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Old 01-15-08, 05:38 PM
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Sway bar end link questions

Ok I got front and rear racing beat sway bars for Xmas. But, no end links. When I first looked at the description on Racing Beat they said you needed their end links or they wouldn't fit. Then I looked again and it now says they work with stock end links. I have urethane bushings to replace in the stock end links. Should I get the aftermarket ones? Do they actually make a difference? I want functionality not cosmetic bullshit, so I wanna know if I actually need them and if they are worth getting. Thanks
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just preload your current setup. I have yet to find the information on how to ADJUST the RB ones and HOW they help so I am not sure they are worth it.

From my understanding, if you don't preload them then you could break the links under hard cornering.
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what do you mean by preload? Which car were you in at the meet on Sat? I had the white FC on gun metal rims
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My wife's red GTUs. She was the only rx7 girl so you couldn't have missed us.

Preloading is having the car on the suspension without the sways attached ( we talked about this at IN-N-OUT but I can't remember if you were there). You need a pit, or a lift that you can drive on. Get underneath and attach the links.
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**** no lift. By the way your wifes car is ******* sweet. Anyone got a lift an wanna help? Anyone? Peter?
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naw, I've been looking for a while. Can't find a shop to do it for under 150 bux or let me do it.
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It's not that hard to connect the sway bar endlinks without a lift; jack stands or ramps work...
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Ramps might just do the trick cause I definitely can't get under it on the ground it's pretty much dumped
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