List of available suspension options for the Mazda3 and MS3

[Rip]

Lowering, Springs

Autoexe
Drop: 1.9" front 1.5" rear (not exact; based on pictures and comments)
Spring Rate:
Spring Type:

Manufacturers' website: Welcome AutoExe Page (jpn)
Some places to buy: Boom Plus Toys ; CorkSport Mazda Performance - 360.260.CORK: Home


Canuck Motorsports
Drop: 1.75" front 1.75" rear
Spring Rate:
Spring Type:

Manufacturers' website: Home - Canuck Motorsports
Some places to buy: Shop eBay Canada Store - Canuck Motorsports:: Car, Truck SUV

Eibach
Prokit
Drop: 1.2" front 1.2" rear
Spring Rate: (F) 160 (R) 171
Spring Type: Linear, Single Rate

Sportline
Drop: 1.8" front 1.8" rear
Spring Rate: (F) 97 - 280 (R) 114 - 303
Spring Type: Progressive, Dual Rate

Manufacturers' website: www.eibach.com
Some places to buy: Ptuning.com - Performance Auto Parts Warehouse, Installation, and Dyno Tuning Services (forum sponsor) ; CorkSport Mazda Performance - 360.260.CORK: Home ; Mazda3Online :: ProtegeGarage :: MazdaRX8Online - Your Source for Mazda Performance

Goldline
Drop: 1.5" front 1.5" rear
Spring Rate:
Spring Type:

Manufacturers' website: Welcome to Goldline Online
Some places to buy: Mazda3Online :: ProtegeGarage :: MazdaRX8Online - Your Source for Mazda Performance

H&R
Drop: 1.3" front 1.2" rear
Spring Rate:
Spring Type:

Manufacturers' website: H&R Special Springs, LP
Some places to buy: CorkSport Mazda Performance - 360.260.CORK: Home ; Mazda3Online :: ProtegeGarage :: MazdaRX8Online - Your Source for Mazda Performance

Mazdaspeed
Drop: 1.2" (30 mm) front 1.2" (30 mm) rear
Spring Rate:
Spring Type:

Manufacturers' website: please submit
Some places to buy: CorkSport Mazda Performance - 360.260.CORK: Home

Postert
Drop: 1.37"-1.57" front and rear
Spring Rate:
Spring Type:

Manufacturers' website: Willkommen bei CSE - Car Styling Essen GmbH / Welcome to CSE - Car Styling Essen GmbH
Some places to buy: please submit

Progress
Drop: 1.3" front 1.3" rear
Spring Rate: (F) 190 (R) 170
Spring Type: Progressive

Manufacturers' website: The Progress Group, Inc. Online Store
Some places to buy: Ptuning.com - Performance Auto Parts Warehouse, Installation, and Dyno Tuning Services (forum sponsor) ; CorkSport Mazda Performance - 360.260.CORK: Home

Skunk2
Drop: 1.5" front 1.3" rear
Spring Rate:
Spring Type: Progressive

Manufacturers' website: Skunk2 Racing
Some places to buy: please submit

Tanabe
Drop: 1.5" front 1.1" rear
Spring Rate:
Spring Type:

Manufacturers' website: Tanabe Racing Development, USA - Welcome to our Homepage
Some places to buy: Ptuning.com - Performance Auto Parts Warehouse, Installation, and Dyno Tuning Services (forum sponsor)

Tein
H-Tech
Drop: 1.4" front 0.9" rear
Spring Rate: (F) 150 (R) 220
Spring Type:

S-Tech
Drop: 2.0" front 1.5" rear
Spring Rate: (F) 160 (R) 240
Spring Type:

Manufacturers' website: TEIN U.S.A. HOMEPAGE ; www.tein.co.jp/indexe.html
Some places to buy: CVR Motorsports ; CorkSport Mazda Performance - 360.260.CORK: Home



Lowering, Shocks

Mazdaspeed

Some places to buy: CorkSport Mazda Performance - 360.260.CORK: Home

Lowering, Struts
Koni
Front struts only

Some places to buy: AWR - High performance parts for your Mazda, Ford or Subaru

Lowering, Coilovers

All-inclusive alternative to springs/shocks/struts

Autoexe
Drop: Adjustable
Spring Rate:
Spring Type:
Dampening Adjustable:

Manufacturers' website: Welcome AutoExe Page (jpn)
Some places to buy: CorkSport Mazda Performance - 360.260.CORK: Home

D2
Drop: Adjustable
Spring Rate: 50 - 300
Spring Type: Linear
Dampening Adjustable: Yes

Manufacturers' website: D2 Racing USA - Welcome
Some places to buy: Andy's Auto Sport - Body Kits and Carbon Fiber Hoods Superstore!

