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What have you done to your P5 today?
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Tylor
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shane02pro5
25ish_psi
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That's Too hilarious!!
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lol at the video
"the powdered sugar wuld be...powdered swords" hahahaha man that was goood
"the powdered sugar wuld be...powdered swords" hahahaha man that was goood
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- 03' Mazda Protege 5
Hey o.g.sk8er, I tried your advice on making the sway bar parallel to the ground and this is what happened:
So as you can see one of the control arms now blocks the sway bar from even connecting to the endlinks! Gar! This is even with the car lowered all the way to the ground(not jacked up or on stands). So MagnumP5 I would not suggest you do it like this because it does not work. I don't know if the control arms are set up differently on the sedans or what.
So would anyone know the best setting to adjust my AWR endlinks to? I would think if the endlinks would reach the sway bar to have the endlink ends all the way screwed into the center that would be the strongest stiffest setting
So as you can see one of the control arms now blocks the sway bar from even connecting to the endlinks! Gar! This is even with the car lowered all the way to the ground(not jacked up or on stands). So MagnumP5 I would not suggest you do it like this because it does not work. I don't know if the control arms are set up differently on the sedans or what.
So would anyone know the best setting to adjust my AWR endlinks to? I would think if the endlinks would reach the sway bar to have the endlink ends all the way screwed into the center that would be the strongest stiffest setting
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wow! I must apologize, as I had no idea that the progress bars ends were that much longer than the RB. I really feel bad about this man. The RB one seems to be ok this way, but yea it is quite obvious this is not true with your progress bar. Well, try to put it back the way it was with the end links relaxed as possible and you should be ok. Again apologies for the confusion.
So the Racing Beat swaybar has shorter ends than the stock bar? I have both my Progress and stock swaybars sitting here in front of me and they are identical sans thickness. So crap, did I make a mistake ordering the AWR endlinks? I'm beginning to wonder now what the ideal setup would be then? I suppose I could always just make the AWR endlinks the same length as the stockers and reinstall. I mean the stocker never bent/broke and they have been through a lot but then again they also weren't attached to a 22 mm thick swaybar! Anyone have a decent picture of the stock swaybar/endlink setup? I only have a single half-assed pic from when I was removing it.
On another note, my car decided to stall out twice today as I was getting ready to shut her down. I'm really trying to remember if I just accidentally dropped the clutch (7 lb flywheel really gets rid of any lurch) or if she really stalled out. Both times she started right back up just fine with good vac readings. I might just be out of my mind. It is Valentine's Day...
this is very strange....have a look at this pic....see how the end link is on the inside of the lateral link? I really have no idea why the progress bar positions the end link on the outside of the bar. (dunno)
I really dont know what to say about all this...(dunno)
oh, and no you didnt make mistake in ordering the end links magnum. You will just have to play around with them and see what works best for your application.
I really dont know what to say about all this...(dunno)
oh, and no you didnt make mistake in ordering the end links magnum. You will just have to play around with them and see what works best for your application.
Well the Progress bar is the EXACT same design as stock but just a thicker bar (22 mm as opposed to whatever stock is - 16 mm?). You have the Racing Beat bar off the Mazdaspeed Proteges I assume? Didn't those cars also come with shorter rear endlinks? If so, I now know and can see why. Well I guess I'll just have to wait until my endlinks come in and I'll play around with them then. Mazdaspeed777, let me know if you make any headway!
You have a P5 right? You haven't changed the rear subframe or anything?
I have been watching ask a ninja for almost 2 hours....thanks....im hooked!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzKcPiqmHN4&feature=related the ninja is totally right about Ohio... watery chilli and mediocre sports teams!!!
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I have had the Progress 22mm rr sway with oem endlinks attached to tokico Illuminas for quite awhile. Have never broke an endlink or tab on strut nor is there any noise whatsoever. Mine is oriented above the lateral link bar. Close but not touchy.
On a fun note, since the freeway was empty at 4:45a.m., busted 120 in the sport auto like it was nothing. 75-80 to 120 took no time, climbed right up on it. Everything felt same as doing 55 except for wind noise. Car was planted, solid, no vibes, even threw it around a bit, felt great. Flame as you will but noone was around so whatever. Not something that happens more than once in a great while. Gotta know the car's limits.
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