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I know I probably can't go much larger, but It's going to need tires soon and I want to get every bit of ground clearance I can without rubbing.

For the last year my old Protege has been reduced to spare vehicle/ back roads buggy. My problem is that the exhaust has been taking a beating due to lack of ground clearance. I'm running 185/65R14 tires on it right now. What is the biggest tire anyone has run without rubbing when turning?

I have a bad wheel bearing on my 1999 Protege and I'm going to grab a used steering knuckle assembly (as a quick fix) since I don't have a press to change it with. If this one doesn't last, at least I'll have a spare knuckle to have a new bearing pressed into without disabling the car. The...

Does anyone know the exact size of the steel fuel lines on a 1999 Protege? Mine are getting rusty and I don't see them online anywhere.

The belt is as tight as I can get it and the alternator spins freely but is making a groaning noise when the car is running. I have it off right now and am getting another one to try this morning. I think something something must have burned up inside it.

When I went tried to start out 1999 Protege this evening the battery was dead. I asked my wife if she had noticed the battery light on but she said she hadn't. I charged the battery and started the car up but the lights were dim and really died down when I turned on the blower motor so I assume...

With lots of heat I finally got all 3 nuts off without breaking anything, even though one of them was worn down to 16mm (from 17mm).

20 miles north of Fredericton.

I'm getting ready to replace the downpipe on my 99 1.6L Protege and the studs on the bottom of the catalytic convertor are rusted to the point that I can't tell what size/ pitch they're supposed to be. I'd like to just replace the studs while I'm at it but I can't find them anywhere online. Does...

I've had the same thing happen to mine. I've had a thumping sound coming from the rear passenger's side that I can't get rid of though, even after replacing both rear struts and mounts and both end links. I've been driving it for almost a year and still can't figure it out. I just assume it's...

Is there any easy way to drain the gas tank without taking out the sending unit? I tried to siphon it out the filler tube with no luck and the screws that hold the sending unit/ fuel pump in definitely arent coming out (I can't even tell what kind of screw it is anymore it's so rusty). I have to...

Yes, I have one already to pick up but I've been holding out on changing it until the wife has a couple consecutive days off because the studs coming out of the convertor are in really bad shape and I know I'm going to get into a mess when I change it.

Has anyone else had this problem? The downpipe on my '99 Protege (1.6L) has broken off 4 times in the last 6 months and never in the same place twice (at both flanges, an inch or so past the convertor and around the oxygen sensor hole along with a couple splits lengthwise that I welded up)...

While I was changing the front control arm this morning I came across some major rust on the subframe. I'm going to try to weld a patch on it but if that doesn't work I'm going to be forced to change the whole subframe. Unfortunatelty there is no way to get at the nuts to spray them with...

I've had the 185/70R14 's on for about a week and have had no rubbing issues, even with 5 people in and I have noticeably more clearance than with the 175/65R14 's the previous owner had on it.

I plan on it but thought someone out there might have already tried it and could tell me if I'm wasting my time or not. I'll let you know how it goes.

Is anyone running 185/70R14 tires on their Proteges without any rubbing issues? I'm getting ready to put my winter tires on and already have a really good set from my Golf that will bolt right on.