Aftermarket PR5 sway bars?

[kelso89]

I'm looking in to upgrading my sway bars. Does anyone know of any reliable companies to use or have links to point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance.

 

[pcb]

What i remember is that there are lots of choices for the rear end, but the front sway bar is a Huge PITA to swap out.

 

[LankyKiwi]

AWR make a really nice rear sway bar kit, highly recommended!
Sway Bar - Rear 1999 - 2003 Protege / Protege 5 - AWR Store (awrracing.com)

Front swaybar is a drop-the-subframe pain in the backside for marginal gains and apparently much more understeer, definitely not recommended!

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

Progress 22mm......been running it with oem endlinks and car lowered 1.5". No problems breaking anything...............

 

[kelso89]

AWR make a really nice rear sway bar kit, highly recommended!
Sway Bar - Rear 1999 - 2003 Protege / Protege 5 - AWR Store (awrracing.com)

Front swaybar is a drop-the-subframe pain in the backside for marginal gains and apparently much more understeer, definitely not recommended!

So is the rear sway bar worth it? I noticed a similar post from back in 03 saying that the stock struts couldn't handle a beefier sway bar and would break off. Thanks

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

Yes, rr sway made big difference in body roll. The rr stb helped too. Had mx-6 one until finding the GT Spec...............

 

[Natey]

So is the rear sway bar worth it? I noticed a similar post from back in 03 saying that the stock struts couldn't handle a beefier sway bar and would break off. Thanks

The AWR 21.5mm rear swaybar makes a huge difference if you're planning on tracking the car. It will definitely take care of the understeer. It will also lift a rear wheel every time you go up a driveway at an angle, clunk endlessly, and burn through swaybar brackets about once a year.

I ran an AWR bar for years. NVH (noise, vibration harshness) is always a trade off with performance parts, especially suspension. The swaybar will make the car corner better, but there will be some ill effects too.

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

I have had none of that with the Progress 22m one......does have the 3 wheel thing going up angled driveways tho but that is expected and kind of amusing.

 

[sleeprp5]

+1 on the progress bar. Properly lubed on install and relubed every couple years and it has been noise free. Also love the ability to use factory end links.