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[CiviCity]

Just got informed that my seat brackets will be delayed for another 4-5 weeks D:

 

[CiviCity]

I must admit... i love carbon fiber
Ill get pictures of them installed tomorrow since it was getting dark. And im not even done , i got more cf stuff coming!

 

[theevilm]

Isn't it fun to wrap stuff? Looks good by the way!

 

[CiviCity]

Isn't it fun to wrap stuff? Looks good by the way!

Oh **** no LOL. It was horrible. I dont want to imagine how hard itll be to do the center consol

 

[theevilm]

Are you not using a hairdryer/heat gun?

 

[CiviCity]

I am. All my finger tips are burned haha. Its just that some curves are pretty hard to do, even when its heated up.

 

[CiviCity]

And the car has been dropped!! Not as low as i wanted it to be but oh well. It rides super nicely and its sooo much more aggressive. I love it.

Heres the before:

And after (ill get better pics tmr)

 

[mazdaprotegeES]

it looks nice , dude i have a question for you. are you having a clunking sound in the front suspension? or when you turn your steering wheels all the way to the right or left, do you hear a clunck? i think my stibilazer bar and my endlinks in the front hit when i turn all the way to the left or right. let me know cuz i hate this lol. and i ask because i know you using the stagg struts with the pro kit . same as i am. thanks.

 

[CiviCity]

Nop. I did lots of testing after getting it all installed and its even more quiet than before. I did change my endlinks to shorter ones. I dont know though for your car, might need shorter ones in the front. I would do some research on that if i was u.

I do have a problem with my steering wheel being out of alignment but i gotta get the suspension aligned hopefully itll be fixed.

Let me know how it goes buddy!

 

[mazdaprotegeES]

yeah shorter endlinks might fix my problem. i kept the same stock ones. what kind did you use? it will be alot of help is you shared your info thanks.

 

[stivine6]

Wow looks great man! I think you gotta let the springs settle, looks like it should be a bit lower.

Time to paint the other parts to match

On a side note, just sent payment for a 03.5 msp spoiler, can't wait

 

[CiviCity]

yeah shorter endlinks might fix my problem. i kept the same stock ones. what kind did you use? it will be alot of help is you shared your info thanks.

Umm I used the MSP 7.5 inches factory end links in the back. Was like 40$. And the Moog 10.5 inches from the 2002 ford escape AWD for the front. Was like 55$.

Wow looks great man! I think you gotta let the springs settle, looks like it should be a bit lower.

Time to paint the other parts to match

On a side note, just sent payment for a 03.5 msp spoiler, can't wait

Yeah it has been getting lower with the days. Felt a big difference after going to Quebec City two days ago. Was around 600km of driving and when I got there, it felt different to get out of the car or sit in

For the paint, it will have to wait. I will be doing my rear fenders beginning of next summer and then I'll be painting it. Was thinking of doing the same color or maybe the MSP Titan.

Sweet, should look great on your car.

 

[mazdaprotegeES]

Do u know what is the stock size endlinks for the front?

 

[CiviCity]

I dont know if the 99 will be the same as the 03. All i know is that i had to get 1 inch shorter.

 

[mazdaprotegeES]

Oh okay I see I'm guessing should be the same but I will look for one that is shorter then mines. I will post a pic later to see what I'm talking about my endlink hitting. Thanks for the info man.

 

[CiviCity]

You are welcome bro. and yeah for sure a picture would be helpful.

If u dont really have a budget, get some adjustable one. Would be ur best bet and they are build to last.

 

[CiviCity]

By the way, is ur problem similar to this?

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123828476-Rear-endlink-trouble&highlight=

 

[bikingpro5]

You are welcome bro. and yeah for sure a picture would be helpful.

If u dont really have a budget, get some adjustable one. Would be ur best bet and they are build to last.

Adjustable endlinks are designed to be rebuilt often. The AWR ones were designed for track use and those get replaced often, the heims and joints get clunky and you lose the ability to adjust them easily after one winter.

 

[stivine6]

Umm I used the MSP 7.5 inches factory end links in the back. Was like 40$. And the Moog 10.5 inches from the 2002 ford escape AWD for the front. Was like 55$.


Yeah it has been getting lower with the days. Felt a big difference after going to Quebec City two days ago. Was around 600km of driving and when I got there, it felt different to get out of the car or sit in

For the paint, it will have to wait. I will be doing my rear fenders beginning of next summer and then I'll be painting it. Was thinking of doing the same color or maybe the MSP Titan.

Sweet, should look great on your car.

That's good news, you should post new pics of it settling.

I got a question for you, when you installed your msp spoiler was it 4 holes in total? Did you use the marking on the inside of the trunk to drill? (There's like 4 small indents on the inside of the trunk). That's pretty much where mine are drilled so I'm hoping the msp spoiler is a straight bolt on with my regular sedan spoiler

 

[mazdaprotegeES]

Here is the picture of the problem im having. this is for the right side only but im having problems on the left side too. except the left side doesnt make any noise anymore going over bumps or hitting nasty potholes. i belive i need longer endlinks? to prevent the bar coming up and hitting the other bar? lol