evo_shibby

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So i purchased a hotchkis rear sway bar with perrin endlinks.

Turns out the endlinks are defective. The inner thread of one of the read bars seems to be wrong as NONE of the pieces will screw into it.

This leads me to this thread, how well will the stock endlinks hold up with the hotchkis sway bar for daily driving standards? I know if I push it they'll eventually break, but I'd like to upgrade them.

to perrin

broeli

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You'll be fine. I raced for over a season with the Hotchkis swaybar and stock endlinks (autox and road course racing)

evo_shibby

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awesome. i guess i'll have to return these POS endlinks.

evo_shibby

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i was basing my worries off my previous car.

on my rsx, upgrading the sway bar would make the stock endlinks break easily. glad to see someone who auto x's uses the stockies.

evo_shibby

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btw: what setting on the sway bar do you use for daily driving? i plan to set it on the middle.

jbfoco

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i bent one of my stock endlinks with the hotckis sway bar, upgraded to perrin have had no problems since.

KevinD

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i had a nut back out and strip on my stock links. thats why i went to the perrin endlinks. the nice thing about it is i can now corner balance the car

evo_shibby

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guess i got a bad set of perrin endlinks.

of the red bars, 3/4 ends are ok, the 4th opening will not allow it to screw in. i should be able to return it or exchange it, i just got them today.

MondoBongo

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i usually run it on the softest setting for daily driving and autocross. it will depend on what kind of feel you are looking for, and what tires, etc... my best advice would just be to expieriment and figure out what works for you.

as far as the end links, i used my stock endlinks for quite a while on my evo viii, until i stripped them after changing the sway bar stiffness multiple times.

i eventually got the perrin ones and they worked well. sorry to hear yours aren't working for you.

riceball777

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my stock endlinks are fine with the hotchkis sway bar

V.8MR

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I use the stockers with my perrin swaybar. I track the car to. Is there something to be worried about? I had aftermarket endlinks on my STI and they made alot of noise so i chose not to run them on the EVO. Are you guys with aftermarket ones getting any clunking or anything?

evo_shibby

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got the hotchkis sway on. you can feel a huge difference. loving it so far but havent gotten a chance to really test it.

inslowoutfast

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evo shibby,

Your endlink probably has the powdercoating in the threads. I had this initial issue and had to push the threaded ball joint in hard.

Also on one end of the red shaft the threads are reverse threads. So left loosey does not apply.

Just figure out which end is which. See how the threads are on the other side of the red shaft and turn the other way on the other. Get it in a few turns back it out and repeat going a little deeper each time.

Perrin had forgotten to pack jam nuts with mine and they were cool to replace them once I emailed them an invoice for proof of purchase.

evo_shibby

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yeah i have 3 ends out of 4 in.

the 4th wont budge, i've had 4 people try it.

should i try a lil more force?

evo_shibby

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awesome.

i carved out some of the poweder coat and now it fits.