S2 R3 Cross-member Part Number
#1
S2 R3 Cross-member Part Number
Hi all! I have a question regarding the part number of cross-members on S2. I tried to search this topic here but was not lucky enough to find an answer hence asking.
I realized that there are two of them available:
FE01-34-80XF W/O SIDE SPOILER W/SIDE SPOILER-SMALL
FE01-34-80XC W/SIDE SPOILER-LARGE
According to the description I assume an R3 should use the cross-member with 'XC' postfix. But are there any differences between these two? I have checked mazda parts store online and seems like the 'XC' one is discontinued.
The reason I am looking into cross-member is that the front wheel alignment on my R3 is somewhat off. Passenger front max negative camber is only -0.7deg and max caster is -5.9deg. I doubt if a bent cross-member might be the cause.
I realized that there are two of them available:
FE01-34-80XF W/O SIDE SPOILER W/SIDE SPOILER-SMALL
FE01-34-80XC W/SIDE SPOILER-LARGE
According to the description I assume an R3 should use the cross-member with 'XC' postfix. But are there any differences between these two? I have checked mazda parts store online and seems like the 'XC' one is discontinued.
The reason I am looking into cross-member is that the front wheel alignment on my R3 is somewhat off. Passenger front max negative camber is only -0.7deg and max caster is -5.9deg. I doubt if a bent cross-member might be the cause.
#2
Did some extra searching and seems like the R3 ones is 'foam-filled'. Not exactly sure what it means, my guess is that it may be more rigid? To me it sounds like a factory 'mod' that OEM like to market on it, hard to say if it actually makes a noticable difference..
#3
You can dig around here a bit, there's some that will claim the urethane foam-filled crossmember gives a bajillion times better steering feel, and others believe it makes no difference.
#5
1. Front passanger side max Camber/Caster seems off.
2. Front Passenger side has a replacement LCA since it has a part label on it.
3. Car had considerable amount of vibrations when engine is around 1100-1300rpm regardless of gear/clutch position. Warmer the car, greater the vibration. Vibration magnitude peaks when I start to move the car in 1st gear while half way clutch in after the car is warm.
But again, just my suspicion. I have not found a solid answer to it yet.
#8
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So I looked this up last night.. I'm not sure you can even order that part anymore. FE01-34-80XF supersedes FE01-34-80XC. I suspect that they are no longer making the foam filled ones and just making the standard crossmembers. Which is a bummer since I wanted to upgrade my car with the foam filled version later on.
#10
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I doubt most people can tell the difference. They did the same thing on the special S1 models; Shinka, etc. which were bloated full option fat whales.
so I’d really question it being anything much more than profit increasing marketing point and maybe some minor nvh reduction at a certain frequency.
it shows qty 1 at the Chicago PDC
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so I’d really question it being anything much more than profit increasing marketing point and maybe some minor nvh reduction at a certain frequency.
it shows qty 1 at the Chicago PDC
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Last edited by TeamRX8; 02-17-2022 at 07:46 PM.
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