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TeamRX8 02-07-2007 03:27 PM

Sway Bars
 
sway bars that is :rofl:


photomunkey turned me on to these sway bars from Progress Technology

front bar is tubular with 1.25" OD x 0.25" wall thickness :eek: and three endlink adjustment holes in each arm

rear bar is solid 19mm with two endlink adjustment holes in each arm :bowdown:

Mazda-Rati 02-07-2007 03:51 PM

That's the same size RB uses (32mm and 19mm). Although there are no adjustments on those. Are you going to get a set of the PT sways?

TeamRX8 02-07-2007 03:54 PM

The RB bars are softer, their front bar is only 0.188" thick and their rear bar is tubular with a 0.125 wall

big difference!

and yes I am :)

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XDEEDUBBX 02-07-2007 03:57 PM

price aint bad either...anyone install these yet?

TeamRX8 02-07-2007 03:58 PM

photomunkey has the first set I believe

9krpmrx8 02-07-2007 08:59 PM

Progress rocks. Brings me back to my EG days.

shinronin 02-07-2007 09:12 PM

hmm, very interesting. :) what endlinks will you use?

success07 02-07-2007 09:24 PM

These look quite promising. I'd like to hear more about them if there is any other info.

Nice find Team.

pdxhak 02-07-2007 09:33 PM

I like the price! Would these work well with Tein Flex?

N rider89 02-07-2007 10:41 PM

amazing thread title

TeamRX8 02-07-2007 11:49 PM

fwiw, Speedsource makes the same size front bar for GrandAm that is sold exclusively through MazdaMotorsports for 3x the cost of this one


ptuning.com sells the bars for the same price, but with free shipping :)


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MissyK 02-08-2007 12:00 AM

geez u got me excited for no reason. thought there was action in this thread!

TeamRX8 02-08-2007 12:05 AM

lol, you just had to take a peak ... :naughty:

MissyK 02-08-2007 12:07 AM

yea and still i look again and still nothing lol

TeamRX8 02-08-2007 12:19 AM

hey, I don't just roll over for anybody :cwm27:

MissyK 02-08-2007 12:20 AM

it ok i waitin for someone else to do dat :P

TeamRX8 02-08-2007 12:31 AM

lol, who's the softy :p:

MissyK 02-08-2007 12:36 AM

the person who wants to fix my back pain hahaha

chickenwafer 02-08-2007 01:18 AM

These look nice. Guess I know where my next money is going!

TeamRX8 02-08-2007 09:34 PM

w00t, they are on the way

I probably won't receive them before Monday though seeing as how UPS sucks ...

TeamRX8 02-12-2007 09:37 PM

Received the bars today, went to take a pic and discovered I left my digicam at work :banghead: so no stiffy pics for MissyK yet

quality looks very good, bars are powdercoated a nice gray metallic color, supplied with black polyurethane bushings and silver zinc-plated brackets, but no grease fittings

TeamRX8 02-14-2007 12:07 AM

http://pic17.picturetrail.com/VOL846.../230396455.jpg


http://pic17.picturetrail.com/VOL846.../230396458.jpg

PoLaK 02-14-2007 12:56 AM

Is there any purpose to multiple endlink holes if your endlinks are adjustable?

TeamRX8 02-14-2007 01:04 AM

the adjustable endlinks only adjust their length to add or avoid pre-loading the bars in the static position

the holes in the bar arms allow you to change the effective stiffness of the bar for tuning the balance, it's all based on lever arm length, the holes closer to the bar pivot point (the D bushing) create a shorter lever arm which results in a stiffer bar rate and the holes farther away from the bar pivot point create a longer lever arm which results in a softer bar rate

they're not the same thing

swoope 02-14-2007 01:09 AM

bushings?

beers :beer:


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