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Whiteline Rear Endlinks

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Used Whiteline rear endlinks. Some scratches on the bodies from adjustment (normal), but no issues functionally whatsoever. No play, no noise, and no wear on the boots.

These have the OEM style rubber boot over both ball joints - no clunking like the spherical bearing versions that you see out there from other manufacturers. Sphericals look good but are noisy and easily wear out since they are completely exposed to salt, dust, moisture, etc. by design and are noisy from day 1.

Ideal for dialing out preload if you lowered your car, and even more useful if you have a bigger rear sway bar since it helps you re-orient the rear sway bar to its neutral position. This gives you both better ride comfort and an easy way to adjust the preload stiffness of the rear swaybar to really dial in your car.

$78 shipped CONUS

 
Blakcard

Blakcard

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They look good. What if you're not lowered? Or just going to put in VMR springs for a moderate drop but keeping stock bar... would this set up work?
 
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Blakcard said:
They look good. What if you're not lowered? Or just going to put in VMR springs for a moderate drop but keeping stock bar... would this set up work?
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Anytime the static condition of your car changes from stock, such as dropping the car from stock height, taking out the spare tire, etc., both front and rear swaybars will experience preload because the endlinks are no longer perpendicular with the swaybars. When you have adjustable endlinks, you can choose to either restore the swaybars to the neutral position, or to add any combination of front and rear preload to tweak the car's handling and corner turn-in behavior. When you have both stiffer swaybars than stock and a dropped ride, then the effects are even more pronounced.

Even more, if you have a set of ramps, you can put your car up on them on all four wheels, sit inside the car, and have a friend help you adjust the swaybar links so that they are perpendicular to the swaybars with your weight accounted for. This made a noticeable difference to handling balance and predictability for me.
 
Blakcard

Blakcard

Autocross Newbie
Perpetuus said:
Anytime the static condition of your car changes from stock, such as dropping the car from stock height, taking out the spare tire, etc., both front and rear swaybars will experience preload because the endlinks are no longer perpendicular with the swaybars. When you have adjustable endlinks, you can choose to either restore the swaybars to the neutral position, or to add any combination of front and rear preload to tweak the car's handling and corner turn-in behavior. When you have both stiffer swaybars than stock and a dropped ride, then the effects are even more pronounced.

Even more, if you have a set of ramps, you can put your car up on them on all four wheels, sit inside the car, and have a friend help you adjust the swaybar links so that they are perpendicular to the swaybars with your weight accounted for. This made a noticeable difference to handling balance and predictability for me.
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Got 'eeeem. Thanks for the sale and knowledge. Cant wait for summer to put them in. Cheers!

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