dumb question!

[back alley]

i was looking over some papers that came with my car when i bought it - somewhere it states that my mx3 came with a 'sport tuned suspension' - is this just marketing hype? or is there something to it. any help is always appreciated. thanks

[ProtegeSTS]

to my knowledge, all MX-3s came with "sport tuned suspension". It just denotes that the MX-3 came with stiffer pieces than the rest of the BG chassis cars that it shares its design with.

[back alley]

thanks! i kinda thought it was something like that. one more question for you jesse,<BR>if i wanted to 'improve' my suspension to handle corners with a little more aggression what would i need to do. (besides tires, that's already in the works)

[ProtegeSTS]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by back alley:<BR><STRONG>thanks! i kinda thought it was something like that. one more question for you jesse,<BR>if i wanted to 'improve' my suspension to handle corners with a little more aggression what would i need to do. (besides tires, that's already in the works)</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Rear sway bar would be my first choice for a couple reasons...<P>1) its cheaper than springs/struts. I would get a custom one built, but there is a company out of Florida that does custom ones for under 200 bucks.<P>2) it doesnt compromise daily driving at all...just allows crisper turn-in, and less understeer.<P>3) easy install. Me and David did my rear sway bar in 10 mins once the car was up on jackstands.

[back alley]

jesse, just the rear alone? i thought it was best to put both front & rear in at the same time. also, what about the mazdaspeed sway bars, any opinions?<BR>thanks again

[ProtegeSTS]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by back alley:<BR><STRONG>jesse, just the rear alone? i thought it was best to put both front & rear in at the same time. also, what about the mazdaspeed sway bars, any opinions?<BR>thanks again</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR>sure doing both is also goood, but its more expensive, and replaceing the front is not fun. Doing a mild rear upgrade will help out a lot. One thing you could do it see if Addco or anyone else makes front sway bar bushings for the MX-3...as that would stiffen up response without causing more understeer.<P>I dont know enough about the MS sways for the MX-3 to make a comment.

[back alley]

once again, thanks for the info.