MP3 rear sway bar BN7H-28-151B

[JoshP5]

Oh, no! Not another P5 owner looking for a Racing Beat rear sway bar! Yawn.

Well, here's the twist: I'm looking for the 19mm bar (BN7H-28-151B) from the MP3 or MP3 sway bar kit (0000-88-C05-KT).

 

[njaremka]

why the 19mm? AWR has a 19mm, and should be easier to source. the 20mm mazdaspeed bar won't be THAT much stiffer.

 

[Kansei]

oh wow I never knew they weren't the same bar! Eventually us P5ers will have stolen alll of the racing beat stuff from MSP owners who didn't think the stock stuff could possibly be good enough

If the MP3 bar is in fact thinner, I'd deefinitely get the MSP one just so that you can get the AXR clunk fix bracket. My car handles amazingly with msp rear bar and axr clunk fix

 

[JoshP5]

I knew it was only a matter of time before these questions came up.

I don't know for sure that BN7H-28-151A (MSP) and BN7H-28-151B (MP3) are different sizes, but the part numbers are different and it says so on the Protege FAQ so I'm hoping.

There are a few reasons for going with this setup over AWR and RB 20mm:
-19mm RB is AXR compatible (bushings available from Energy Suspension)
-19mm rear is a better match for the stock 23mm front considering my springs, tires, and driving conditions

 

[Kansei]

^^ oh yeah, forgot you could just get a different bushing and since the sway bar is the same shape (with the kink in the middle) it'll still work with the AXR brackets.. just no dice for those AWR sway bar lovers

 

[JoshP5]

Bump. Maybe I'll ask about the 19mm bar in the MP3 forum. So far it's still rumors and speculation.

Hey Kansei, your car ever come around on you with that 20mm bar?

 

[JCell]

AWR FTW

adjustability is the key

 

[JoshP5]

Yeah if the 19mm RB bar doesn't work out I'll likely go with the AWR and bored-out stock bushings.

 

[o.g.sk8er]

There is no 19mm bar from Racing Beat. (not trying to be a dick, really. )

http://www.mazdastuff.com/product.cfm?ProductID=986

The stock P-5 rear bar is 16mm. The stock MP3 and MSP bar are 20mm. I have had both. They are the same.

 

[JoshP5]

The link you provided goes to the MSP sway bar kit 0000-8M-C15. There's also an MP3 sway bar kit 0000-88-C08-KT. This is why I suspect it's not the whole story.

Incidentally, I just measured my P5's rear bar; it's 17mm.

 

[Captain KRM P5]

$110 plus freight from me

 

[JoshP5]

Dammit, I just convinced myself that the 19mm bar doesn't exist. Ken, can you confirm it's 19mm or 20mm?

 

[Captain KRM P5]

Dammit, I just convinced myself that the 19mm bar doesn't exist. Ken, can you confirm it's 19mm or 20mm?

its the part number you listed up there

 

[Reitrof]

I sourced Racing Beat from a Junkyard for $75.