I haven't changed out any parts on a Para yet but if you're on the East side of Houston (near Sheldon) and you have time tomorrow i can take a look at it and let you know.
Well i broke it all down the guide rods and springs look the same as the ones in my r1. i got to get used to the lda trigger im used to a reset and lda does not have one.
Anytime someone messes with John Browning's original M-1911 design, all bets are off.
I have the highest respect for Para-Ordnance, especially since they moved from Canada to North Carolina, USA.
With the introduction of their LDA (before the move), they had to change a lot of the geometry of the original design. Time will tell if they did that successfully.