For some ungodly reason I did not receive any instructions-so I guess it's suppose to be totally obvious how these things go together.

Me being stupid has caused me to resort to you smart folks for a clue.

First here's how it looks. As you can see there are two different sizes of bushings. The bushings have metal inserts and one side is flush and the other side isn't.



My guess is it goes together like this...
EDIT: I have since been told the endlink bar is installed "upsidedown".



I'm sure I'm wrong. NEED HELP!!!

 

I'll let you know when I get mine... Tomorrow?

I'm guessing the uneven bushings has something to do with the endlinks not touching other parts.

 

Guys where can you get those front and rear End links? Thnx

 

Racingline - PM taz on here

 

I didn't get instructions either. It looks like the bigger brushing should on the side where the nut is.

 

Yeah, I think you put it on upside down from the picture there. If you look at the stock front endlinks, the pivoting head thingy is on the bottom, attached to the swaybar. Just a guess, though. I haven't installed mine yet, because it started raining on me last night

 

my apologies. the intension was for them to be installed the other way around with the larger bushing closer to the srtut. reason being it will give more clearance down by your axle to avoid possible touching of the CV boot.

 

What material is the front endlinks? For the rear ones, I had to paint them
with Rustoleum to avoid rusting.

 

How is the ride after this install? Would this affect the handling more than the FTSB I am about to order? TAZ! PUSH ME OVER thE EDGE! I should get both! !!!

 

the shaft is anodized aluminum, the hiem is chrome plated chromoly alloy steel, and the ball joint is steel.

 

the more you buy the better your car will be hehehe

 

Mine should be in soon as well. Thanks for the great info Taz!

 

blah you bastard.. why must you trick my feeble maxxed out mind taz..

/me ordering now.

 

The strut bar should help entering a turn.
Once in the turn the endlinks will help.

 

It pivots on the top & bottom equally.

The bigger bushing is on the strut side in the picture.

I slapped the other side on and tightened everything up. I gently lowered the car. I gently pulled the car down and over the curb. Then I turned the wheel left and right all the way while slowly going faster and faster. Went over speedbumps and dips in the road at over 30mph. Car runs perfectly!

Car feels more solid to say the least. Definetly even more responsive. The endlinks does inspire even more confidence. We are talkin' uppin' the fun factor without takin' a hit in ride quality folks.

I am lovin' my new front endlinks and do recommend this nice upgrade.

Everything lined up beautifully on the install so I now believe it is correct.
Getting the bottom bolt off the old sway bar link is no joke. Here is how you do it...

Jack the front car up on jack stands.
Take both wheels off.
Because the bolts are very tight and little room to work with--you need to remove both sway bar endlink bolts attached to the strut first. This allows the sway bar to move freely. Then you can get your ratchet on the bottom bolt. Once you do that temporarily attach the top bolt (while keeping the ratchet on the bottom bolt) to the strut again so the bar won't move. This will make it waaaay easier to remove the bottom bolt.

To remove the endlinks you're going to need 17mm socket. And a I believe a 3/4 inch open wrench to keep it from spinning. The ratchet needs to be long for leverage. Be sure to spray some bolt loosener in there first at least 1/2 hour before the removal.

The new endlinks needs (2) 3/4 inch open wrenches and a 3/4 inch socket along with the ratchet.

You're going to love this Mod.

 

I agree that the car feels more solid. This is because the endlinks restrict the movement of the sway bar, which is more efficient, thus making the handling better. I can wiggle the OEM endlinks with my hand, but not the Racingline Endlinks. These really work. The sway bar/endlink combo is an inexpensive upgrade that is great bang-for-the-buck.

 

Thanks for the install instructions.

 

My pleasure Warren.

Taz, what does this mean (why so ambiguous)?

"The intension was for them to be installed the other way around with the larger bushing closer to the srtut. reason being it will give more clearance down by your axle to avoid possible touching of the CV boot."

The other way around pertains to what (the bushing, the link itself, both, backwards, upsidedown)???

Based on the clearer picture I provided is it correct? Does it matter? Who's the next President, and finally who will win the world series???

 

coolmax - your picture at the beginning of this thread has the endlink upside down compared to the one Taz put in his message...

 

that bolt with the two bushings that are different sizes is supposed to be connected to your strut. In your picture, you have that bolt connected down at your swaybar, which makes the bolt come very close to your cv boot.....

 

Really? How can you tell (I can't see it)? To me they look the same way.

You wouldn't happen to be utilizing a scanning electronic Microscope combined with a digital enhancing amplifier would you? J/K

It seems to me what your're suggesting would put the endlinks at a angle as oppose to strait up and down like I have now. Not saying you're incorrect but playing "devil's advocate".

EDIT: The cv boot has plenty of clearance (1.5-2.0 inches) no matter how far right or left I turn the steering wheel. After 35 miles everything still looks perfect!

 

hahahahaha. Welllllllllllllllllllll, I am blind in one eye, which I am sure makes my other one have super powers! I just looked at the things (they are sitting on my desk in the garage). The two ends are definitely different. There is one end that has an O ring on it that the bolt with the asymmetrical bushings fits through. The other end has a bolt already built into it that does not come off. That end with the built in bolt is the one that is on the bottom of Taz' picture if you look at it closely, and that end is the one that most closely resembles the swaybar end on the oem endlink... I don't know if it matters or not....
BTW, did you have to use air tools to get those bolts off the swaybar? I tried for about 5 minutes last night with a regular ratchet, but did not try the PB Blaster yet...

