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Bruce95fmla May-5th-2003 01:18 PM

itzcatz, can testify to you getting a rear strut bar
 
this weekend I took him for a drive in my car... lol ...
and I think he will fully testify that a front and rear strut bar , work wonders together
Bruce

funkdaddysmack May-5th-2003 01:26 PM

Re: itzcatz, can testify to you getting a rear strut bar
 

Originally posted by Bruce95fmla
this weekend I took him for a drive in my car... lol ...
and I think he will fully testify that a front and rear strut bar , work wonders together
Bruce

I'm assuming this is in your 323? Did you have to cut the plastic in the back? My 323 handles well, now it just needs more speed...

Bruce95fmla May-5th-2003 01:31 PM

Re: Re: itzcatz, can testify to you getting a rear strut bar
 

Originally posted by funkdaddysmack


I'm assuming this is in your 323? Did you have to cut the plastic in the back? My 323 handles well, now it just needs more speed...

no this was in the protege,,,

so u know, I may install NOS in the 323 ,, for the fun of it ...
I was considering to leave the car in auto, but i am really not sure ....
look for a post about it in off-topic...
Bruce

funkdaddysmack May-5th-2003 02:00 PM

Then why did you post this in the 1st gen section? :D

Bruce95fmla May-5th-2003 02:38 PM

because many 1st gen guys would be interested in the rear strut bar.. the rear is basically the same between both gens aside for the added sheetmetal...
1st gen guys order ur bars ...lol

zenilder May-6th-2003 02:03 PM

Where did you buys your bars at?

thanks

Bruce95fmla May-6th-2003 03:02 PM

I got mine from ebay ...
I posted a few pics in the 2nd gen suspension section... you may have to search for it ..
I believe it is a Ractive bar..
I really don't remember because I had the bar sitting behind my closet door , for like frigin almost a year ...
until I finally decided to install it .. and man it really makes a diffence. I never really though it was that big of a deal but I can actually feal it helping to take some of the roll away ( or hiding it, lol whatever) ...
My next suspension mod will be a set of AWR rear sway bars.
Bruce

itzkcatz May-6th-2003 04:18 PM

My hand was blue taking that courner at 85 hearing your 13 inch steelwheels screech the entire courner.. Don't worry bruce im getting suspension this month and i will take u at the next meet see how funny it is when your hand turns blue ..Jon :-)

Identity_X May-6th-2003 05:30 PM


Originally posted by Bruce95fmla
My next suspension mod will be a set of AWR rear sway bars.
Bruce

The sway bars should give you a more noticable difference than the strut bars. You're going all out on suspension??:)

itzkcatz May-6th-2003 05:32 PM

I wasnt much for suspension but now im getting into it. Bruce is putting a turbo in his protege ..Jon

Bruce95fmla May-6th-2003 06:02 PM

yeah my car is pretty decieveing ,, if you look at it from the outside.
But when you look deaper you can notice the
mazdaspeed shocks
BG extreme springs .
speed people (thick) front strut bar
Ractive rear strut bar
kvr carbon fiber brake pads (Great)
DBA cross drilled and slotted front rotors.

coming up soon will be
AWR rear sway bar ( not to thick)
15 or 16" lightweight wheels
ES protege front and rear brakes (cross drilled/slotted rotors)
maybe kvr pads all around
maybe camber bolts ( to adjust the camber a bit , not sure)
maybe urethane bump stops.
Race seats (unsure of which, but will be black and red)

these will just be things to improve the handling and also some things to keep me properly positioned in the seat ..
I sometimes get cramps in my abs when I corner to hard... use to happen sometimes with the 16's

But to me the most important thing is Brakes ...
If your gonna go fast at least be able to stop

Later
Bruce

Bruce95fmla May-6th-2003 06:14 PM

strut tower bar

That is the one that I have

ne3ek May-6th-2003 06:53 PM

hehe, ben got my hand red with his spirited driving..

2fast4u May-7th-2003 12:42 AM


Originally posted by Bruce95fmla
strut tower bar

That is the one that I have

so your saying that this strut tower bar will fit the 90-94 pros?

Bruce95fmla May-7th-2003 10:32 AM


Originally posted by PseudoRealityX


Lovely list, except you forgot tires.

I have positively no idea what tires I want .. to be honest with you


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