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cheap static drop

Mazda Lowering Static Mazda Suspension Mazda Tech
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1smoothdawg   +1y
3" block and 20 complete turns on both of the torsion bolts comes out about level
crazymikey   +1y
lost_b2200,if you take out the 2 middle leafs in your pack,you'll get another half inch to 1 inch of drop. Look at that close up pic of the block. See how thick that leaf pack is?

Anyways,for dropping the front for no cost at all,remove the bumpstop on the lower control arm,and loosen your torsion bars until you are satisfied with how low the front sits.

If you want to cut,and spend a few bucks on some new nuts and bolts, you have to notch your lower control arm so that you can mount the balljoint on the top of the lower control arm instead of the bottom where it is orignally located. Now,when you "flip" your ball joints,you can do just the lowers,or do the uppers and lowers. I did both on mine,and it's quite simple. Only special tool you will need is a pickle fork.

Just watch your camber after you flip the balljoints,because they can and will give you negative camber. Sure,it looks cool,but you'll chew through a set of new tires within 300km. Make sure to get an alignment and have shims added as necessary. Unfortunately,the alignment is going to run about $100.