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bova80 · 01-14-2009, 01:38 PM

I'll be getting these installed tonight, so i'll post some before and after pictures up here when I get them.

Just wanted to ask though, when i get ball joints installed I should have them set so they are all the way positive right? and then just wait a week for alignment while the springs settle?

knyghtryda · 01-14-2009, 04:22 PM

QUOTE (bova80 @ Jan 14 2009, 10:38 AM)

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I'll be getting these installed tonight, so i'll post some before and after pictures up here when I get them.

Just wanted to ask though, when i get ball joints installed I should have them set so they are all the way positive right? and then just wait a week for alignment while the springs settle?[/b]

I actually had mine set all the way positive, then took it in for an alignment. they were WAY positive. It's probably safer to set the full NEGATIVE. The worst you could get on that is probably -2, and that's still pretty safe.

bova80 · 01-14-2009, 05:33 PM

well the guy i was having install had some other things to take care of cause we are getting hit with some snow so i have to wait til next wednesday now :-\

bova80 · 01-21-2009, 08:52 AM

ok granted nothing happens today i will be getting this done.

Vicspeed6_AZ · 01-21-2009, 09:36 AM

I just got mine too, can't wait to get them installed!

bova80 · 01-21-2009, 09:22 PM

car handles awesome right now and the ball joints are set all the way positive. going to let it settle a bit then get it aligned. but i love that no more squat and tightened steering.

Vicspeed6_AZ · 01-21-2009, 11:43 PM

Did you install them, or did you have a shop do it for you?

jmhinkle · 01-22-2009, 12:10 AM

All the way positive should give you about -.5 camber from the springs. I ran mine like that until the "only" alignment shop in town could get me in. It will get even better when you get the alignment done.

I just realized you have streets not sports so you may have even a little more negative camber with the bj's all the way positive.

bova80 · 01-22-2009, 08:24 AM

how long does it take for the springs to settle cause it doesn't seem like the drop is all there.

jmhinkle · 01-22-2009, 11:35 AM

My sports never really seemed to settle. My car still looks like the day I installed them and took pics. On the same note, my sports dropped at least .75" instead of the quoted .5".

01-14-2009, 01:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
bova80 Mazda Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,795 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	I'll be getting these installed tonight, so i'll post some before and after pictures up here when I get them. Just wanted to ask though, when i get ball joints installed I should have them set so they are all the way positive right? and then just wait a week for alignment while the springs settle? __________________ 07 Mazdaspeed6 GT MzdSpd.com

01-14-2009, 05:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
bova80 Mazda Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,795 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	well the guy i was having install had some other things to take care of cause we are getting hit with some snow so i have to wait til next wednesday now :-\ __________________ 07 Mazdaspeed6 GT MzdSpd.com

01-21-2009, 08:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
bova80 Mazda Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,795 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	ok granted nothing happens today i will be getting this done. __________________ 07 Mazdaspeed6 GT MzdSpd.com

01-21-2009, 09:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
Vicspeed6_AZ Track Racer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Avondale, AZ Posts: 340 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	I just got mine too, can't wait to get them installed! __________________

01-21-2009, 09:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
bova80 Mazda Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,795 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	car handles awesome right now and the ball joints are set all the way positive. going to let it settle a bit then get it aligned. but i love that no more squat and tightened steering. __________________ 07 Mazdaspeed6 GT MzdSpd.com

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01-21-2009, 11:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Vicspeed6_AZ Track Racer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Avondale, AZ Posts: 340 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Did you install them, or did you have a shop do it for you? __________________

01-22-2009, 12:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
jmhinkle Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rio Rancho, NM Posts: 4,647 Thanks: 60 Thanked 23 Times in 17 Posts Groans: 1 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	All the way positive should give you about -.5 camber from the springs. I ran mine like that until the "only" alignment shop in town could get me in. It will get even better when you get the alignment done. I just realized you have streets not sports so you may have even a little more negative camber with the bj's all the way positive. __________________ Yup, my car is stock.

01-22-2009, 08:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
bova80 Mazda Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 3,795 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	how long does it take for the springs to settle cause it doesn't seem like the drop is all there. __________________ 07 Mazdaspeed6 GT MzdSpd.com

01-22-2009, 11:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
jmhinkle Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rio Rancho, NM Posts: 4,647 Thanks: 60 Thanked 23 Times in 17 Posts Groans: 1 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	My sports never really seemed to settle. My car still looks like the day I installed them and took pics. On the same note, my sports dropped at least .75" instead of the quoted .5". __________________ Yup, my car is stock.