What swaybars should I get for a Mazda protege 5 ??

[i12drivemyMP5]

Dam dude I have never don anything like that the mist I have don is help put on my friends lower and this is the sway I am going to get http://protegegarage.com/322-product-322.html and I found I found a realy nice strut bar for the front and I can't find a rear strut and I can't find a front seperate sway so ya

OK, one thing at a time............AWR is nice bar but those endlinks will need firewall grommets to keep them quiet.
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/show...nks-Finally-Quiet&highlight=firewall+grommets

I'm lowered 1.4 with Tokico Illuminas running the Progress 22mm rear sway using my original factory endlinks without any issues of any kind for 5 years now. Cheaper too. Not to many people even mess with the front sway because it generates understeer or oversteer condition, can't remember which. I haven't messed with that, still oem up front. Car is very balanced. As far as front strut tower braces go, there are several good ones and doubt there are any issues you have referenced about hinged or not that would make a difference on anything but a full blown track car. For a street car it's mostly just a decoration item when comparing the performance of oem vs. aftermarket IMO but I do have the GT Spec blue front stb and ladder bar up front.

Uhmm I like the how to thread and uhmm that rear strut bar is for an mx6 will that fit ?? Cause if it does hell ya iwill get that and does it matter what type of front strut I should get everyone says to to get one that's sold and has no henges or does it realy mater I just need a beter one then I have now

Yes, the mx-6 bar will fit perfectly. You do have to cut the interior panels on each side for the bracket to poke thru to attach the bar to. I am not aware of a solid bar for the rear of P5s and the only solid front stb for them I've ever had/seen was the CP Racing one that actually has 1 bar from strut to strut and also a bar that attaches to the firewall in 2 places. They don't make these anymore that I'm aware of, rare to none back in the day even. I had one but never even ended up using it because cruise control module would need to be relocated for clearance, sold it long time ago. Here's some pics of front stb, ladder bar, rear mx-6 stb and the cp racing 1 piece front stb.................

GT Spec front stb

GT Spec ladder bar but not my car

CP Racing front stb

MX-6 rear stb in my car

Sorry, at work, couldn't find my progress rear sway pics. I'll post up later after work.

 

[Pmpkinhead]

Check my FS thread for things you may need!

 

[rar40941]

http://store.awrracing.com/products...ont-Triangulated-%2d-1999%2d2003-Protege.html i was going to get this strut bar and i will just get the rear one 2 that is ment for the mx6 and then i will get sways after that

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

http://store.awrracing.com/products...ont-Triangulated-%2d-1999%2d2003-Protege.html i was going to get this strut bar and i will just get the rear one 2 that is ment for the mx6 and then i will get sways after that

Hmmm, looks to be a new version of the cp racing one but 275.00? I'd say you'll get the same performance out of GT Spec or similar one for street use for about half price. Just sayin. That one you linked to looks like it'll need cruise to be relocated or eliminated. Didn't read the whole description in the link but not much room between hood and top of motor for there to be much room for the cc to not have to be moved or ditched. I happen to like and use my cc but others have other ideas. Either way you'll need to be postin up pics when done tho. It's the law, lol.................

 

[tweety2300]

Wish I had cc all the extra stuff they did with the mp3 and they took the damn cruise control away...mazdas retarded

 

[rar40941]

alright man u have really helped me a lot and i will and sorry i sounded like a dum ass i was in school and my teacher was looking at me really badly so i was no checking my typing but i think i will get the mx6 rear sway and then this in the front http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PROT...Q5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_3376wt_1226 cause if u say it doesn't really do anything then y spend so much money and are u sure the progress is as good as awr and i really want to replace the front one oh and instead of pick i have a you tube channel and i show all the stuff i have don on my car and also just messing around and stuff so here is the link to my channel http://www.youtube.com/user/rar40941?feature=mhum hope u like it

 

[tweety2300]

Well atleast your in school do the smart thing and stay there.btw all I saw was the vids for ur system for the most part my advice is get an amp for your door speakers all bass isn't good... my .02

Btw isn't that the same front strut bar as stock? A strut bar for you really isn't gona do much taking turns hard and fast strut bars do almost nothing for these cars. You said you want no body roll well with my car which is racing beat front and rear sway bars tockico blues and racing beat springs (stock) I don't have any at all if there's any difference the p5 should handle better than a sedan. Anything other than those really won't do much for you unless your on a low speed course such as autox. Svae your money you already have the struts and springs which is your body roll a rear swaybar will make it handle great. The front sway bar won't help much if any at all I wouldn't waste my money on it. Now if you wana buy me a round trip tciket to cali and a couple nights in a hotel then I could show you how to do the front sway bar I still wouldn't recomend you take on a task like that without the help of someone that knows what they're doing. No offense but struts are simple.

