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New thread for the rebirth.

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Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

camber is correctable, and really not the problem. Ag-bullet runs h-techs with little abnormal tire wear, even with 3 degrees of negative camber (he runs this much on purpose, to try and compensate for a seriously tail happy sway bar setup), b/c his toe is correct. My point was that you shouldn't necessarily chalk it up to camber and give up on it, that simply taking the car and getting an alignment can work wonders. Camber is entirely correctable as well, and a lot cheaper than a new set of tires. His tire wear is, IMO, an extreme toe out condition. Sure, camber has something to do with it as well, but if it were truly camber, I'd expect to see more of a tread depth difference inside to out, instead of the shoulder just being demolished like it is. Lots of his posts have implied that he simply feels he can just raise and lower the car at will, which is true, except that doing so totally fuxors your toe settings.

Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree here though, I come from the school of thought that a suspension should be set up to perform well, not to drag the undercarriage of the car over speed bumps to look cool. What was your toe set at when it was uber low? When was the last time you had it aligned?
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Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

perhaps the issue is does he or does he not have adjustable camber links? i do and my wear is fine now, i'm just saying even a little camber can still wear the inside depending on tread wear of the tire you've selected. i was at about 2.3 but then, i was running rsas too.

and damn it, ruby, every time i smoke weed on days off it is near impossible to follow some of your posts hah :chuckles:
Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

[quote author=rubyred3 link=topic=68157.msg1708925#msg1708925 date=1189619621]
[quote author=mazduh. link=topic=68157.msg1708873#msg1708873 date=1189618477]
lol

I've owned several lowered cars.
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and clearly haven't learned much, just trying to help
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Who the fuck asked you? If I needed help I would have asked for it. Lower car = lower center of gravity = better handling.

I do not have camber links. I was considering getting them, but I figured I need the camber in the rear to prevent the tire from hitting the fender.
Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

Going too low is bad in terms of "center of gravity"
Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

bahahaahaha I know, I could give two SHITS less how my car handles.

Form > Function

It's a Mazda 3 for Christ's sake :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

Well you were the one getting all hissy fit about your handeling...
Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

I'd get a bigger shift boot to cover up the rod of your shifter. It looks a little funny to me. Just my opinion though.
Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

[quote author=mazduh. link=topic=68157.msg1706870#msg1706870 date=1189553540]
Here are a few pictures.


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hey mazduh what profile tires are these
Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

[quote author=BoostThat3 link=topic=68157.msg1710065#msg1710065 date=1189640363]
Well you were the one getting all hissy fit about your handeling...
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Handling*

...and no, I wasn't.

205/50 tires.
Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

For the record, yeah.. your drop looks nice.. But it really isn't practical IMO. See what happened to your bumper, lip, etc. etc.? Maybe that means you should raise it just a tad for daily driving?
Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

[quote author=BoostThat3 link=topic=68157.msg1710646#msg1710646 date=1189652992]
For the record, yeah.. your drop looks nice.. But it really isn't practical IMO. See what happened to your bumper, lip, etc. etc.? Maybe that means you should raise it just a tad for daily driving?
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If you'd read the thread, I've raised it up twice :lol:

I think I'm just going to have this thread closed until I get the car back to perfect form.
Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

If you really want it closed, let me know. I can make it happen ;)
Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

Yeah, shut her down.

I'll make a new thread for the rebirth. 8)
Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

:( :frown: :wtc: :cry:

Don't let one hater make you close this thread down. Some of us aren't narrow minded and like to see your cars progress.


Mark
Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

[quote author=98LowRanger link=topic=68157.msg1711558#msg1711558 date=1189698555]
:( :frown: :wtc: :cry:

Don't let one hater make you close this thread down. Some of us aren't narrow minded and like to see your cars progress.


Mark
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Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

[quote author=miatamaniac link=topic=68157.msg1711902#msg1711902 date=1189705708]
[quote author=98LowRanger link=topic=68157.msg1711558#msg1711558 date=1189698555]
:( :frown: :wtc: :cry:

Don't let one hater make you close this thread down. Some of us aren't narrow minded and like to see your cars progress.


Mark
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Re: More progress on the wagon! New part, new pictures. (9/11)

Thanks guys.

I wish I could add a poll and see what others think. :lol:

I'd kinda like to make a big come back, to make up for what I've done to my poor baby.
Moderator please lock this thread.

New one for the rebirth. :twisted:
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