GB: GROUND CONTROL + KONI SPORT Coilovers for Mazdaspeed 3!

[btstarcher]

Originally Posted by daafisch I chose occasional autox, race and I have 600F/700R with my 44k mile old yellows set at 1/2 turn from stiff on all 4 corners. Ride doesn't bother me. Some larger dips there is some bounce but everything else feels fine. I also have mine at close to stock ride height.

See, @daafisch; didn't have any problems. Maybe y'all are just pussies. 😀

Seriously though, I prefer a very stiff ride, so I figured I'd try these. If it proves to be too much, I'll go softer.

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[btstarcher]

Anyone have pictures about how the front strut mounts and associated hardware fits together? I'm missing something.

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[Mattyhawk1]

IIRC, You mount the gc supplied grey bearing on the tophat. From your pic, You still need to pry off part of the bearing from your hat. The perch (red?, mine is gold) on after that.

[Helrich]

Yeah, the only existing part you should be re-using for the front is the top hat (and the three bolts that go into it).

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[btstarcher]

Originally Posted by Mattyhawk1 IIRC, You mount the gc supplied grey bearing on the tophat. From your pic, You still need to pry off part of the bearing from your hat. The perch (red?, mine is gold) on after that.

I thought the bearing was this thing...and that gray plastic thing is a bearing? It doesn't rotate or anything.


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[btstarcher]

Originally Posted by Helrich Yeah, the only existing part you should be re-using for the front is the top hat (and the three bolts that go into it). Sent from my VS988 using tapatalkreplace

The instructions also say to keep the stock metal race. The fuck does that mean? The only thing that kinda makes sense is this, but it doesn't fit anywhere.

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[Helrich]

It's kind of hard to get a good sense of perspective in pictures, but like Mattyhawk said, you still have a plastic ring on the bottom of your tophat that needs to come off. There should be another race under that (I think, it would be slightly smaller diameter than the one you posted if I'm thinking correctly), which is what you keep. The light gray ring that GC sent mates to that. Honestly I don't remember doing this way back when I did mine, maybe they altered the assembly. I just recall ripping everything off the tophat and slapping it on top of all the shit in the kit.

[btstarcher]

The only way I can see this metal race working is by placing it in the new aluminum top hat, with the gray bearing on top of it. The beveled edge of the bearing fits nicely.

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[btstarcher]

Originally Posted by Helrich It's kind of hard to get a good sense of perspective in pictures, but like Mattyhawk said, you still have a plastic ring on the bottom of your tophat that needs to come off. There should be another race under that (I think, it would be slightly smaller diameter than the one you posted if I'm thinking correctly), which is what you keep. The light gray ring that GC sent mates to that. Honestly I don't remember doing this way back when I did mine, maybe they altered the assembly. I just recall ripping everything off the tophat and slapping it on top of all the shit in the kit.

The thing is, I don't see how I can pry this off and keep the metal piece that the shaft bolts to.

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[Mattyhawk1]

That looks right to me. I never put a metal race on mine.

Originally Posted by btstarcher The thing is, I don't see how I can pry this off and keep the metal piece that the shaft bolts to. Sent from my SM-N915V using tapatalkreplace

I think that is right. Does the grey bearing fit on the tophat?

[btstarcher]

Originally Posted by Mattyhawk1 That looks right to me. I never put a metal race on mine. I think that is right. Does the grey bearing fit on the tophat?

It does. But I think there would be lots of friction.

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[Mattyhawk1]

The bearing from GC doesn't have balls and races, but just two plastic rings that ride on each other. It seems to work.

[btstarcher]

Originally Posted by Mattyhawk1 The bearing from GC doesn't have balls and races, but just two plastic rings that ride on each other. It seems to work.

Well I may pull it apart tomorrow then LOL

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[Mattyhawk1]

This might be better instructions, this is what came with my set. Its different than yours

http://www.mazdaspeedforum.org/forum/foru...speed-gc_1.png

[btstarcher]

Weird. Nothing about keeping shit except the top hat. Still, since I just purchased mine, I should call just to verify. If I need to remove it, I can probably just jack the car up and cut it with some wire cutters.

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[btstarcher]

GC contacted me and apologized for the confusion. That metal piece should have been left out. I lifted the front and used a dremel to cut it and pulled it out with vise grips. Thanks for posting that instruction set.

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[461_SS]

I don't know if you have already read or not, but I probably should also mention that your rear shocks won't last very long. I have the 600F/700R and well, both rears are leaking.

[Mattyhawk1]

Originally Posted by 461_SS I don't know if you have already read or not, but I probably should also mention that your rear shocks won't last very long. I have the 600F/700R and well, both rears are leaking.

hmmm, that's wierd. I've had trouble with the fronts, but not the backs.

[btstarcher]

I've had Koni's before. Adjusted to full stiff, the rears don't last long. These aren't, so hopefully they'll last a little longer. Not that it matters too much because of the lifetime warranty.

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[daafisch]

Originally Posted by btstarcher See, @daafisch; didn't have any problems. Maybe y'all are just pussies. 😀 Seriously though, I prefer a very stiff ride, so I figured I'd try these. If it proves to be too much, I'll go softer. Sent from my HTC6545LVW using tapatalkreplace

Now this is a place I haven't been in a long time lol. Happy to see you got everything sorted out recently with the install.

[btstarcher]

Originally Posted by daafisch Now this is a place I haven't been in a long time lol. Happy to see you got everything sorted out recently with the install.

Did you need to adjust your struts? They feel like they need to be stiffer.

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