Well I performed that ball joint test last night. I got my gf to sit in the car with the engine running and turn the wheel from one side to the other whilst I put a hand on top of the ball joint. I...
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Well I performed that ball joint test last night. I got my gf to sit in the car with the engine running and turn the wheel from one side to the other whilst I put a hand on top of the ball joint. I...
Thanks for linking your thread about help with ball joints. The pic of the rooted ball joint in that thread looks alarmingly similar to the ball joints currently on my girlfriends MPS6.
If you...
Awesome! Thanks. The car has 20" rims on it at the moment which doesn't leave much space to fit an arm through, however we have the old 18" wheels sitting around so I can put those on temporarily if...
Thanks Rogwick, I'll definitely do that test before I commit to anything. However can you please clarify for me which ball joint you are referring to? It seems that all the control arms (upper,...
Hey Rogwick,
The noise made by the car sounds as if its coming from under the middle of the car, slightly forward of front seats. It's not a rubbery squeak, but more of a metal on metal noise....
Well last night I removed both the front wheels and inspected the suspension and steering. I've taken a bunch of pictures that I've compiled into 4 categories (Left lower, left upper, right lower and...
Thanks Rogwick,
Scepticism is always my first reaction after a fault diagnosis, so now that I've finished sorting out my garage I'll jack it up, remove the front wheels and have a proper look for...
Ok so I've continued reading up on the repair and have found some helpful threads on other forums:
Control arm bushing replacement
Questions about control arms - Mazda 6 Forums : Mazda 6 Forum...
Hi all,
My girlfriends 2005 MPS 6 has been making a few noises under the front end for a little while now and today we had it diagnosed at our local Mazda repair centre.
Apparently both lower...
Hi all,
my girlfriend has a 2005 model MPS6 (australian release) and she'd like the ECU reflashed to bump up the performance a bit. At present the car is standard with the exception of a K&N...
Yeah seems those antenna based systems for avoiding gutters are old school indeed, which is odd because I actually saw a car with them the other day. An optical (infra-red) based system would be the...
Yeah we were considering installing some of those inconspicuous little antenna type parking sensors that alert the driver if they are about to contact a gutter, but we haven't been able to find them...
Yeah it looks pretty gosh darn awesome in my humble opinion too.
Secretly I'm a little devo. My girlfriend didn't know the Mazda 6 MPS existed until I told her I was thinking about buying one (in...
Well, my girlfriend found the wheels she wanted and it's taken a while but they're finally fitted!
Ikon Madelina. 20x8.5". +45 offset. Tyres (currently): 235/30/20 Achilles
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Thanks. I was browsing the dyno results on the cp-e website (listed for their various mods) and I did actually notice that the gains from the downpipe upgrade are substantially more than gains from...
Ok so I've just been browsing the cp-e website and noticed that the exhaust systems are cat-back, not turbo-back as in other vehicles, such as the WRX we just sold.
Am I right in assuming that...
Thanks of the suggestions so far. Well I think a CAI or SRI is a must, along with an exhaust upgrade. Diff mounts will be a must also as the car has quite a few km's on it so it would be prudent to...
Cool, thanks. yeah I figured the guy was clueless.
Will do, thanks.
hmmm, I hadn't considered the intercooler. Do you mean upgrading to another top mount or a front mount?
Hi all,
My girlfriend recently purchased a 2005 Mazda 6 MPS. It's completely stock at this stage with the exception of some poxy 18" alloy wheels (which will be gone by next week).
She loves...
Thanks. If that's stock height then my girlfriend is definitely going to want to lower her car after putting on the 20's. She'll have to wait until we move house though because our current driveway...
So is that the MPS 6 with CX-9 20's sitting on stock suspension?
Thanks for the replies so far guys.
Ideally I'd prefer her to be able to run a tyre 35 deep. The other issue is load bearing, as apparently once you get down to such low profiles most tyres don't...
Hey people,
my girlfriend recently bought a 2005 Mazda 6 MPS and is looking to upgrade the wheels. Whilst shopping around for her car, we test drove a different 2005 MPS that was running 20"...