you are the weakest link,
06-14-2006, 12:37 AM
#1
you are the weakest link,
goodbye!
anyone ever have this happen to their MY04/05 STi? my friend's endlinks just twisted going up that driveway by brew moon... the steep *** one. said he three wheeled it and heard a pop. i'm sure he wasn't blazing in there either...
anyone ever have this happen to their MY04/05 STi? my friend's endlinks just twisted going up that driveway by brew moon... the steep *** one. said he three wheeled it and heard a pop. i'm sure he wasn't blazing in there either...
06-14-2006, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Imprezer
I prefer stock ones.
Why?
Because they are meant to "give" if something happens. Say you smack into a curb. Solid links will cause your sway bar to bend adding potential damage to the frame. They act as fuses.
Sure, you get a bit more out of your sway bar with solid links, but a properly designed sway bar works just as good as a weaker bar with solid links.
If, having solid connecting point between the sway bar and your suspension arms was the key, your car would have NO LINK at all from the factory. The bar would have just been bolted directly to the arms.
For racing purposes, when you want to get 130% of your car's potential, I would get endlinks that use spherical pillowball bushings instead of the rubber ones regardless of the rubber's stiffness.
Kartboys and Perrins links use pillowballs as well as Prova and fer other JDM brands.
Why?
Because they are meant to "give" if something happens. Say you smack into a curb. Solid links will cause your sway bar to bend adding potential damage to the frame. They act as fuses.
Sure, you get a bit more out of your sway bar with solid links, but a properly designed sway bar works just as good as a weaker bar with solid links.
If, having solid connecting point between the sway bar and your suspension arms was the key, your car would have NO LINK at all from the factory. The bar would have just been bolted directly to the arms.
For racing purposes, when you want to get 130% of your car's potential, I would get endlinks that use spherical pillowball bushings instead of the rubber ones regardless of the rubber's stiffness.
Kartboys and Perrins links use pillowballs as well as Prova and fer other JDM brands.
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06-14-2006, 03:04 PM
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my endlinks just got bent up last week. I went to go get new tires. When i got home i installed some coilovers on my ride noticing that the sway bar was under not over the driveline. Wheelworks f'ed it up. So my endlinks got bent up. Purchased some helix pillowball endlinks. Seems stiffer now but they seem to work great.
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06-14-2006, 03:34 PM
#9
Originally Posted by sneezerboi
Does he have an aftermarket swabar? Lowering may also be the culprit as it alters the geometry a bit. Perfect opportunity to step up to some beefy units 
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