You seem to be into the whole tuner/street racing thing you should go with some motor mounts to eliminate your wheel hop.

 

[ScratchNSniff]

That front bar is a downgrade...the ONLY upgrade is the CP, which you won't find or the AWR...those are the ONLY two that make a difference, and from users that have them, they say it is a HUGE difference...

 

[rar40941]

so get the awr rear sway and front strut and don't **** with with the front sway or rear strut is what u guys are saying and man i wish i had the money to send u over here cause u seem like a cool guy and also school when ur a senior is a complete jock so ya and if u really replace the motor mounts really take away the ******* wheel hope cause its so dam bad and so ******* annoying and ya i am a tuner and thats what ll my friends like to do and i love to go fast and take turns and ya i am trying to same up for performance because i spent so much dam money on my system and i want to take turns and kinda go fast thats the only reason y and i want to get a separate battery and the hole thing

 

[ScratchNSniff]

You see when I type I at least seperate everything with a "..."...It helps people follow what you are saying soooo much better...when it is all one sentence, most people don't want to read it...and I know you are not in class rght now, so no excuse...not to mention your grammer and spelling SUCKS...but yes, I would do AWR FSB if you have the $$$ for it along with the Progress or MSP rear although I believe the MSP rear is a lot more inexpensive....don't waste your money on the back bar from the MX6 and don't convert to the MSP front sway...if anything contact GT SPEC and get the lower trunk reinforcement bar...

 

[tweety2300]

Oops wrong again maybe I was thinking something else?

If you have bad wheel hop you may already have a broken motor mount. When you get into performance parts for power that's when your gona spend real money. Just do us all a favor and don't rice it out. Get an exhaust do not get a fart can I will hitch hike there and shove a potato in it. No gay vinyls and no neons and no rims bigger than 18". But ya awr strut bar up front and awr rear sway bar is all u need its not a race car so a lot of the stuff some people get is kinda pointless for a dd

 

[ScratchNSniff]

<------TONS OF POINTLESS MODS...

But yea, chances are the mounts are torn anyways...there are sets of Medieval mounts on ebay right now though for under $200 shipped...

 

[rar40941]

alright i know i cant SPELL AND I KNOW I HAVE REALLY BAD GRAMMER SO GIVE ME A BREAK MAN........ ok so i will get the awr rear sway and y is the gt spec front strut so great........... also is this the reinforcement brace http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/...nt-panel-mazda-protege-45dr-9903-p-11488.html

 

[ScratchNSniff]

AWR Front Strut or CP Engineering although you won't find the later...

Progress or Mazdaspeed Rear...

GTSpec Trunk Reinforcement Bar...you will need to call them directly for this...last I heard it was around $30-40 Shipped...

 

[rar40941]

alright i have an hks so it sounds amazing and neon is ******* gay and also i am getting 17's not 18's are to big and my system just right now is like 2 grand so i call that a lot of money to me cause i don't have like a real job and how do u check if the motor mounts are bad or not ?

 

[rar40941]

that is so much money for a strut bar

i think the progress would be better

that like $200 in total

what does it do

 

[ScratchNSniff]

Neon is cool if used correctly...

18's are the best size I ever had on the car...MS3's FTMFW...

If you paid $2000 for your system you got *****...

Motor mounts, just look at them and you can see if they are torn or not...

Progress doesn't make a strut bar...

 

[rar40941]

uhmm ok that is true

i think there to big

and also i guess u need to check out what i have cause my sub is 500 my amp is 1000 and wiring is 200 and deck but i got dealer price on the amp if u check on rockford the amp is $1700 so i think i did pretty good

 

[ScratchNSniff]

Lets see...lets talk retail...

My Focal 6.5 " Components: $1250
My JLW7: $650
My Kicker ZX1500.1: $750
My Alpine PDX.5: $650
My JL 5x7's: $220
My W7 Box: $200
Wires and HU: Maybe $200

And I have less than $500 in it all...car audio is a big waste of money...you can buy soooo much for much cheaper which is why I say you got *****...

 

[rar40941]

i like car audio and that stuff isnt that good the JL is good and alpine is but kicker is crape i have all rockford components and i can hit 140 db with my one sub i would love to see ur little JL do that and also do a can trick in the front window