My Protege KL Swap

[The Pile]

just read this thread and u will figure it out man.. i dont wanna sound like a dick but ive explained this 3 times in this thread.

[bomdoutscort]

WTF

i dont get it? i was told (From CP) to use the v6 MX3 axles ..so i brought the v6 26 spline LSD ones to suit my box and your know say its gona bind? on 1 side?

totally confused now

1 BP axle fits, if not too short
the other BP is far to long, cant even bolt to hub to the strut?

sorry for thread hax

From what i gathered you need the mx3 lower control arms, the mx3 passenger axle and the kia bp drivers side axle.

[4gethonda]

lol jsut get mx3 v6 axles, mx3 v6 half shaft and mx3 v6 LCA's

bolt everything up and you wont have any problems

[The Pile]

soo i tore apart the KLG4 I have laying around... 4 of the rod bearings look like this.. yikes..

[DeeAOne]

when i had both mx3 axles in there my car felt like the wheel was gunna fall off when i got over 10mph... but now with the k-k-k-kia axle im good unless im tryna road race around some corners

This describes the bf perfectly. Same exact issue. Mine only binds now if I corner hard to the right with the KIA bp axle. Mx3 axle made it vibrate like something was about to snap.

[The Pile]

for sure! with the mx3 axle I hopped in was cruizing down the alley just fine.... get out on to the main street get over 10mph and I instantly was like "goin back home" lol

It seems the more I drive it, the less it binds.. Im sure im fukkin something up

[Mazda_Powered]

probably the mounts lol

[The Pile]

Time for a new motor!!! yay. This thing smokes more than me and monoxidechild combined... its definitly gotten worse. like a quart every 30 miles.

[Mazda_Powered]

holy **** lol, thats brutal! my KL is at 232,000 km and it doesn't even smoke on start up that's the ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT MY ENGINE haha.

[monoxidechild]

and the shifter broke today..... lol.


it broke when it was a BP, and it was welded... then it got swapped to a KL, and the KL shifter broke. damn.....

[madtownmazda]

and the shifter broke today..... lol.


it broke when it was a BP, and it was welded... then it got swapped to a KL, and the KL shifter broke. damn.....

cars cursed! mines the same way! haha

[bomdoutscort]

and the shifter broke today..... lol.


it broke when it was a BP, and it was welded... then it got swapped to a KL, and the KL shifter broke. damn.....

I thought that he was using the protege linkage, and stablizer bar or did he switch it out for the kl stuff?

[The Pile]

yea its the K8 mx3 linkage... did a nice 2nd gear and the shifter fell through the floor... ****ty ass linkage design.

[The Pile]

yup... robbed my rust-free mx3's linkage last nite. the bp linkage is about a half inch shorter. I also had the knock sensor plugged into the wrong connector.. the mx3 knock sensor is next to the passenger mount instead of by the TB on the KL's.. I realized this at the yard yesterday.. the kl plugs in on opposite site and theres a connector on that side!!! switched plugs and gained like 15hp. lol

[The Pile]

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