Ok, had some maintenance done recently and shop told me my ball joints are shot up front on the lower control arm. With the way our control arms are designed, apparently, you have to replace the entire control arm assembly.
I also recently lowered the car (with Tokico blues) and have experienced some unusual tire wear, so I'm thinking more adjustability (camber) might not be a bad idea either.
So, what options are there out there for more performance oriented control arms.
AWR sells these control arm reinforcements: http://store.awrracing.com/products/Control-Arm-Reinforcement.html which need to be welded onto a stock control arm - I will probably not buy an OEM control arm, they're way too expensive, will buy aftermarket replacement arms.
And AWR sells these: http://store.awrracing.com/products/Camber-Caster-Kits-%2d-Protege-1999%2d2003-Front.html which should allow me to adjust my camber/caster.
Lastly, I found these Megan Racing control arms at Horsepower freaks: http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com/performanceparts/Mazda/Protege/Suspension/Control_Arms Would they let me kill two birds with one stone (replace the control arm AND adjust camber/caster)?
I'm new to all this suspension stuff, so I'm sure there are parts of this I'm not understanding properly . . .
I also recently lowered the car (with Tokico blues) and have experienced some unusual tire wear, so I'm thinking more adjustability (camber) might not be a bad idea either.
So, what options are there out there for more performance oriented control arms.
AWR sells these control arm reinforcements: http://store.awrracing.com/products/Control-Arm-Reinforcement.html which need to be welded onto a stock control arm - I will probably not buy an OEM control arm, they're way too expensive, will buy aftermarket replacement arms.
And AWR sells these: http://store.awrracing.com/products/Camber-Caster-Kits-%2d-Protege-1999%2d2003-Front.html which should allow me to adjust my camber/caster.
Lastly, I found these Megan Racing control arms at Horsepower freaks: http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com/performanceparts/Mazda/Protege/Suspension/Control_Arms Would they let me kill two birds with one stone (replace the control arm AND adjust camber/caster)?
I'm new to all this suspension stuff, so I'm sure there are parts of this I'm not understanding properly . . .