Lowering the car and End Links question.
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Lowering the car and End Links question.
I got a quick question about End Links.
How much can you lower the car without having to replace OEM End Links?
Which lowering mods are acceptable to use with OEM End Links.
I see allot of people lowering their Gs on springs and coil overs and nobody never talks about replacing the End Links during the lowering process.
Is it because End links are not effected in most lowering cases or cuz people simply don't know that by lowering cars they need to replace their End Links with adjustable ones?
How much harm is done to the car if you lower it and don't replace the End Links? Will your handling suffer much?
Thanks in advance.
How much can you lower the car without having to replace OEM End Links?
Which lowering mods are acceptable to use with OEM End Links.
I see allot of people lowering their Gs on springs and coil overs and nobody never talks about replacing the End Links during the lowering process.
Is it because End links are not effected in most lowering cases or cuz people simply don't know that by lowering cars they need to replace their End Links with adjustable ones?
How much harm is done to the car if you lower it and don't replace the End Links? Will your handling suffer much?
Thanks in advance.
#3
like jeff said i didnt notice any noises until after i installed my adjustable stillen sways. I went with power grids as the SPL ones look like they can be made from home depot parts. Basically the main purpose of having adjustable endlinks is so that you take all pre-load off your sway bar, putting it back into neutral position.
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like jeff said i didnt notice any noises until after i installed my adjustable stillen sways. I went with power grids as the SPL ones look like they can be made from home depot parts. Basically the main purpose of having adjustable endlinks is so that you take all pre-load off your sway bar, putting it back into neutral position.
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There are two reasons why you might want to consider adjustable end links. If you run coil over suspension and you have your car corner weighted (where the cross weights are equalized by varying corner ride heights) it is likely that the left and right front corners of the car will not end up at exactly the same ride height. This causes a "pre load" on the sway bar when using fixed length sway bar end links. If one side of the bar is in loading at level ride height, the car does not turn-in the same to the left as it does the right.
If you have an adjustable sway bar and you put each side of the bar on different holes, you will also preload the bar. Ever notice that the bolt on the end link doesn't go perfectly in the sway bar hole? If so, when you tighten it, you are preloading the bar.
If your car is lowered and you are using stock endlinks most likely you are preloading the sway bar due to the overall length, this effects how your suspension works. The sway bar is not ment to have a load until the weight shifts left or right during cornering. Prior to cornering the suspension should be working off of the springs and shocks.
If you have an adjustable sway bar and you put each side of the bar on different holes, you will also preload the bar. Ever notice that the bolt on the end link doesn't go perfectly in the sway bar hole? If so, when you tighten it, you are preloading the bar.
If your car is lowered and you are using stock endlinks most likely you are preloading the sway bar due to the overall length, this effects how your suspension works. The sway bar is not ment to have a load until the weight shifts left or right during cornering. Prior to cornering the suspension should be working off of the springs and shocks.
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There are two reasons why you might want to consider adjustable end links. If you run coil over suspension and you have your car corner weighted (where the cross weights are equalized by varying corner ride heights) it is likely that the left and right front corners of the car will not end up at exactly the same ride height. This causes a "pre load" on the sway bar when using fixed length sway bar end links. If one side of the bar is in loading at level ride height, the car does not turn-in the same to the left as it does the right.
If you have an adjustable sway bar and you put each side of the bar on different holes, you will also preload the bar. Ever notice that the bolt on the end link doesn't go perfectly in the sway bar hole? If so, when you tighten it, you are preloading the bar.
If your car is lowered and you are using stock endlinks most likely you are preloading the sway bar due to the overall length, this effects how your suspension works. The sway bar is not ment to have a load until the weight shifts left or right during cornering. Prior to cornering the suspension should be working off of the springs and shocks.
If you have an adjustable sway bar and you put each side of the bar on different holes, you will also preload the bar. Ever notice that the bolt on the end link doesn't go perfectly in the sway bar hole? If so, when you tighten it, you are preloading the bar.
If your car is lowered and you are using stock endlinks most likely you are preloading the sway bar due to the overall length, this effects how your suspension works. The sway bar is not ment to have a load until the weight shifts left or right during cornering. Prior to cornering the suspension should be working off of the springs and shocks.
#9
you wont be dissapointed with the quality of them i can gaurantee you that. Their customer service is top notch as well. Did you also experience clicking with your end links or just replacing as a precaution?
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When you're doing the install you have make sure there is someone close to your weight in the driver's seat, most shops won't let you sit in the car while they are doing any type of work.
When adjusting the endlink height it can be tough (at least in my case) to get the adjustment correctly because sometimes the height of the endlink might not match where the hole ends up.
Some other minor issues that i ran in to and ultimately made the car's handling worse that before.