rear anti-roll bar vertical links

**Ian F Chequer** · 5-31-04, 16:22

One of these (the o/s one) has bust completely and the other one wasn't far behind.

I have removed both the roll bar and the remains of the links from the car while I source replacements.

However, when showing the remains to one of my neighbours he commented it looked virtually identical to the link removed from the spares XR2 we broke up last Sunday.

Would I be correct in thinking this is a part common to many cars and thus available cheaply from motor factors, or will I have to bite the bullet and pay silly Mazda/Ford OEM prices for the replacements?

Also - rear tracking. The Haynes book says that this can be adjusted by turning cams in the inboard ends of the rear MacPherson struts. However, it gives no info on how the cams should be turned, so does anyone here know? I am toying with the idea of building a home made tracking aligner similar to a Trakite and using this on both front and rear tracking.

regards,

ifc

**mx6-uk** · 5-31-04, 16:30

The rear drop links are the same as the nissan Micra 1992 from bad memory. about £12 instead of £50 ish. You might be right in that others are similar too.

We have lost so much information here that a thread with all these tips in needs to be put together and made a sticky.

**Ian F Chequer** · 5-31-04, 16:45

There is a link to a parts place in South Wales in the suppliers and parts bit. I've e-mailed them for a price quote on the Probe parts.

£50 is silly money.

regards,

Ian Chequer

**JAP MX** · 5-31-04, 17:09

Ian

Have another look at the post in suppliers. I have put the part number and price that they emailled me a few weeks ago.
£12 each + £3-4 delivery.
Nissan dealer quoted me £28+VAT, Mazda wanted £48+VAT.

Regards

Jay

**Ian F Chequer** · 6-1-04, 16:42

I have e-mailed that supplier although the part number from their website did not tally with yours.

For that money, Mazda and Nissan can go fish.

regards,

ifc