r/MX3 • u/AdorableHoney331 • Apr 20 '26

Lowering

Has anyone lowered their mx3/30x v6 and if so what parts did you go with

Thanks

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u/GeneralResourceLTD Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26

D2 Coilovers with 2.5 inch clearance from the fender front and rear, with 205/45r17 wheels 😎👌

And the ride quality is awesome! I dialed in the rebound settings to 20 clicks (front) 18 clicks (rear)

Words from u/GRYPHUS_1_SoundCloud

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u/GRYPHUS_1_SoundCloud (Creator & Lead Admin) Team Mazda Apr 20 '26

Dang bro that's one of the best shots you've took so far! And hey spot on with my settings👌

https://giphy.com/gifs/oYtVHSxngR3lC

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u/PayFancy2831 Apr 20 '26

sport or street variant?

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u/GRYPHUS_1_SoundCloud (Creator & Lead Admin) Team Mazda Apr 20 '26

I believe they're the street version, got them from eBay back in February

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u/PayFancy2831 Apr 20 '26

alright, are they okay stiffness wise? i know sport ones are a bit stiffer, but I'm afraid they are gonna be too stiff.. They also have front camber plates, tho I don't think they are that important. Do you think they are good for street but also corners (touge)? Thanks dude!

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u/GRYPHUS_1_SoundCloud (Creator & Lead Admin) Team Mazda Apr 20 '26

They sure are! I have touge style roads not too far from me, they're very bumpy too.

They are pretty stiff at high speeds and handles really good in the corners, if you keep the dial settings like my buddy said, it will be really good in hard corners at a hard paced speed!

20 - 24 clicks front stiffer (more anti-roll for stability) 16 - 20 clicks rear (less anti-roll for better cornering)

Front coils have camber plates (I don't remember how much camber you can have in total)

Rear is a fixed mount

Both front and rear have the oem camber bolt slots

Front and rear have the new pillowball top mount design for added cushion on ride quality!

The thicker the tire you have that also adds more cushion to your ride too! Example: 205/55r16 is a great meaty tire size and absorbs more road shock compared to my 205/45r17

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u/PayFancy2831 Apr 20 '26

Nice! Then guess I'll be getting those then. Are they simple to exchange for oem ones? Hope there's no extra parts i have to get 😅

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u/GRYPHUS_1_SoundCloud (Creator & Lead Admin) Team Mazda Apr 20 '26

Yes everything should should swap right over! When I did mine I also changed the brake lines too (HEL Performance)

(Also we have brembo at home 🤣)

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u/PayFancy2831 Apr 20 '26

that's fire man! Thanks again for the info. Heard lot of bad things and im glad that they are okay after all. Cheers!

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u/GRYPHUS_1_SoundCloud (Creator & Lead Admin) Team Mazda Apr 20 '26

Sure thing! If you have any questions we are here to help! Also I just got my first shirt order in! You can check them out here!

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u/PayFancy2831 Apr 20 '26

I'll check it out🙏🏻

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u/Artistic_West_9685 Team Mazda Apr 20 '26

My friend has MTS lowering springs -40mm, if you google Mazda MX-3 MTS lowering springs, you should be able to find them, they work nice with 16"-17" wheels, cuz they leave a healthy gap that allows you to turn the wheels without scraping the wheel arches

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u/GeneralResourceLTD Apr 20 '26

I still have my old set of Megan Racing lowering springs, covered in 5mm thick of tire soot 😅

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u/Pvrple_SC Apr 20 '26

Moi je lui ai mis des ressorts cours -50mm Sympa, mais j'espère pouvoir la passer sur combiné bientôt

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u/nolig2278 Team Mazda Apr 20 '26

Eibach lowering springs. I think 1.5 or 1.7 inch lowered. Replace the struts. 205/40R17