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Old May 4, 2004 | 04:00 PM
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Endlinks?

Sorry for the noob question, but i guess i'm still a noob when it comes to suspension. So anyways, i've been reading up a little on the purpose of anti-sway bars, but i still don't know what good replacing your endlinks do. Somebody please show me the light.
Old May 4, 2004 | 05:34 PM
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the stock endlinks use rubber bushings, aftermarket ones are much stiffer, and are beefier. a search will give you more info.
Old May 4, 2004 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by ScoobyBoy
the stock endlinks use rubber bushings, aftermarket ones are much stiffer, and are beefier. a search will give you more info.

So they help the anti-sway bar do what they're supposed to do, right? I think i got it.
Old May 4, 2004 | 06:56 PM
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Stiffer endlinks quicken the response of your swaybars. I replaced the stock rear endlinks on my WRX with a set of Noltec links, and the rear is much crisper and easier to control. I can cause the stock endlinks and bushings to bend a little with just my hands, I can't imagine how even the stock swaybar doesn't snap them.
Old May 4, 2004 | 07:10 PM
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sometime your stock endlinks will brake with aftermarket swaybars
Old May 4, 2004 | 07:12 PM
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Get the swaybar and endlinks together


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Old May 4, 2004 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by WuWrx
sometime your stock endlinks will brake with aftermarket swaybars
i thought it was the mounts that broke with aftermarket sways.
Old May 5, 2004 | 04:05 PM
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Just about all the ones you listed are so close to being equal it dosnt realy matter. By the cheapst or the one you think looks nice. I own a set of Kartboy's and have no complaints about them but I like the looks of the Perrin's better, then again how often will anyone ever see them?
Old May 5, 2004 | 04:06 PM
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They're all good products. I'd trust any of them. Helix endlinks are fuscia, perrin endlinks are black I think, and kartboy endlinks are gray.

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Old May 5, 2004 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ScoobyBoy
i thought it was the mounts that broke with aftermarket sways.

which mount are you talking about ?
Old May 6, 2004 | 04:41 AM
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The Kartboys (which I have) are shorter so they prevent clunking of your swaybar hitting your exhaust.
Old May 9, 2004 | 09:31 PM
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I have the Kartboy rear and Noltec front endlinks...the Noltecs are about twice as thick and stiff as the flimsy, skinny, wimply ones. It's like having a new sway bar.



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