looking at it again, i'm curious if those are the stock endlinks? which could be part of the problem since they are the wrong length for the front end...
If I'm not mistaken I believe the endlinks that come with the BC's are longer. The stock endlink would def put a ton of stress on the bar and tab. I drive the crap out of mine and have had zero issues. i've got the BC endlinks up front and fabbed some shorter ones for the rear.
but the extra weight of the engine keeps the front wheels on the ground more. if both wheels are on the ground then there is less transfer of weight. the rear is obviously lighter but if you have one wheel off the ground it is putting a lot of uneven stress on the whole setup.
If I'm not mistaken I believe the endlinks that come with the BC's are longer. The stock endlink would def put a ton of stress on the bar and tab. I drive the crap out of mine and have had zero issues. i've got the BC endlinks up front and fabbed some shorter ones for the rear.
BC endlinks are shorter than stock. but the mounting tab is in a lower position than on the stock strut so the sway bar remains in the same position. a shorter endlink has less chance of bending but i don't know if it puts more, less, or the same amount of pressure on the mounting tab...?
but the extra weight of the engine keeps the front wheels on the ground more. if both wheels are on the ground then there is less transfer of weight. the rear is obviously lighter but if you have one wheel off the ground it is putting a lot of uneven stress on the whole setup.
It's the extra weight in the front that's the problem, the MSP has an ~65:35 weight distribution. To lift a rear wheel there needs to be a weight transfer on the rear of only 35/2 = 17.5% of the vehicle weight, whereas the front can transfer up to 65/2 = 32.5% of the vehicles weight before it starts to lift, nearly twice as much weight transfer as compared to the rear.