K-Sport
Drop: Adjustable
Spring Rate: (F) 504 (R) 392
Spring Type: Linear
Dampening Adjustable: Yes

Manufacturers' website: Ksport USA - Performance Suspension - Contact Us
Some places to buy: Altered Motorsports

KW
Drop: Adjustable
Spring Rate:
Spring Type:
Dampening Adjustable: Yes

Some places to buy: DraXas LLC - Performance Products for Ford Mazda and Scion! (forum sponsor)

Tein
Basic
Drop: Adjustable
Spring Rate:
Spring Type:
Dampening Adjustable: No

SuperStreet
Drop: Adjustable: Front -.9 to -2.3 , Rear -.4 to -1.6
Spring Rate: 6kg front (335lb) 7kg rear (391lb)
Spring Type: Linear
Dampening Adjustable: Yes
EDFC: Available, part # EDKU1-12120

Manufacturers' website: TEIN U.S.A. HOMEPAGE ; www.tein.co.jp/indexe.html
Some places to buy: CorkSport Mazda Performance - 360.260.CORK: Home


Lowering, Camber Kits

For use with lowering springs or coilovers to adjust for added wheel camber from lowering

Eibach / SPC
Adjustable: Yes

Manufacturers' website: www.eibach.com
Some places to buy: The Tire Rack - Your performance experts for tires and wheels , NSN Motorsports (forum sponsor)

Mazdaspeed
Adjustable: No

Some places to buy: TradeMotion

Handling, Rear Sway Bars

Autoexe

Manufacturers' website: Welcome AutoExe Page (jpn)
Some places to buy: CorkSport Mazda Performance - 360.260.CORK: Home

Mazdaspeed
Size: 21mm

Manufacturers' website: please submit
Some places to buy: CorkSport Mazda Performance - 360.260.CORK: Home

Progress
Size: 22mm

Manufacturers' website: The Progress Group, Inc. Online Store
Some places to buy: Ptuning.com - Performance Auto Parts Warehouse, Installation, and Dyno Tuning Services (forum sponsor) ; CorkSport Mazda Performance - 360.260.CORK: Home

Whiteline
Size: 22mm

Manufacturers' website: Whiteline Automotive - performance handling and suspension products. car spring coil shock damper swaybar sway bar anti-sway bush bushes australia australian whiteline automotive performance road holding turn-in camber caster toe in vehicle hot 4 v8
Some places to buy: CVR Motorsports



Handling, Front Strut Bars

Autoexe

Manufacturers' website: Welcome AutoExe Page (jpn)
Some places to buy: CorkSport Mazda Performance - 360.260.CORK: Home

GT Spec

Manufacturers' website: GTSPEC
Some places to buy: CorkSport Mazda Performance - 360.260.CORK: Home

Mazdaspeed

Manufacturers' website: please submit
Some places to buy: CorkSport Mazda Performance - 360.260.CORK: Home

OMP

Manufacturers' website: please submit
Some places to buy: http://store.draxas.com

Raxx Designs

Manufacturers' website: Raxx Designs
Some places to buy: Raxx Designs

Vibrant Performance

Manufacturers' website: Vibrant Performance::.
Some places to buy: please submit

Handling, Other

GT Spec
Full lower suspension upgrade kit

Manufacturers' website: GTSPEC
Some places to buy: CorkSport Mazda Performance - 360.260.CORK: Home

[beauonly]

Excellent post... and some great research!

Thanks Rip!

[Phil]

Great info, thanks!

[RodMS3]

Good list Rip, you got the usual suspects covered

[DaBomb]

I'm thinking about Tein next, I wonder what the reviews are on them?

[kinogod]

Great links to some great MS3 suppliers. Question: Do you know anything about the Hotchkiss front and rear sway bar application for the ms3, 2008 model? Of all the sways I've seen, theirs appears the beefiest. Also, any word on the Corksport brand cat-back for the ms3? They claim 19 ponies before other exhaust and breathing mods.,

[Johnny Drama]

Hotchkiss has a good rep, but that's about all I can say about it.