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Old 08-26-2014 | 11:19 PM
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My car has nice adjustable sway bar links made with spherical rod end bearings that are great for race cars but probably not the best for road cars and the environment of daily drivers. I am installing boots on the rod ends and getting some advice on lube. But, I think the more reliable solution would be OEM style links. I have a pair of stock front links, but they will not line up with the mounting points on the PSS9's and down to the adjustable H&R sways. I have not tried OEM rear links yet.
What have other owners used for links after installing PSS9 suspension?
Old 08-26-2014 | 11:53 PM
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D.....look at the the Tarett droplinks. They have an option for boots.
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those are exactly the boots I am installing. (albeit a ton cheaper directly from the manufacturer)
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I'd stick with those. Almost twice as thick than oem links.
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You can cut the OEM links in half and thread the ends with tap and die set and find a threaded female pipe from Grainger or McMaster Carr.

FWIW, this is how the PMNA cup car sway bar end links are fabricated.


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How do they not line up? I have the PSS9 on my 99 and went from adjustable to OE had to lift the coil over to get it to line up.
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The important thing is that the sway bar lays flat without the ends leaning upwards or downwards when rested. You don't want any preload or binding which can occur depending on how low you go.
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Thanks for the suggestions. Interesting how the PMNA Cups were set up. Perhaps the OEM links that I have are incorrect - PET shows different links for -99 and 2000- and C2 vs C4. I will check the part numbers.
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Originally Posted by DWS964
Thanks for the suggestions. Interesting how the PMNA Cups were set up. Perhaps the OEM links that I have are incorrect - PET shows different links for -99 and 2000- and C2 vs C4. I will check the part numbers.
The OE ones are gonna be longer, I thought the same thing too when I was installing, but just needed to push up on the coil to line it up.



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