Thread about Cross-pollinating other car's car parts that work on the Probe..........

[TravisWilliams_GT]

yeah, I remember PICS ......Porsche Brakes peekin out from behind some 5 stars.....surreal.

[CrimSon_ReD]

Those escort strut mounts.........has anyone installed these and how well did they work?

I need to change mine and thats a great option!

[TravisWilliams_GT]

I'll be doing the escort mounts next month...

[PA_Probe]

Those escort strut mounts.........has anyone installed these and how well did they work?

I need to change mine and thats a great option!

there is a thread in the Pic Forum with the swap complete.
It was one of the boosted 2.0 guys . Direct fit, 5/8" drop by changing to the escort ones.

[Quicksilver]

i know there were rumors of SVO Mustang rods and also Supra rods working in the 2.5 motors
there is also civic shifters and prelude intakes that work.

[Ryansmagic]

We Def. need a write up on this. There are alot of things like this for the 2.0's that most people don't know about, specially w/ the new engines in the Mazda6 and the Protege's engines.

[pgt95]

Is the escort mounts FRONT only, so one could not swap rears? Meaning if i did it i would be sitting with a lowered fornt btu stock height rear?

[TravisWilliams_GT]

front only...check the thread.

[PA_Probe]

From this thread going in the Racing/Suspension forum, we have found that 99-03 Protege coilovers are compatible.
http://forums.probetalk.com/showthread.php?t=1701137475
93GTSR - Ty - says he is currently running them, and by the looks of his pics and pics of a Protege install we have, the strut top hats have the same bolt patterns front and rear and the strut mounting brackets to the spindles are the same.
Only difference is the Protege coilovers have a tab for mounting their sway bar link, we dont have this and it does not interfere with install on a probe.

Brands of coilovers made for the Protege
TEIN
B&G
K-Sport
JIC Magic

[MonoxideChild]

also the front rotors out of the 93-03 proteges are identicle to the ones on the 2nd gen probe.

[PA_Probe]

any idea whether the front calipers or spindles are the same?

[Tweaked]

Apparently the mustang fuel pump will fit in the 1st Gen Probe LX.

[MonoxideChild]

Apparently the mustang fuel pump will fit in the 1st Gen Probe LX.

all the 1st gen pumps are the same. so if it worked for the lx, it would work for any 1st gen.

also, i found out 2 days ago, a stainless clutch line for the 2nd gen works on the 1st gen with no mods.

[CanadianDream]

Don't forget the 2000 626 rear sway bar...see link below

http://forums.probetalk.com/showthre...hlight=swaybar

[Dan [Sac]]

Heh, good stuff

FWIW, FrankenProbe has been running a '94 Escort clutch line for the past year...mine had blown and I needed one ASAP, so I picked it up from the junkyard for $3. It's still in there right now...prolly the reason the car is so fast