will removing the swaybar get rid of the clunk?

[jti1115]

i tried searching but could not find the answer..will it?

 

[InFeXIoN]

i tried searching but could not find the answer..will it?

why would you want to get rid of the rear sway bar?????? change the bushings out to the newer ones mazda redesigned or go with awr's 20mm poly-u bushings.

 

[stdntDrvr]

yeah, just change the bushings...i put the "newest" bushings on a few months back and i haven't had a problem yet.

 

[Black_Protege_5]

Removing it will get rid of the clunk. If you do more daily driving and not aggressive in any way removing it is awesome. The ride is super smooth and quiet. It just doesn't handle very well.

 

[Tzar177]

OR....u can just go with this great solution by evolv
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123624849

 

[deepfriedsushi]

Removing it will get rid of the clunk. If you do more daily driving and not aggressive in any way removing it is awesome. The ride is super smooth and quiet. It just doesn't handle very well.

u'll be in understeering hell if u remove the sway.

 

[Black_Protege_5]

No not true. I had mine off for over 2 weeks and took some hard turns for fun. There is a lot more sway and I wouldn't recommend it for any kind of canyon driving but it is def comfortable for daily. I am thinking of taking mine back off until I start to go to the canyon again.

Oh but I do also have to add that I had the rear strut bar and awr trailing arms installed so I am sure that added some stiffness.

 

[yashooa]

OR....u can just go with this great solution by evolv
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123624849

Yep, I got the old school Delsing brackets that were very close to these and it is an all around better solution. It mounts the way Racing Beat intended and not the half-assed way Mazda ended up doing it.

 

[jti1115]

OR....u can just go with this great solution by evolv
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123624849

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is this something that i can install at home easily?

 

[Black_Protege_5]

Yea it is really easy to install. A friend and I just did this on his P5 and it took about an hour to do. And it is a really fun project.

 

[jti1115]

thx guys i think i will get it..

 

[Black_Protege_5]

Yea you won't be dissapointed with it. It is built really strong.

 

[1somamp3]

Definately the best mod for the MP3.....car handles amazing now(even better than before) and with no clunk

 

[Pastime-Gamer]

OR....u can just go with this great solution by evolv
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123624849

I've had these installed for a while and oh how I love the change! I have had a few instances of overstearing which I never thought id get in this FWD vehicle.

I ran into a couple minor issues when installing them on my MP3 but I believe he fixed those issues. Only thing of caution get the non greasable bushings because he greasable fitting hits a suspention piece of my car so I had to remove the grease fitting and plug the holes.

 

[StreetUnitMike]

bushings here

 

[socommatthews]

what makes it "clunk"anyway?just poor bushings from the factory?does every MSP & MP3 have it?