The Mazda3 is dropped!

hockeystyx16 · Post by **hockeystyx16** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:42 pm

John, the thing that blows stock struts when you lower the car with some springs isnt the lower ride height. its the bound/rebound frequency

with the stock soft springs, the shock has to compress slow and extend slow. with the new stiff springs, they are much stiffer, when you hit a bump they dont compress as much, and when they extend back out, the strut follows. the bound/rebound cycle on an aftermarket spring is much quicker than on a stock spring.

basically, the car moves up and down much faster over a shorter distance. this very fast strut extension and compression is what the strut cant keep up with and it will eventually boil the fluid and blow out.

Post by **Johnf514** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:31 pm

Hmm - looks like I'll just have to take it easy everywhere. Hopefully the affect is apparently over the life of the car.

Post by **Johnf514** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:46 am

Another picture of the Mazda3:

Oh wait - how'd that get in the way?

watkins · Post by **watkins** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:48 am

Congrats! Looks like someone is going to have some fun.

Warner · Post by **Warner** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:53 am

Wow, nice! Do you already have your license for that?

Nychold · Post by **Nychold** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:49 am

Whoa! Did you buy that death trap, or is it just stuck in your grille?!

Seriously man, enjoy!

Post by **Johnf514** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:55 am

Warner wrote:Wow, nice! Do you already have your license for that?

Temporary license good for 90 days. I figure it'll give me time to learn the bike, and if I decide that I definitely want to keep it, I can go take the skills test for a permanent one.

Sypher · Post by **Sypher** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:37 pm

Schaweet! When your in the hospital John, can I take over as temporary mod?

j/k.. lookin good john.. seems like your younger years are creeping back out after getting stuck inside the bubble, aka tortoise, aka Taurus, for so long

Sypher · Post by **Sypher** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:50 am

paul34 wrote:Sypher, are you suggesting John has already hit his mid-life crisis?

Anyone, after driving a Taurus for as long as John did, would have premature mid-life crisis

Post by **Johnf514** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:14 am

Things went well financially last year, so I decided to buy this toy as a treat for myself. It's almost like an anti-mid-life-crisis, because I realize that I won't be able to have a motorcycle until I'm at least well through my forties. Better now than worry the future family.

vedran · Post by **vedran** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:10 am

ohh man nice bike. i'm jealous, no one in my family will allow me to get one

Post by **Johnf514** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:06 pm

vedran wrote:ohh man nice bike. i'm jealous, no one in my family will allow me to get one

Same here. I just don't live under anyone's roof anymore.

Post by **Johnf514** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:37 am

Painted the black grille white for the Mazda3:

Ya dig?

Oh, and a shot of the newest toy:

Warner · Post by **Warner** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:40 am

Wow, long time no see.

Not bad; I think it's an improvement. Little by little you've removed almost all of the black that used to be on that car.

LHOswald · Post by **LHOswald** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:44 am

what are ya racist? very nice looking car though. is it a bitch to keep clean?

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