biknman

Enjoy

njaremka

now those are some end-links! looks sweet!

it looks more like a competition only product, you think? i would have thought they came with better connecting points for the end links on the bar. it looks like it would be a bear to get set-up if there are no set points for the end links to bolt to.

biknman

AWR bar rocks end links are super beef. With the wide range of tunablity I'm able to tune the rear end in just right to work with the front. The car is way more smooth around the corners and more predictable than with the MP3 sway bar that I had on the car. The AWR bar is better tuned to work with the front stock sway bar to take car of the understeer I cars are known for. I love it awesome!

njaremka

can you get a picture of the whole bar across the back?

JDMstuff

Those things are HUGE!

tradr

Damn that's a very impressive looking rear sway bar

I just got my Racing Beat springs in today by Fedex as part of a trade (didn't want to drop my car with the Eibachs I had before)..

Dave, do you think that sway bar would be safely streetable with RB Springs, Mazdaspeed Adj. Struts, and stock DX front sway bar, or would a larger front sway bar be advisable at that point?

I don't want to spin around when driving hard on backroads

zeus

I got mine a few days ago and haven't got around to putting it in yet, maybe this weekend. I did have to look at the parts for a while just to understand how it went in. So, now you post pictures. The ends look low and the adjustment maxed out.

Did you get instructions? I think some explaination on dialing it in would help. That is when I finally get around to putting it in. Your impression and advice on adjusting it would be appriciated.

obender66

Thanks for pics, man-I was installing mine today, took old one out already, but was short of some bolts and it became dark.
I will finish it tomorrow.
BTW, I ordered 19mm with adjustable end links.
Thanks to Mitch from protege5online.com

Alex

ZoomZoomH

I Did!

and oh what an improvement over the stock rear sway bar!



and yes, those AWR sway bars were THICK AS HELL when I saw them in person. A very nice kit from AWR

NegatiZE

WOW the AWR sway bar looks really great. I'm not sure if I'd want to get something that beefy though, all I'm planning on doing is street driving unless someone local place decides to set up an AutoX club.

Those MP3 sway bars look like a good alternative. How hard was it to install them? What kind of tools will I need? I'm assuming just some socket wrenches and that's it.

ZoomZoomH

Install wasn't hard at all, since Dave already knows what to do

took us about 45 min. max to replace mine

yes, 14mm socket wrenches is all you need. But also use lots of WD-40 to loosen up all the rusted/seized nuts & bolts beforehand, makes the job a lot easier

I had to trim the rubber bushings from the stock mounting bracket to fit the 20mm bar, but other than that, it was a straight bolt-on job

I would suggest looking into the 19mm rear sway bar kit AWR is selling through Mazdaspeed Motorsports. It's a complete kit WITH replacement mounting brackets (no trimming needed! )

have fun

NegatiZE

Hank, are you using the stock endlinks on the MP3 sway bar or the upgraded oens?

ZoomZoomH

stock mp3 sway bar endlink along with stock rear strut endlink. So far everything's holding together really well

NegatiZE

Great, just curious because I didn't know if I should order the stronger endlinks with the AWR bar. After looking at the flimsy endlinks on the stock Protege, I'm definitely getting them.

While rotating my tires today, I took a pic of the stock suspension showing the stock sway bar, endlink, and strut mounting point. This is on a 1999 Protege LX.

Now can someone tell me if I have the longer or shorter endlinks?

carguycw

I was told that the endlink mount was changed in the front, not the back. I believe the rear endlinks are all the same.