Concealer404's KLZEscort thread

[Mazda_Powered]

You can see the chrome add-on to the front coilovers here for the sway bar

http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/images/ksportkontrolpro3.jpg

and here's what they look like stock

http://ak.buy.com/PI/0/300/236102338.jpg

[concealer404]

So it's literally just a bracket with a hole in it.

Would it matter how far up the strut body it is? As in, do i have to match where it sits on the 3rd gen struts? Or can i just put it anywhere as long as it's the same on both sides and i can get enough adjustment out of the AWR links?

[Mazda_Powered]

It would just affect how tall the link is from what I gather. Obviously you don't want to have it too long or you'd lose some strength.

[concealer404]

It would just affect how tall the link is from what I gather. Obviously you don't want to have it too long or you'd lose some strength.

Oh for sure. I'm almost thinking i could get it quite a bit lower than stock is what i'm saying, though, making for a shorter link.

[FE3-323]

Alrighty, now to figure out how much of an increase that would actually give me. Turns out that the way the bar is mounted right now only gives me a .5 bar ratio, so any rate increase of the bar itself will be cut in half.

Throwing around the idea of researching an endlink setup that attaches to the strut. Anyone here done that?

oooo!!! ME ME!!!

[FE3-323]

Jack. i have never once encountered a 15/16" front swaybar on any BG....... you may want to look into that one.

[Mazda_Powered]

You must look harder then! lol My front sway bar is 15/16" OEM 91 Protege LX.

Even ES has a pt# 4.5141 15/16" $26.00

[FE3-323]

^ im sorry but i refuse to believe that just off of what ES has a part listing for.
please provide a digital caliper spec.
Unless it was some freak canadian option i cannot understand why i would not have EVER encountered a 15/16"

[Mazda_Powered]

It's a Georgia car lol, and I don't have access to the car right now as it's in storage.

I know 1000000000000000000000000% it's 15/16" tho man, believe what you will lol. I spent 2 days boring out some 13mm sway-bar D bushings to the caliper spec'd 23.9mm front sway bar lol.

EDIT: It could be a "sport" LX model, that would explain the larger front and rear sway bars that the car came with.

[FE3-323]

alrighty. i'll stop with my thread jacking. but i will now be measuring my F swaybar tomorrow

considering i have too much swaybar in the front with the 1" ford bar & the .75 ratio im anxiously awaiting install of a "stock" front swaybar

[tehmonkay]

Sohc
19.1 (0.75) (Hollow type)
20.0 (0.79) (Hollow type)
Dohc
22.0 (0.87) (Solid type)
21 .O (0.83) (Solid type)


From 92 protege fsm

[concealer404]

oooo!!! ME ME!!!

And is it awesome?

Jack. i have never once encountered a 15/16" front swaybar on any BG....... you may want to look into that one.

I'll throw calipers on mine tonite.

alrighty. i'll stop with my thread jacking. but i will now be measuring my F swaybar tomorrow

considering i have too much swaybar in the front with the 1" ford bar & the .75 ratio im anxiously awaiting install of a "stock" front swaybar

Sohc
19.1 (0.75) (Hollow type)
20.0 (0.79) (Hollow type)
Dohc
22.0 (0.87) (Solid type)
21 .O (0.83) (Solid type)


From 92 protege fsm

Cool thanks guys!

[FE3-323]

maybe im thinking of the rear bar???
idk anymore

Sohc
19.1 (0.75) (Hollow type)
20.0 (0.79) (Hollow type)
Dohc
22.0 (0.87) (Solid type)
21 .O (0.83) (Solid type)


From 92 protege fsm

[concealer404]

Didn't put calipers on my bar last night. Was too busy figuring out other things.

Like: Why the ***********ing ***** don't my fog lights work?!?!?!?!

And: Lesson learned. Adjusting the rear calipers is EASY. As long as, you know... you haven't replaced the e-brake cables with ill-fitting aftermarket replacements at the same time. 3 hours later, the brakes work correctly.


Anyways..... yeah. I got sick of ****ing around and decided it was time to get to business. I've been up since 5am yesterday. Went to work, went to work on car, finished working on car at 7:08am this morning, went home, showered, and went to work. I'm tired.


Made Cromoly spacers for the endlinks to keep the bearing from binding. Worked out well.




Ran wires for Racepak.




Got power. LOTS OF POWER. (But no fogs. Or wipers, actually.) Starter cranks FAST.




So i heard you liked low cars?





The Star Specs are BEEFY.




This is a normal office chair adjusted all the way DOWN.

[Mazda_Powered]

sweeet!!! guess you didn't see my sticky about the rear caliper adjustments

About the fogs and the wiper not working, I'd double check the connection at the wiper motor (drivers side firewall by the strut tower), otherwise it's probably a fuse that's gone on you man.

Car looks awesome!! That rim/tire package is BEEFY indeed...looks fitting tho