Hey I just installed race lands coil overs on my 1999 Mazda protege. the instal went easy but now two days later I heard rubbing assumed it was my tires on the inner fenders. turns out my sway bar was rubbing on my tie rod which is weird. I’m looking online and people say you go shorter sway bar end links but in my case they need to be longer. I am curious if anyone knows why they are short maybe the sway bar is bent or maybe the sway bars are just to short?
Installed Raceland Coilovers (1999 Mazda Protege)
- Thread starter Reeceselvey
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I’ll have to take them when I get home from work won’t be for another couple hours
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Hard to see but the sway bar end links are now out but where the sway bar is now is how it sits under load with the end links on as well as you can see where the rubbing has taken affect on the tie rod
I just did a ghetto exstenion from 8 inch sway bar links to about 11 I took it for a drive everything clears and doesn’t rub I just need to do a allignment at home just as best as I can so I can figure out why my tires still Squeal
That’s how the sway bar was before I took out the stock suspension but I’ll check to maybe see also I just did my own allignment and car drives fine now with my make shift end links thank you for the help
hey i know this is hella late, but i have the same car and the same coilovers, and was wondering if u could guide me thru, im having problem with the sway bar as well, stock one is too short, also how much did u drop and how was the car driving right after the installation without an allignment
help me out here my man, preciate it
