Help with endlinks

[Hank3]

Heard the infamous clunking in the rear so I checked one of the endlink bolts/nuts and it was loose. I re-tightened it to factory specs at 40 lbs. and used Loctite (did the same the first time during install) when I noticed that one endlink was more flexed than the other (passenger/right one in the pics below).

Is this normal? Or will this flex back to normal position? Or do I have to re-install and seat the endlink better? All of the bolts/nuts are tight that I could see. Went over all of them with a socket to make sure.

 

[H3br3w_Ham3r]

My endlinks have flexed from side to side with the stock sway bar but that is because it does not have the ribs that your sway bar does to prevent side to side movement of the bar. Actually just ordered that bar! How are you liking it?

 

[Hank3]

So far it has been nice. I have it on on the softer setting of the two and have noticed more responsive feel in the steering and less understeer.

I was gonna go out and drive after I tightened the endlink nut, but I wanted to see what others had to say about the endlink flex. It's an easy install for the most part. I think you'll like it a lot!

 

[H3br3w_Ham3r]

So far it has been nice. I have it on on the softer setting of the two and have noticed more responsive feel in the steering and less understeer.

I was gonna go out and drive after I tightened the endlink nut, but I wanted to see what others had to say about the endlink flex. It's an easy install for the most part. I think you'll like it a lot!

I've got my coilovers dialed in to help eliminate understeer so I think this will be the icing on the cake

 

[Race Roots]

If it continues you may want to look into a nylon lock nut to help prevent it from backing out.

 

[Hank3]

Update: I uninstalled the RSB and then reinstalled everything the other day. The endlinks look fine now. Both look evenly angled (for now).

 

[absolutamente]

My end link looks exactly the same on the passenger side as yours. I'm still trying to figure out if its a problem or not. My rear and thumping is a plown shown incidentally.

 

[absolutamente]

My end link looks exactly the same on the passenger side as yours. I'm still trying to figure out if its a problem or not. My rear and thumping is a plown shown incidentally.

Well, I don't know what a plown shown is exactly but my drivers side rear shock is blown... The rediculous thing is that none of those letters are even near each other on the keyboard. I must be going crazy.

 

[Hank3]

plown shown huh?

I noticed a little bit of packing grease coming out of the brand new endlink that was suspect while I was re-installing everything. I took a toothpick and cleaned it out. Seems OK now.

I don't know if the endlink angled like that will be fine in the long term or not. I didn't want to take the chance so I took 30 minutes to redo everything. Just saw this picture from another member (BagelMS3) and it looks like his passenger endlink is the same with what seems like the stock RSB:

And another member, khoney, had the same issues:

http://www.mazdamp3.com/vbb225/showthread.php?t=123759163

 

[H3br3w_Ham3r]

Mine move around like that too