looking for sway bars

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carperformance3

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2004 Mazda3 5 door

• Sep 26, 2004

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does anybody know where i can get a set of sway bars for a reasonable price?

 

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Da 6

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2013 BGM Chevy Cruze ECO, 2005 SWP Subaru Legacy GT

• Sep 26, 2004

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All I can find right now...
http://corksport.com/main.php3?primNavIndex=0&mainURL=%2Fstore%2Findex.php3%3Fcat%3D293620

 

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carperformance3

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2004 Mazda3 5 door

• Sep 28, 2004

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yeah, thats all i could find so far too...i was hoping for something cheaper. thanks though

 

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badAzLava3

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• Sep 28, 2004

• #4

Progress makes a rear sway bar.

Ptuning.com has them for sale pretty cheap.

Other vendors are just now ramping up.
Eibach may have a kit out too....don't remember where I saw it tho.

 

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ag bullet

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2004 Mazda 3 Hatchback,MTX

• Sep 28, 2004

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badAzLava3 said:

Progress makes a rear sway bar.

Ptuning.com has them for sale pretty cheap.

Other vendors are just now ramping up.
Eibach may have a kit out too....don't remember where I saw it tho.

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Thanks for the lead on ptuning. I ordered mine tonight!

 

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carperformance3

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2004 Mazda3 5 door

• Sep 29, 2004

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thanks for the lead, has anyone heard anything good or bad about the progress quality?

 

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3Wheeler

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Mazda3 GFX Sedan, M/T

• Sep 29, 2004

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carperformance3 said:

thanks for the lead, has anyone heard anything good or bad about the progress quality?

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I put Progress's lowering springs and rear anti-sway bar on my 3, after researching (among other things) quality.

They've been on about two months now. The car handled well before, but now it's unbelievable.

My highest recommendation.

 

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jbass

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mazda3

• Sep 29, 2004

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I ordered progress springs yesterday and I can't wait to get them. I heard very good thing about these springs for the 3. They say the 3 will handle like hell with springs... (rockon)

 

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carperformance3

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2004 Mazda3 5 door

• Oct 3, 2004

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thats cool...did you do just springs, without replacing struts? if so, do you have any issues with bottoming out, or the factory struts being to soft with the springs?

 

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3Wheeler

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Mazda3 GFX Sedan, M/T

• Oct 3, 2004

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I just did the springs, but have no bottoming out issues at all, or any weird sounds coming from under there. The car is very very tight...so at this point I see no reason to replace the struts. I guess they may wear out sooner with the stiffer/shorter springs, but when that happens that'll give me the excuse I need to do some more mods under there.You should take my answers with a grain of salt, though, because I'm a greenhorn at all this...so who knows, maybe I could have a strut problem and not even know it.

 

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Da 6

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2013 BGM Chevy Cruze ECO, 2005 SWP Subaru Legacy GT

• Oct 3, 2004

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if it does the "Bobble head" over bumps thats a shure sign they are shot...another way is if you see abnormal liquids leaking from the struts.

 

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3Wheeler

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Mazda3 GFX Sedan, M/T

• Oct 4, 2004

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No nothing like that, DA 6 -- but I've only had the springs two months. The struts have no "abnormal liquids" leaking from them -- just the "normal" ones! (flash) Joke folks -- no leaks.

 

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3Wheeler

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Mazda3 GFX Sedan, M/T

• Oct 4, 2004

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It occurs to me that all I've talked about is performance of the springs. While that's the most important thing to me, looks are of course pretty important as well.

So, how do they look? In a word, perfect! The car looks like it should have been that way in the first place. Those are the types of comments I receive time and again. It's amazing what 1.3" will do. It's not at all a "slammed" look...it takes it from what was somewhat sporty looking to a beautifully planted and balanced, classy sports car.

After this experience with their stuff, I'll put my money on Progress from here on in.

And I know, I know, a picture's worth a whole whack of words, but I'm digitally challenged in the photo dept. I'm running Windows NT, which doesn't support USB, so I've yet to get a digi camera. I'll try and get my buddy to take a couple of shots, and I'll post here.