How To: Install BWoody Sway Bar End Links...

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  1. NetNathan

    NetNathan Not the Momma

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    All are good....

    If you want to really feel the diff over stock.
    Hotchkis is best. And they look good with the black BWoody end links.
     
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  2. The "Reverend" CoolFlo

    The "Reverend" CoolFlo 300C - C = Classy!!

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    ^^^ thats gonna be my set-up.

    Hotchkis makes a great sway, but I am really excited to see how the car handles with these beefy end links! install on wednesday!
     
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    The "Reverend" CoolFlo 300C - C = Classy!!

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    ... so I got my end links .. the bolts that hold the REAR stock end links DO NOT fit in the bushings of the new end links ..

    meanwhile .. they provide new bolts for the front only?!?! confusing
     
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    1bad4dr Mr. Meany

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    huh? They should fit with no problem.
     
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    nope .. the bolt actually got stuck inside the fuckin end link .. I talked to mike at bwoody and he said I have to run a little larger drill bit through it .. I dont know what happened .. I am positive I am using the same bolts after I removed the old ones ..
     
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    1bad4dr Mr. Meany

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    well that sucks. I did not have any issue reusing the rear bolts.
     
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    I'll bet they used a 3/8" ID tube for the internal bush. And our bolts are 10mm which is .011's larger.

    BTW, make sure you use a washer that's larger then the OD of the end link. MattRobertsons just came all the way off at the track a couple days ago. That washer is a safety incase the end link slides off the bush.
     
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    Cam .. you gotta be right, its catching by a pube.

    I already planned on using larger washers .. I heard about this before.
     
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    Hey Ronny, I just noticed something. They supplied you with new bolts. And I got cocktails that those are 3/8" units. My only concern is not so much the connection at the sway but the connection at the hub. At that depth (thickness of the hub) and the loose fit, I'd be a little concerned that it will oblong out the bore over time. When you come out to get her, bring it by and we'll check it out real quick.
     
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    1bad4dr Mr. Meany

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    The new bolts were for the front links. The rear used the OEM bolts.

    But yea, can't hurt to take a look see once I get the 767 back.
     
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    so I drilled out the hole a little bit as instructed by Mike at Bwoody ..

    NOW THE FUCKIN OEM BOLTS ARENT LONG ENOUGH!! FUCK.

    Ronny, HOW did the rear use the OEM bolts .. the new end links have a wider base by like a 1/2" over stock .. are you sure you used the OEM bolts ... I dont see how it could have worked ...
     
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    1bad4dr Mr. Meany

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    Unless BWoody changed the rear end links, yes I used the OEM bolts.

    Here is a pic of the rear EL installed. You can clearly see the OEM bolts.


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    fuck me ... i didnt DOUBT you, I'm just WAY off the OEM bolt size!
     
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    1bad4dr Mr. Meany

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    Get me some pics Anthony. End Links and the OEM bolts...

    I am home for the next few hours, then we are off to Spring Fest.
     
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    Bud GG EVO IX MR

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    Nice writeup Ron. How much do these bad boys cost, and who's a vendor here?
     
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    1bad4dr Mr. Meany

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    BWoody is the vendor. I think they are $149???
     
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    Bud GG EVO IX MR

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    Thanks Ron. $149 for all 4? If so, that's one hell of a deal!
     
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    1bad4dr Mr. Meany

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    Bud GG EVO IX MR

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    $240's still a hell of a deal! Thanks for the link....I was having a little trouble when I "Googled" it! haha

    With the wife now as a "stay at home mom", I'm having to find little things that will pacify my mod fever.
     
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    1bad4dr Mr. Meany

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    call me