Tokico Problem!!Help!

[BadBandar]

Aight guys i just got back from the shop when i noticed a problem with my new suspension. i got the ebiach prokit and tokico sturts. I noticed that both of my front were touching something. And everytime i hit bumps on the road its hits real hard.

So i took it back. and they told me that the problem were the struts. That the place the sway bar connects is way higher then the stock one(As showin on pic 2) You can also see in pic 1 that the conections are about 2 inches apart.

The problem is that when it connects to the tokico strut the sway bar starts rubbing against something.

I know a lot of you guys have the same parts in your car. What are we doing wrong. Please advice.

At the moment the back are on tokico and ebiach but the front has the stock struts and ebiach. help

The pics were takin by the shop. They're going to call tokico and ask and i got to call mitch from Protege5online and see whats the deal.

 

[Natey]

Longer endlinks("sway bar connectors" is this what the guy called them?) may fix the problem. When installing Roy's swaybar yesterday, we noticed that the endlinks that came with the kit were a little longer than stock ones...maybe you can get some, they WERE a Mazda part after all. They are part of the MP3 swaybar kit.

 

[MinnowGT]

there is an AWR adjustable link kit which you may want.

I know protege5online sells it. Maybe check to see if Rishie has it
in stock.

http://www.awrracing.com/pages/pro/endlink.html

 

[BadBandar]

yea i need some endlinks. i just called tokico and thats what they told me. Damn the shop i went to called the same guy and the place i went to do my alignment called him too. i was surprised to know he knew my name and my car. damn! But now i have to wait for his call. or do u guys know where i can get some.

 

[Mike R]

Yeah, you need the newer endlinks. I remember a thread not too long ago about the exact same problem.


In fact it's like 5 threads down RIGHT now!

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52442

 

[Natey]

Check this out...
http://www.axronline.com/store/list_products/?category_id=573781

 

[upsman]

Just so you know... The "early" 2000 cars (NOT ALL 2000's) had shorter end-links in the front. Just go to the dealer and get the ones for the 2001 MP3/P5/Pro. Those will work.

How do I know? From experience!!!

 

[BadBandar]

the endlinks are 30 bucks a peice. thats the ray from tokico said. he jsut called the dealership. yea i jsut found out that some productions are smaller. Y me!! y!!!! where can i get the end links besides the dealer and lets say on the cheaper side.

 

[BadBandar]

Just so you know... The "early" 2000 cars (NOT ALL 2000's) had shorter end-links in the front. Just go to the dealer and get the ones for the 2001 MP3/P5/Pro. Those will work.

How do I know? From experience!!!

you got pm. thanks

 

[Jliao]

Did Roy get an endlinks?

 

[BadBandar]

YEA!!!(humpleg)

I decided to go with the whole thing. Rear 21.5 mm sway bar w/endlinks and front endlinks baby!! decided to just go for it. AWR BABY!!

 

[Chicken SOup]

did everyone have this problem when installing the struts and springs on their p5?

 

[Roywhitep5]

Just so you know... The "early" 2000 cars (NOT ALL 2000's) had shorter end-links in the front. Just go to the dealer and get the ones for the 2001 MP3/P5/Pro. Those will work.

How do I know? From experience!!!

this explains the whole problem. i've nad no problems like this

 

[BadBandar]

i think the 99-00 are the only cars taht would have this problem. thanks to everyone for their advice.