I.M.Speed

Hey, I own a 03.5 msp and lately have been having a hell of a time with the suspension on my car. Aparently I managed to bend the sway bars. They won't cover this on warrenty cause they say I had to of hit something. Has anyone else out there had this problem. Also my front suspension is buggered up to. I sounds like it keeps rubbing on something. Dealler said I might be the cold, sound sketchy to me. Even if it is cold it shouldn't make any rubbing noises. Anyway, I am just wondering if anyone else has had or heard of similar problems with the suspension on these cars.
Thanx

ShogunProtege

well, have you hit anything?? cause that is the only way a sway bar can be bent, they are made to flex a bit..

macdaddyslomo

Yep,sounds like it's time to bite the bullet and buy a new swaybar...

TitaniumMSP

I have a 2003.5 MSP and well to be honest when it is cold out side it does make kind of a almost squeaking noise from the front suspension but it does go away after a little friction warms it up. I have a friend that had an MP3 with the same problems...

ShogunProtege

i had a squeaky noise when i had my strut tower bar, but i kinda broke it so i took it off, then the noise went away, the noise was only there for about 5 min after is started the car..

Rusty

Shogun, how did you break the strut tower bar?

TitaniumMSP

how in the hell did you break you strut bar LOL???

TitaniumMSP

LOL thats to weird...

ShogunProtege

it was in my way when i was tryin to get to my neg battery post, so i loosed up one end and moved it up, when i did that the bolt on the other side striped out of the bar... what do youexpect though, i got it for 20 bucks off of ebay... lol

TitaniumMSP

Oh ok did not know it was made of plastic LOL j/k...ebay strikes again....

ShogunProtege

lol, no it was aluminum, the bolt wasnt screwed into the bar far enough.. so really my fault.. lol

tom grossmann

My 01 ES squeaks first thing in the morning but goes away after car warms up , sounds like strut rubber....mine has the mazda suspension kit on it.(only had the car a week) As for the sway bar , you need to change it. This will definitly change the handling especially on turn in , it may also handle differant from left handers to right handers. errr and the only way I know to bend a bar is to bounce a rock off it (I could of sworn turn 2 was flat in third)

Tom