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Hi guys. After a trip to the dragstrip I noticed both of my rear swaybar endlinks were broken. The rear bar is a T1 and the endlinks were adjustable aluminum units no clue what brand they were. I,m going to replace them with whitelines. I have them on the front bar and are happy with them. The links were in the middle holes. Any idea what could cause both of them to snap? both sides are broken in the same spot.
Usually caused by binding. The links are very short, so not much room for articulation. I would run the suspension through full travel with the links installed and see what happens. The good thing about aluminum links is that they are the fail point and will break before something else does - if you have binding.
you need to use the included spacers, and even though you can't get them perfect, they should have a little free articulation. Hard to imagine they both broke at exactly the same time, so one would have broken when it wasn't even load, unless something bizarre is going on at the drag launch
T1 bar and links are plenty strong to race on. Been doing it in SCCA over a decade as have others. They also have misalignment spacers but it is possible to mis-install them and increase your bind.
High misalignment spacers like these help keep the body of the heim from binding laterally
Pappy
where to get, please? mine are shorter, seems like a good idea. yes, you have to put them on the correct side, the bolt side (usually) doesnt need them. (the id on those parts should really be smaller, as they will cut into the teflon how they come, imho.)
Thanks guys. Lots of good info.Still puzzled as to how they both broke. The front end links are whitlines I'm gonna order a set for the rear. I just want to make sure that the same thing doesn't happen to them.the bar was not bound up in the bushings. It still moved freely. it may not have happened at the drag strip. I just noticed it shortly after.the only spacers that were on them were the washers in the picture.
Then you have an install error. There are spacer tubes that ride on bolts to space the bar to mono ball to head of bolt to allow unbound rotation of the system.
you need to use the included spacers, and even though you can't get them perfect, they should have a little free articulation. Hard to imagine they both broke at exactly the same time, so one would have broken when it wasn't even load, unless something bizarre is going on at the drag launch
Not to high jack the thread but this got me thinking as I suspect i have similar trouble in my rear setup, have the Aldan coilovers with Steinjager swaybars and there endlinks did initial setup installing endlinks when suspension was loaded all was fine, then i did adjust coilovers raised the rideheight now i have some light pinging sounds from the rear.
I did not adjust the swaybar endlinks after this adjustment suspect i have bindning issues am i right ?
Should i also re adjust endlinks after adjusting rideheight ?
I use these also, they are great. In my case I had to buy KLC144 and KLC139, in order to mix+match the ends to have the right diameter studs. In addition I needed to very very slightly hone out the control arm mounting hole and setup a pair of locking nuts (w/ washers) to properly clamp onto said mounting boss.
Last edited by carefulnow; 10-24-2018 at 10:01 PM.
10-03-2018, 08:30 PM
broken sway bar endlinks
