Re: Endlinks should come with aftermarket bars!
 

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by madrex [/i]
[B]it has breathed new life into the handling of the rex in my driveway :D [/B][/QUOTE]

My rex handles great in the driveway too:D

Is there a vendor/website that still has the whiteline HD swaybay mounts for GC8? Maybe ISR? Haven't seen em around in awhile.. I know syms has ones included with theirs but i don't know if they are beefier then stock or not... or if you can but those seperate from a bar.... at any rate I think I might need some heavy duty mounts since i'm replacing my sti bar with the much more substantial cusco piece... that bad boy looks stiff enough to break the rear mounts for sure...

-DE

Try [URL=http://www.ss-ms.com]S-Squared Motorsports[/URL] in Rancho Cordova or [URL=http://www.mpjperformance.com]MPJ Performance[/URL] in Hayward.

a non-beliver
 

do these solid end links REALLY keep the car flat through corners? i was watching some in-car-film of my last track event and was shocked at how much body roll the stock setup allows. will endlinks with stock struts really make the ride "stiffer" in the corners? how about controlling nosedive under braking? does it SLOW OR RESTRICT the rebound of the outside wheel?
i am no expert on suspension tuning, but it seems unlikely that SOA would "detune" a swaybar by putting soft endlinks - is it a longjevity issue? why didnt they just put solid endlinks and a lighter bar to net the same result??
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Endlinks enhance the effect of the sway bar you have. Adding a 20mm swaybar with endlinks is more effective than adding the sway bar without endlinks. So, is an 18mm sway bar with solid endlinks better than a 20mm sway bar with stock links? Well, that depends a lot more on your car and driving style. The short answer is, the larger bar has a greater overall effect, but adding links with teh sway bar provides an effect greater than the sum of its parts.

BAN SUV - do you think there a significant difference between the solid endlinks like the Perrin and the ones that have the rubber ends like the new White Lines, MRT & Noltecs.

If so - could you presume that the net effect of a completely "solid" endlink on a bar set on it's lightest setting would be similar to the net effect a "non-solid" endlink on the mid or higher setting.

Earlier in this post I was warned that my set-up on my wagon = Noltecs EL w/ Cusco 22mm swaybar on it's stiffest setting may not be wise. The car handles incredible so I continue to run it like this. I have plans on upgrading to heavy duty mounts by fall - as recomended.

I personally don't think there is much difference between the spherical bearing type (Perrins) and the others using urethane. I do know that unlubricated spherical bearings will wear themselves out from the metal-to-metal contact. For me personally, I just don't thnk they are worth the extra money they cost up front. If you already had them, then I wouldn't worry about it. They perform just as well, and without hard use, the bearings will probably last a couple years before the noise gets to be too much. The only thing that might be unwise about your RSB setup is that 22mm+ bars have a habit of breaking mounts. If you don't already have some heavy duty mounts, go ahead and grab some. This is assuming you have enough experience to handle a car with some oversteer character. For a new driver I wouldn't recommend that much just yet.

I have a stock wagon and I just added a whiteline rsb w/ kartboy endlinks and whiteline hd mounts. I have it in the middle location and it reduced the body roll a lot. I love it. What are the three holes for? The middle was recommended. Is it less stiff the further away from the rsb you go?

The new mounts are next on the list - I will drop the bar back down to it's middle setting after the mounts are on, for safety's sake, until I get used to it then back up to stiff setting it goes. I don't drive the car at insane speeds so I love super sharp steering.

How about a recomendation for when winter rolls around. Would it be wise to put the stock RSB back on for safer driving on snowy roads. I run 17"x7.5 wheels with 215 45 tires now but will be putting the stock wheels and Potenzas back on for winter.