Is it just me or is your car asking to be lowered? Great looking car though
I agree, she's begging to be lowered~
What have you done to your P5 today?
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I agree, she's begging to be lowered~
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- 2016 GT ST 47A
Lookin' good. Does she like the end result?
I picked up two of the RX-7's as well. But they were the only two on the shelf when I went.
Drool.....I <3 those wheels.
Very nice! I was supposed to do that this past weekend but the rear endlinks owned me. How do you have the AWR endlinks setup? I'm curious because I need to get new ones and am debating between the AWRs and the OEM. How does 'preloading' the swaybar affect handling?
The AWR problems people are talking about are due to installation error.
Everybody seems to think the car should be off the ground when installing these. In fact it should be on the ground.
Tony @ AWR and I went through this at his shop.
When installing these end links, you must install them with no binding of any kind. Everything must be relaxed. The bolts must be able to go through the end link, the sway bar/strut with no binding at all. Its kind of hard to explain.
The way I install mine is as follows:
You should do this one side at a time.
Install the end link on the strut first. Tighten this down all the way, leaving the bottom one loose. Line up the bottom bolt of end link and make sure it goes in straight in without any hang ups or binding. It should go in and out smoothly. You may have to loosen the jam nut and adjust accodingly. Once you have determined that everything is good, go ahead and tighten up the lower endlink bolt.
If you tighten all this stuff up while your car is off the ground, the end links will bend, no question.
Everybody seems to think the car should be off the ground when installing these. In fact it should be on the ground.
Tony @ AWR and I went through this at his shop.
When installing these end links, you must install them with no binding of any kind. Everything must be relaxed. The bolts must be able to go through the end link, the sway bar/strut with no binding at all. Its kind of hard to explain.
The way I install mine is as follows:
You should do this one side at a time.
Install the end link on the strut first. Tighten this down all the way, leaving the bottom one loose. Line up the bottom bolt of end link and make sure it goes in straight in without any hang ups or binding. It should go in and out smoothly. You may have to loosen the jam nut and adjust accodingly. Once you have determined that everything is good, go ahead and tighten up the lower endlink bolt.
If you tighten all this stuff up while your car is off the ground, the end links will bend, no question.
^^^ Considering that I'm dropped about 2" all around and don't have a lift that will prove to be difficult. I also don't have those drive-on ramp things; only jack stands and a pneumatic jack. I suppose I could always support the rear of the car on the stands and then jack up each tire with the jack to allow for install?
Again, only part of my question was answered. What is the point of the adjustability of these? Is it just to make them fit correctly for different applications or is there a rear difference in handling?
Again, only part of my question was answered. What is the point of the adjustability of these? Is it just to make them fit correctly for different applications or is there a rear difference in handling?
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- 03' Mazda Protege 5
Hmmm... Yah magnum. I installed them while the car was jacked up and rear wheels off. I have not driven the car yet so maybe I should remove them and install them like ogsk8er suggested. Going to have to buy wedge ramps though.
Has anyone else had there AWR endlinks bend after installing them while the car is jacked up?? I dont see how it would make a different since the sway bar just pivots in place after you lower it anyway. If it was really critical to install while the car is on the ground then I would think they would have put that in the directions they sent with the endlinks.
Has anyone else had there AWR endlinks bend after installing them while the car is jacked up?? I dont see how it would make a different since the sway bar just pivots in place after you lower it anyway. If it was really critical to install while the car is on the ground then I would think they would have put that in the directions they sent with the endlinks.
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I have some ramps you can borrow next time you are in the 757
Make take you up on that but I hope to God I'm not driving around that long without a rear swaybar. It's a very funny feeling - the front being planted and the rear swinging all over the place...
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I have been driving around with no front or rear sway bar connected(had to cut all stock endlinks to get my Espilers on) for the past 3-4 months. Not any more though
yes..I have. Here's the ending result. They look worse in person. I had some really bad ones, but I cant find them.
I have a hard time putting my thoughts into words on this one. The is something that you kinda get a feel for. It's not just throw them on and go...this is why people are having noises, wear, and bending. I have no noises, no wear, nothing. Just works.
Also, I hope this will answer your question magnum.
I believe the point of the adjustability, is for the use of many different sway bars. The object is to get whatever bar you are using, as level with the ground as possible. (I hope that make sense.) If you have the end links too short, the bar will fold over itself and bend the links and possibly break the brackets as well. I did this once, and I learned. Conversely, if you extend the end links too long, then it will hyper extend, so to speak. I did this as well.
Guys, I'm telling you the best way is make sure everything is relaxed, and the sway bar level with the ground. I have found this to be the most reliable, and provides the best performance.
Have a look at what I mean by having the sway bar level with the ground:
Notice the rear bar is about level with the ground. I believe this is the key...
This is what works for me. All set ups are different, but my car seems happy this way. hehe
Cleaned my EGR valve today sortof, couldnt get it seperated from the solenoid so i used Qtips and BrakeKleen. However now it's throwing a code :/ need to find out what that is :/ and yes before you ask i tightened everything back down and connected everything back up...oh well
Yeah, she loves it!! But, she's not sure about her HID kit. I ordered the TechOne 4000K kit, but on fireup it's super blue!! No tint of purple, but very blue!! She feels like she's having a harder time seeing now as opposed to her halogens. I mean, the bulbs are WAY brighter, but the color temp isn't quite right for her. I'm gonna try to pickup a Catz yellow fog and see if adding a really bright yellow will help with the contrast for her.
As to my car, the warranty adjuster didn't showup yesterdy to look at the motor, so, she still sits. And I still roll in a minivan
Tylor
I think you should check that out, where you ordered them. Sounds like you have different bulb temps. 4000k should be whiteish/VERY bright . How do they look when they have warmed up?
