRotary*
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Old 09-29-2010 | 10:51 PM
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brakes. not breaks.
Dude, seriously? While you're correct, if I spent my time correcting people's grammar and spelling mistakes, I'd never be able to do anything else. It's atrocious.

But I am thinking of having a Spelling and Grammar **** day during which I "fix" everyone's awful posts. Trouble is, it would only amount to a drop in the bucket.
Old 09-29-2010 | 10:52 PM
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By the way, dose enyone else nead directons too my house for the instal pardy?
Old 09-29-2010 | 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Bullitt
By the way, dose enyone else nead directons too my house for the instal pardy?
nice try. but i only correct thomas.
Old 09-29-2010 | 11:55 PM
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I was just going to ask that, I need a time, and directions. I know its the 10th
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I think Thomas called 2pm. I'll pm you the rex.
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by the way, dose enyone else nead directons too my house for the instal pardy?
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