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Because im so excited I found one I may talk about this front sway bar for the next year straight So I chopped off the old endlinks completely and installed some beefier ones then went on a driving impression of the new MS bar. I been driving around with it disconnected and the rear whiteline bar connected and hated every second of it. I read somewhere that disconnecting the front was better and beneficial but the car felt like garbage. There was a bit more roll (obviously) but not a ton like you would think because my coilovers have high spring rates on the front and back, the tires would roll over a bit more in the back and the car would not turn if you gave it alot of gas or turned the wheel really quick in one direction. . Not fun when your car has never done that and you dont expect it. I almost ran into a curb. With the GS front bar the tires would chirp a bit in the back and if you were going fast enough or the turn was sharp enough the back would suddenly kick out so I never really went that fast then turned extra sharp. If I tried E brake slides would be really easy but I dont beat on my baby like that so we will never know lol. At low to mid speeds and a sharp turn the rear tires would just chirp and the fronts would under steer a bit. Does that happen to anyone else with Ksports, a gs front, and a whiteline rear bar?


Anyway my impression of the front was really good. The back end didnt kick out but both F and R would grip fairly good until they both slid out (could of been dirt on the roads this was a street impression). Also a very weird feeling but I was going pretty fast. I could also blame my tires on that one. If I have a little bit stickier ones or I was on a clean track I could go even faster I bet which is crazy. Turn in was crazy better (for lack of a better description) At any speed I turn the wheel and the car went with 0 roll and zero chirp of the rear. I will say the whole hit a bump on one side and the other feels it thing is more noticeable now. But im not to concerned with that because the car is a bumpy ride any way. I want to go really test this set up out at willow springs if I have enough money for Mazfest in august this year but im not sure I will I also threw on some extra mazdaspeed stickers on I had in the closet for years collecting dust so anyone around when I have the wheel off knows whats up (which is more often then you would expect) So far ill give mazdaspeed 2 thumbs up on the 25mm front and 22mm rear decision. A recommended upgrade for anyone who can find one

Looks like it's a solid piece of Spring Steel Round bar... milled and drilled on the ends, some very impressive bend radii... hmmm... I might just have to lay out my hollow front anti-sway bar on the CMM, and give everyone the blue prints... I'm sure we can track down a shop (somewhere)that can recreate this UBER rare suspension component.

I tried a year ago or so and failed. Corksport almost did it but backed out last minute after I got 20 people to do a group buy with me.

I can't promise to find anyone that can make it... yet alone make it for a reasonable price.
But I'm pretty sure I can model it up, and I'll draw up some manufacturing prints. Beyond that...

Has anyone thought about filling the hollow stock ones with something like a metal-2-metal epoxy compound?
It would likely take about a litre to fill it, so you'd have to look at industrial volumes. (As opposed to the 25ml two part stuff they sell in local stores.)

So today I got around to making and painting the adapter brackets for my mazdaspeed mirrors from the A-Spec demio. I did a test fit and LOVE the results. I could just put rubber between the mirrors and car to seal them from the elements and call it a day but I think im going to mold the bases of the stock mirrors to "flow" with the lines of the fender. You can see there is a small gap but unless I said something alot of people wouldnt even notice. I do also love how the holes in them are the same shape as the holes of foglight spots on the MS front nose.

So mazdaspeed mayhem continues. I tried to replicate the MS gauges that come one a few of the other mazdas and I LOVE the results. Its just too bad there wasnt actual mazdaspeed gauges for our cars. I seen some on a NA MX5 at little get together last week and they look really good in person. They are white faced with red lettering and at night the numbers and needles glow a luscious red.





Not to many updates to come because 1. im waiting for another escort or MX3 with disc brakes in the rear to get the hubs from so I can put on my peircemotorsport lateral links and MS sway bar and 2. I was saving up for a few cans of base coat, clear, and primers to respray my car BUT now im actually trying to set money aside for the CF hatches that have been popping up. Paint can wait lol.

youll save money on paint because you wont need to paint the hatch

True

you could afford one faster if you sell me your wing

I think the MS on the tach is a nice touch.

Sleeper6 wrote:you could afford one faster if you sell me your wing

lol I dont think I can separate the MS collection

SuperK wrote:I think the MS on the tach is a nice touch.

Thank you very much. I really like it. Kids at school think its oem so I go with it lol.

Well I took off my EZ lip because it was barely hanging on for dear life anyway. I will be putting a new one on after I get a hatch. I went on a little photo shoot because you can never have too many pictures of your car

Hey can you post a close up of your hood pin install on the fenders? Borderline getting a new hood and it would require relocating the pins

I just took the rubber hood supports out of there spot above the headlights near the fender and stuffed the pins in there. Then cut my hood where it lined up with them. It was pretty easy.

kulluminati777 wrote:I just took the rubber hood supports out of there spot above the headlights near the fender and stuffed the pins in there. Then cut my hood where it lined up with them. It was pretty easy.

how much did you have to drill out or is the opening big enough? Sorry if its a silly question by my factory stoppers are still in and I used the front ones that had to be drilled a small amount when I did mine

Nice Pics
Car's beautiful!