Your experience with various coilers

[project86]

Originally Posted by chibikougan

Thats why mine was so low short stroke coilers and I had AWR eerything in the arse lateral links spherical bearings etc.

Stop making fun of my grammar mistake.... or else....

Originally Posted by infernosg

If you stick with the stock rear subframe-to-body bushings you can actually run three "camber-correcting" devices at the same time: the adjustable "vertical link", the individual camber adjusters (think AWR), and Whiteline (I think) has some offset upper polyurethance bushings for the rear hubs.

My rear isn't too (coils are at the maximum height) low but like Ted said the negative camber can quickly get out of hand. I have delrin subframe-to-body bushings so I can't use an adjustable vertical link to correct camber. I have the AWR individual adjusters and I'm seriously considering the Whiteline bushings.

FWIW, I think Whiteline also has offset bushings for the rear of the front control arms to increase caster.

Do you have pics of your set up? Do you think i'd be missing out by not replacing the subframe to body bushings?

[chibikougan]

but i like the coilers.....

[infernosg]

Originally Posted by project86

Do you have pics of your set up?

These are the only pictures I have of the AWR pieces.

Stock on left, AWR on right:



Installed on the car:



With the Stance coilovers at the highest setting (any taller and the strut body would pop out) I have the AWR pieces max'd out (at their shortest setting) and I'm a little under (over?) one degree of negative camber in the rear. Like Ted said this causes the upper part of the bolt to hit the body under compression. Because of that I've cut off ~1/4" of the bolt for a little more clearance.

Originally Posted by project86

Do you think i'd be missing out by not replacing the subframe to body bushings?

Given the age of the car I'd at least replace them with OEM parts. There isn't a "Mazdaspeed" option for the subframe-to-body bushings like there is for the engine, transmission, and differential so there's no middle ground between the "soft" stock bushings and "solid" aftermarket ones.