new sway bar for the mx-3!!!

Legato626 · Post by **Legato626** » September 23rd, 2005, 10:04 pm

I am not sure if this is a repost or not but my brother is a member of the zxtuner club and he has one hell of a zx2. But he told me that they are making a adjustable 22mm Competition Rear Sway Bar - Escort / ZX2 / MX3 / Protege. So i went and looked at it and this is a deal for only $180 that beats the other one we can get... So if you want more info here is the link for it.

http://www.zx2racing.com/store/closeup. ... 9&offset=0

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » September 23rd, 2005, 11:06 pm

what is stock mx3 size, looks like nice deal

Legato626 · Post by **Legato626** » September 24th, 2005, 12:22 am

i think 19 or 20 i am not sure

Sam Baker · Post by **Sam Baker** » September 24th, 2005, 12:24 am

holy crapman! lol
ADJUSTABLE sway bar for undder $200?? and look at that quality! i got my whiteline and it looked the exact same width as stock, and i feel no difference. this one looks like it comes with new bushings and mounts as well!

i'd buy it if i had the dough

DavidOS · Post by **DavidOS** » September 24th, 2005, 1:13 am

bookmarked

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » September 24th, 2005, 1:32 am

Just a lightweight note, but the hemispherical bearing that attaches the sway bar to the suspension will replace the ball joint that the stock sway bar uses. This would make it a better deal for those who need new ball joints back there anyway. I'd bet that would go for most of us who are running on 12 year old ball joints...

Last time I checked Mazda wanted about 40 USD each per ball joint. That makes the real cost only about 100.00

also bookmarked.. for X-Mas
Thanks a TON

papa roached · Post by **papa roached** » September 24th, 2005, 1:48 am

damn, its out, i have been keeping this under wraps waiting on mine untill i post, i have had mine on preorder for the last 3-4 months

PATDIESEL · Post by **PATDIESEL** » September 24th, 2005, 2:06 am

Ps, the Mazda manual sais both RS and GS have a 22mm rear stabalizer, but we know this isn't true, the GS has a 22mm solid and the RS I'm not sure the diameter, but I know it is hollow. I wish my parts catalog worked so I could check.

Anyone know the real numbers?

nope-mx3 · Post by **nope-mx3** » September 24th, 2005, 5:10 am

For those who dont feel any difference with the Whiteline, I call that bulls---.
I noticed a HUGE improvement on my GS.

What would be nice now, would be if someone made a front adjustable (or even fixed) one. Thats what I need.

nope-mx3

Legato626 · Post by **Legato626** » September 24th, 2005, 11:30 am

Yes if you purchase this it comes with all new mountings and everything.... I also seen a big improvement when i fixed one of my mountings.... i wish i will never do that again because i couldn't get that damn thing off... Took alot of cuting disks and a dremal.

Legato626 · Post by **Legato626** » September 24th, 2005, 11:36 am

I beleave that if you have one preordered i think they come out this month my brother said something about Sept. being the month they come out. I will give my brother a call and find out when they come out.

Mazda_Power · Post by **Mazda_Power** » September 24th, 2005, 2:15 pm

PATDIESEL wrote:Ps, the Mazda manual sais both RS and GS have a 22mm rear stabalizer, but we know this isn't true, the GS has a 22mm solid and the RS I'm not sure the diameter, but I know it is hollow. I wish my parts catalog worked so I could check.

Anyone know the real numbers?

I just swapped in GS rear subframe and I really am not happy with it. It's not a huge improvement over what it is. I think the body roll with the weak RS springs is putting a damper on it!

fieromx3 · Post by **fieromx3** » September 24th, 2005, 2:56 pm

so it says it will fit the protege/escort and zx2. so if that 1 bar will fit all of these can u use a front swaybar for the protege and escort to fit on an mx-3 i asked this question b4 but no one gave me a straight up answer

papa roached · Post by **papa roached** » September 24th, 2005, 8:38 pm

they wont, the front suspension setup on the MX-3 is setuop different than those cars

the expected delivery date is this month, they were also $139 when you preordered them

fieromx3 · Post by **fieromx3** » September 24th, 2005, 11:09 pm

papa roached wrote:they wont, the front suspension setup on the MX-3 is setuop different than those cars

well that sux but thx papa