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Old 09-09-2013, 12:45 PM
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Gentlemen,
Thanks to Daniel, i have both front and rear Cusco 22 mm sways...

Friday night i set about installing the rear sway and the Whiteline Diff Lock kit.

All went well and I must say the cheapy Ryobi 1/2 inch impact drill is amazing.

Anyway, attached is a pic of the end link which I suspect is not correct. It sits at this angle and stretches the rubber boots on the mount ends. It's obvious I will have to replace it and I'm thinking Whiteline KLC139 endlinks. Will these be suitable and is having the 2 bearing ends pointing "left" and "right ok as opposed to the OEM link?
The Whiteline docs say this is ok but I would just like some info from someone who has done this.

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That just looks very wrong and you would be losing some of the bar stiffness with the links at those angles.
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The link is around the wrong way. The threaded part at the bottom shiukd have the nut towards the wheel
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Marti,
The link is the standard STi link. It doesn't rotate like the Whiteline endlink I noted. Turning it around would also alter the top nut to face the wheel. I know it is wrong and looking for advise...
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Bob,
I have driven it very carefully expecting a link failure at the slightest hint of cornering. So far no noises but I will be changing endlinks and as above am chasing advise.
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Video is for 2008 Sti.


Something very wrong there. Wrong sway bar?
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^^^ agree, just looked at mine, its in the same orientation, and the link is vertical.

So the bar doesn't look wide enough.
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I'd suggest that the above settles it. It simply looks like the wrong width sway bar.

With an angle like that the sway link will be rooted in no time.
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Hope you weren't high on the missus 'Pot' cookies when you did that install Joe
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Photo of mine, Whiteline sway bar, not sure on the links.

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