I need the MP3 rear sway bar

[lucas123]

Hi everybody, I live in El Salvador and I pick up my MP3 without
the rear sway bar (racingbeat), and I need to get this bar

Anyone have this bar, please let me know and Ill buy it.

thanks

 

[KrayzieFox]

They have MP3's in El Salvador? Nice!!

The rear sway on the MP3 is the same as the MSP one, so that should make it a little easier to find.

 

[lucas123]

They have MP3's in El Salvador? Nice!!

The rear sway on the MP3 is the same as the MSP one, so that should make it a little easier to find.

I hope so, if you know about that please let me know

thanks for comment

 

[lucas123]

Hi the rear sway bar can be MSPs too. please let me know,
to buy it

Thanks

 

[ucMP3]

Hi the rear sway bar can be MSPs too. please let me know,
to buy it

Thanks

You could just get a different rear swaybar. Probly easier to find. Progress & AWR rear sways are better/beefier than the racingbeat ones, too.

 

[ucMP3]

Here's the progress rear swaybar on ebay. This will be easier to find, same $$, & better performance.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MP5-...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Here it is at ProtegeGarage.

http://www.protegegarage.com/406-product-406.html

 

[dragonballspeed]

I have a Racing Beat MSP sway bar that I need to get rid of. PM me if interested.

 

[twentytwocpb]

how the hell did an MP3 get to el salvador? mustve burnt a couple or coil packs getting there! lol

 

[pat_neumerz]

Whats the size for the mp3 on the rear sway bar endlinks ? theres about 9 different kinds when i attempted to order from napa

 

[Tzar177]

Whats the size for the mp3 on the rear sway bar endlinks ? theres about 9 different kinds when i attempted to order from napa

Depends. Are you lowered any? What struts do you have? I've never measured, but I would think the stock mp3 links would be a tad longer since it was slighty lowered from factory compared to other proteges. I would just do a custom set or buy AWR ones and call it a day

 

[ucMP3]

Depends. Are you lowered any? What struts do you have? I've never measured, but I would think the stock mp3 links would be a tad longer since it was slighty lowered from factory compared to other proteges. I would just do a custom set or buy AWR ones and call it a day

Lowered suspension = shorter endlinks needed.

 

[KrayzieFox]

The MP3 and MSP endlinks are longer than regular Protege ones though. It was done to keep the swaybar parallel to the ground and prevent it from flipping and facing the other way.

If my memory serves me right, they're around 7" in length..

 

[ucMP3]

The MP3 and MSP endlinks are longer than regular Protege ones though. It was done to keep the swaybar parallel to the ground and prevent it from flipping and facing the other way.

If my memory serves me right, they're around 7" in length..

7.5"

And yes they are longer, but it's counter-intuitive. If you are lowered past stock ride height, you need shorter endlinks to keep the bar parallel and achieve the best pre-load on the bar.

 

[KrayzieFox]

7.5"

And yes they are longer, but it's counter-intuitive. If you are lowered past stock ride height, you need shorter endlinks to keep the bar parallel and achieve the best pre-load on the bar.

I used to think so as well but if you think about it, lowering the ride height doesn't drop the strut any lower, it drops the components which are resting on the springs. Which is the entire vehicle including the rear crossmember and swaybar. So by lowering the ride height, you actually increase the distance between the strut tab and the swaybar because the swaybar is now lower than it once was, and therefore you need a longer endlinks as opposed to shorter ones.

 

[ucMP3]

I used to think so as well but if you think about it, lowering the ride height doesn't drop the strut any lower, it drops the components which are resting on the springs. Which is the entire vehicle including the rear crossmember and swaybar. So by lowering the ride height, you actually increase the distance between the strut tab and the swaybar because the swaybar is now lower than it once was, and therefore you need a longer endlinks as opposed to shorter ones.

That's backwards. When you lower the car, you reduce the distance to the strut tab in nearly all instances. I use MSP endlinks, and they are too long, my bar is not parallel in the least. I will be switching to adjustable custom endlinks at some point. I need about 2" shorter endlinks; would you guess that I'm lowered roughly 2" also? (lol2)

 

[KrayzieFox]

It's the only way I could make sense of it, and it seems to work. When I had my P5, I lowered it on Tein H-Techs and had AWR adjustable links. I shortened them using your logic (which was my current logic at the time as well) and the bar flipped on me all the time. So I extended the links instead and it sat parallel like it was supposed to and didn't flip anymore. Had Tokico Illumina struts, Tein H-Tech springs, and MSP/MP3 rear swaybar.

If the strut tab is in the same location as it was before lowering (which it is, cuz springs don't influence the position of the strut) then by lowering you are extending the distance between the tab and the rest of the components which are connected to the main body of the vehicle are you not? The strut tab is above the swaybar, so if you lower you extend the distance. If you were to raise the height, then you would reduce the distance between them.

I don't see why else Mazda would've provided the MP3 and MSP with longer endlinks than the P5..

 

[Tzar177]

lowering the car requires longer endlinks. Don't think my swaybar has any pre-load. With full weight of car on suspension, I crawled under, set bar parallel to ground then connected the endlinks