Hey againg folx. I have a 91 Protege LX. I recently replaced the rear sway bar links. The ones that were on there were factory I suppose... as are the ones on the front. My problem is everywhere I look, the spacer for the front and rear are much shorter than the spacer which was on the car. The ones on the car look exactly like the ones in my Haynes repair manual.
Last weekend, when I was working on the rears, something made me look at the Escort LX-E and spacer looked closer to what was there so that's what I went with. But I did try the specified Protege links and the bold began to angle the more I tightened it. The manual says tighten til theres 11/16" thread showing... not possible with the specified Protege replacement links.
Now I'm wanting to replace the front and I'm running into the same issue.
Sooo, my question is.... along the way, was there some advantage found in using a shorter spacer on the Protege?
A side question... do you really notice a difference after installing those strut bars?
Have a great day... hoping to do the lower ball joints, sway bar links, and a few other things today.
Last weekend, when I was working on the rears, something made me look at the Escort LX-E and spacer looked closer to what was there so that's what I went with. But I did try the specified Protege links and the bold began to angle the more I tightened it. The manual says tighten til theres 11/16" thread showing... not possible with the specified Protege replacement links.
Now I'm wanting to replace the front and I'm running into the same issue.
Sooo, my question is.... along the way, was there some advantage found in using a shorter spacer on the Protege?
A side question... do you really notice a difference after installing those strut bars?
Have a great day... hoping to do the lower ball joints, sway bar links, and a few other things today.
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