While doing a look thru while doing my oil change, I saw that one of my endlink had popped out of its socket. It is the OEM on Hotchkis sways. I was looking at SPL since I have SPL front upper control arms, but cannot believe the price. I'm wondering if I can use ASR endlinks,, very similar, and nearly 1/3 of the price. Aren't the 2 similar an can possibly use?

 

Powergrid endlinks or welcome to the world of noise.

use this next time:
https://g35driver.com/forums/brakes-...uspension.html

 

My SPL end links failed mainly because they would never stay tight even lost a nut off the right front and the sway bar wasn't attached. They were always making noise and I'd tighten the nuts after using LocTite which apparently also failed due to the undercarriage/suspension heat here in SoCal. Power Grid links are more expensive but so far they haven't made a noise or loosened, I have hope!
Gary

 

Do you have both front and rear Powergrid endlinks, if so is there a difference in thickness or something?

 

I have PowerGrid endlinks front and back, the backs were the last to install and found the SPL endlinks loose again and making noise.
Gary

 

Is there a difference in "beefiness" from front and rear Power grid endlinks?

 

Don't believe so, bolt size is the same and from all appearances they look identical....heavy duty!
Gary

 

I was taking off my non adjustable endlinks from the front Hotchkis sway bar and the nuts are seized. They are so hard, even using wd40 and a longer pipe for leverage, it won't budge. I got the front passenger bottom nut off, but the top nut will not come off, you can't use anything like an allen head to hold and go the opposite way. The driver said is completely stuck, top and bottom, even with use of the allen head on bottom bolt.

Any advice especially for the top nuts that all you can use is a wrench?