Protege suspension parts

[SstennizZ]

I know the suspension should be alike to ours, except for the swaybar, on the early proteges. But, has anybody ever actually tried the rear trailing and control arms from a protege? I was looking at the megan racing parts. They look like they might fit.. Megan makes both trailing and control arms for the 90-95 protege..

[SstennizZ]

I meant these:
http://www.andysautosport.com/mazda/199 ... 10548.html

Nobody ever tried?

[Ryan]

Unless the steel of your current arms is corroded beyond repair, just buy wytbushings For the price you'll get a lot more.

I'm 90% confident that our suspension is geometrically the same, minus our TTL system in the rear. The trailing arm should be the same.

[wytbishop]

The Protege trailing arms are identical to the MX-3 RS trailing arms. The Lateral Links have a different mount for the sway bar end links but they are the same length and the bushings are the same size.

[SstennizZ]

Nice. Mine are bend and corroded. Wytbishop, do you still make the complete bushings sets?
I'm getting my mx stripped and stiffened for track use only, so I could use a set of bushings..

[wytbishop]

Unfortunately no. The interest just hasn't been there.

[SstennizZ]

Crap.. And I just noticed those guys at andysautosport are full of s---.. They claim its for the 90-94 protege, but that item number at the megan racing site says its for a 98-04 protege.. So no way that'll fit..
You know any other company that sells them? As well as swaybars? All I know is that whiteline has one, but are there more?

[Josh]

Megan does sell them for the MX and protege I have seen them, perhaps they have discontinued them.

I would measure out everything and compare it to the specs on Megans website

http://www.meganracing.com/product_deta ... 7&catid=54

[wytbishop]

Looking at the specs for the Trailing Arms the big end ID is too small. The post on the rear spindle of the MX-3/Protege is 20mm which is 0.787". Theirs says it's 3/4" which won't go. Unless they're just rounding and it is actually 20mm. It's worth checking before you buy. Also the small end bushing on the BG chassis is just a hair over 1-3/4" wide and the bolt is 12mm vs. 7/16" of the MR piece so the top end will not fit either.

[SstennizZ]

Hm.. To bad shipment is a b----.. Whouldnt want to be buying something thats not going to fit..
Whats up with the mx3? Aren't there any companies that make parts or bushing sets?

[Ryan]

Hardly, nobody loves us. the front end is fairly easy as we share control arms with escorts (Bushings, at least) but the rear is unique to us.

[SstennizZ]

Well rear also to the escort and 323/protege, but only the swaybar is different.. And luckily thats the only part I actually can buy over here.. I really want the trailing arms and bushings too though..