mazdaspeed3 Rear sway on 07 Hatch GT

[victorocsf]

are mazdaspeed3 suspension parts , namely rear sway bar, direct plug and play replacement on my 07 hatchback?

ive seen posts on shocks, struts, springs.
even replacement on p5's, but nothing on the hatch. search came up with results about how the 07-09's were different?

also seen some mention of endlinks and sorts, while some said stock should be sufficient.

thanks for the help in adv.

 

[joshritger]

For the rear swaybar you would need the mounting brackets and bushings, but I do believe that it is direct bolt on. I have the racingbeat swaybars front and rear, and I can say that if you upgrade the rear swaybar you will want to get the rear swaybar endlinks from the speed3. I broke two knock off brand endlinks in 3 months last summer, but I haven't had a problem since I installed the OEM speed3 rear endlinks. The only thing I had to do was drill out the hole in the swaybar, but if you are getting a speed3 swaybar then the endlinks should be a direct bolt on. I believe the front would be the same. I got beefier front links from racingbeat and had to drill out the holes where the endlink connects to the swaybar and the shock. I don't know much about the shocks, but the springs are direct bolt on, the only problem you may run into is needing to get adjustable camber plates if the camber is out of wack. Some people say that the springs are a bad idea since the cars front and rear weight displacements are different making the regular 3 look uneven on the speed3 springs.

 

[victorocsf]

thanls Josh. now ive got to see if the seller im buying from has brackets n bushings along with it. i think its just the bar, which would be a little annoying. either or, thanks for the help again.

 

[joshritger]

Yeah you will need the bushings and brackets since the bar is a different size. My racingbeat swaybars came with new urethane bushings and brackets. I believe you will also be better off getting the MS3 endlinks also for the rear. The stud that mounts the endlink to the swaybar is different size between the 3 and the MS3. You may have a little slop if you try to use the old endlinks.