Swaybars and Endlinks

[speed3 britz]

Ok so i have the swaybar rattle in the rear casue of the bushings, also have a noise in the front as well, was told that the front would be bad endlinks. Was thinkin instead of just buying bushings, to buy new COBB front and rears and AWR endlinks... what do u guys think? Is it worth swaping out the bars or should i just go the cheaper way and just get new bushings? And the AWR endlinks, are those good upgrades or are stocks decent? Gimme some input on what you guys have, issues, etc. These are probabaly gonna get paired with a set of Koni FSD's when i get a little more cash.

 

[speed3 britz]

nobody has any input??

 

[Ems3]

I've been looking into buying a good pair of front endlinks because I'm getting a ton of clunking in the front after installing my springs. I found that Whiteline makes a pair of front and rear links for the ms3. They look more solid compared to the AWR. The reviews for the AWR links were pretty bad on SU too.

http://www.whiteline.com.au/product_detail.php?part_number=KLC051

my .02

 

[Rotus]

There are a few threads on here about after-market endlinks. The nicest I found were powergrid that uses THK sealed ball link ends. I think THK make the ends for many OEM applications. Sealed would probably be the best for your location.

ebay listing

Here's their website

from an RX8 forum

 

[Design]

Definitely stick with sealed endlinks. I run Powergrid endlinks and they have been flawless. The only reason I run them is because the distance between my strut endlink mount and sway bar increased when I lowered the car.

BTW, the "noise" people complain about is most likely the OEM polyurethane bushings. They are naturally sensitive to cold and wet environments as people have reported. OP, you might try greasing them first before investing a lot of time/money/headache into suspension tweaks.

 

[speed3 britz]

BTW, the "noise" people complain about is most likely the OEM polyurethane bushings. They are naturally sensitive to cold and wet environments as people have reported. OP, you might try greasing them first before investing a lot of time/money/headache into suspension tweaks.

the noises are "clunks", not squeaks so i dont thing greasing them is gonna do any good, the bushings themselves gotta be replaced if anything, and the noise in the front i know is endlinks

 

[speed3 britz]

oh and thanks rotus for the info, that helps, deff prob look for sealed ones