RB Front Sway & Endlinks after 5k miles

WE3RX7 · 11-17-2008, 10:35 PM

So I've had the RB front sway bar and end links since July or so and I now have put about 5K miles on the car and wanted to throw up a little tidbit and see if anybody else has had similar experiences.

Basically, the end links are slightly large and require that you drill out the control arm and their sway bar to fit. I followed directions to a T and the passenger side was always fine, but I found that my drivers side had to be CONSTANTLY tightened, otherwise it would get loose, rattle and drive me nuts... ultimately being so loose that it wouldnt pass safety inspection, lol.

So - after reviewing the hardware, more specifically the nylon lock nut the end links come with, it appears that when I tightened it to factory specs, it rung it out. I went to my local hardware store, got the M12x1.25 regular nut and locking washer, retightened to spec and not a PEEP on that side! She's tight and wonderful!!!

Anyway...all together the front end links and bar are completely worth it really balance out the car. I think if I were planning on higher speed adventures on an open track and not just auto-x... I'd put the rear sway on too, but for now.. i'm good.

Anybody else have this bar/endlink combo and have similar issues?

11-17-2008, 10:35 PM	#1
WE3RX7 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VA iTrader: (1) Posts: 1,812 Rep Power: 18	RB Front Sway & Endlinks after 5k miles So I've had the RB front sway bar and end links since July or so and I now have put about 5K miles on the car and wanted to throw up a little tidbit and see if anybody else has had similar experiences. Basically, the end links are slightly large and require that you drill out the control arm and their sway bar to fit. I followed directions to a T and the passenger side was always fine, but I found that my drivers side had to be CONSTANTLY tightened, otherwise it would get loose, rattle and drive me nuts... ultimately being so loose that it wouldnt pass safety inspection, lol. So - after reviewing the hardware, more specifically the nylon lock nut the end links come with, it appears that when I tightened it to factory specs, it rung it out. I went to my local hardware store, got the M12x1.25 regular nut and locking washer, retightened to spec and not a PEEP on that side! She's tight and wonderful!!! Anyway...all together the front end links and bar are completely worth it really balance out the car. I think if I were planning on higher speed adventures on an open track and not just auto-x... I'd put the rear sway on too, but for now.. i'm good. Anybody else have this bar/endlink combo and have similar issues?