Jon

 

coolmax, again, I am no expert - I am just a poor slop like you who is trying to put this thing on without directions, so everything I have said to this point is all deduced by my own twisted logic and my bionic eye!

 

[QUOTE=BTW, did you have to use air tools to get those bolts off the swaybar? I tried for about 5 minutes last night with a regular ratchet, but did not try the PB Blaster yet...

Jon[/QUOTE]

I posted the technique I used (look at previous post). I do not have any air tools just a lot of hot air.

I hear ya Bro. I am a poorer slob just improvising like yourself. Notice nobody even the manufacturer wants to touch this one. I'll lower my deductable on my towing insurance and walk old ladies across the street for now.

You must have a bionic eye if you can tell up from down in that picture. Between the two of us (mutt & jeff) I'm sure we will be needing new airbags soon. Best of luck to you pal. Hopefully we will end up in the same hospital.

 

ENDLINK Is upside down duude.

Kamski

 

Received my new front endlinks today also and installed. The look and fit are great, haven't really put my cay through much moves to really test because we have had 2 straight days of much needed moderate to heavy rains and the roads are wet as **** (sorry west coast)...


But not like that ^^^^^^^^^^^^ mine are turned around, luckily I caught this thread before I left to install them!!!

 

got mine and installing today yahoo wifes b-day gift to me gotta luv her

 

Dude does she have a twin sister. Could I clone her perhaps?

 

I had mine installed this morning.

 

sorry no but twice the fun ummm just got links installed my mechanic installed for a gift to me what a place he does all installs for me and will do the exhaust too

 

Thanks for the feedback guys regarding the links being upsidedown.

I want to thank "Racingline" for producing this fine product. The product works so well, you can install it upsidedown and still improve upon your handling.

Again, the car feels sooo much more solid.
Flatter cornering.
Faster steering response.

I have mine set for factory length even tho I'm lowered 2 inches in the front. I think it's perfect. You folks want bang for the buck? Get yourself one of these badboys.

 

I also kept it at the factory level. My car is also lowered.

 

Hey Ramberg,

In your opinion, what effect (if any) did it have on your ride?

As a side note...

I got the front strut bar today. It's gorgeous! I installed it in a mere 10 minutes.

So far all I have noticed is a smoother ride...even more supple.
I'll crank up the konis from 1 turn to two turns and call it the day!

No question tho, the front end links did more for me. Maybe if I had installed the two in reverse order I would have noticed more from the brace.

 

I have the Stillen FSB. Since I went home after the install because I had other things to do, I did not test out the ride. I will be driving to NJ for the week end so I will post any results on Sunday night.

 

What would be the difference between making them shorter or stock length?

 

I'm assuming you're talking about the "front endlinks" Bro.

Regarding the endlink-------------the longer the endlink, the more "engaged" and earlier your sway bar will kick in on turns. "Called pre-loading."

The thicker the sway bar the less need for pre-loading. If you over lengthen the endlinks you'll mess up the ride quality and create twitchy handling.

The endlinks is the bar between your sway bar and what your sway bar ultimately connects to (a shock or body of the car).

Imagine if you will, the upper arm being the sway bar. Without the forearm/endlink you'll have to be closer to someone before your hand engages whatever it's aimed at (usually the head). The longer the forearm/endlink for a given distance from the target, the quicker you will engage that target by way of less distance traveled. Here is a illustration...

 

But since the sway bar connects left and right suspension and only attached to the body to basically hold it in place, won't pre-loading mean make one side or the other shorter?

 

hmmmm. So I wonder if those of us without upgraded swaybars should actually be setting these longer? I just finally installed mine today. Unfortunately, it is raining here, so couldn't really test them out much. I just have them set to factory length as well, and I am also lowered on progress/gr2's..

 

Check out this article:whiteline

 

Here is how you adjust the front & rear endlinks...

Estimate your initial setting which in my case was matching the stock length. Then drive. Hardly noticable? Adjust some more then drive. keep doing this until you fall in love. That is the right setting.

I figured if I'm going to get more sway bar intervention because of the way the endlink is designed (I wanted more), then I better at least match factory. Afterall, that's what I have been riding on for 6 Months. To shorten it and expect better performance does not seem logical.

Upon setting it up at as such, this has been in the top two or three as far as my favorite suspension upgrades. Folks the results are amazing! I am telling you after setting it up properly, you will notice a bigger change in your car than most anything you have done to date. We are talkin' far more effective than the strut bar.

The strut bar basically made my ride smoother and therefore allowed me to stiffen my koni struts up front and maintain great ride quality all the while improving handling (recommended).

All aftermarket sway bars as far as I know are made to connect in the same position as stock. They just vary in thickness and stiffness. The diameter of the bar, material, & weather or not it's hollow are all factors.
The Nismo bar (to my knowledge) is the thickest. The endlink's reaction time and it's physical length are very important.

Taz has provided us with a more "reactive" endlink as well as adjustability.

I will say it again, the car feels waaaay more solid, and is a absolute pleasure to drive. A huge part of this is the front endlinks.

Remember, install, test, adjust & test, to your liking...