Rear Endlink question
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Rear Endlink question
The rear endlinks found on Honda's have the ability to move on both the attachment point to the LCA and the attachment point to the swaybar.
My question is how will it affect handling if the stock endlinks were replaced with just a hard link, one with no movement at all?
Will a car handle better/worse? I assume it will put more strain on a subframe...
Has anyone tried this?
Any insight is appreciated, I'm asking this question because m stock endlinks are done and I want to know if I can just use a hard link instead.
-Simon
My question is how will it affect handling if the stock endlinks were replaced with just a hard link, one with no movement at all?
Will a car handle better/worse? I assume it will put more strain on a subframe...
Has anyone tried this?
Any insight is appreciated, I'm asking this question because m stock endlinks are done and I want to know if I can just use a hard link instead.
-Simon
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Re: Rear Endlink question (Simon_the_Pieman)
Assuming this isn't a troll...
At first the handling would be normal. Then, when the aditional stress breaks the weakest link, the car will push like crazy because the rear bar is no longer functional.
If you want to replace with something better, use rod ends.
--Andy
At first the handling would be normal. Then, when the aditional stress breaks the weakest link, the car will push like crazy because the rear bar is no longer functional.
If you want to replace with something better, use rod ends.
--Andy
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Re: Rear Endlink question (Simon_the_Pieman)
Are you saying a hard link as in no pivoting motion at all like it is welded to the end off the bar ot eh LCA or a hard link that will pivot but has not extra motion loss in a bushing?
A hard link with no pivot would be bending, binding and breaking with bizarre handling in the meantime. A pivoting hard bushing like a rod end is the way to go so long as the motion is within the range of the spherical bearing so there is no bind. You need the pivot that will keep it from binding, from there you can take any excess motion out of it.
A hard link with no pivot would be bending, binding and breaking with bizarre handling in the meantime. A pivoting hard bushing like a rod end is the way to go so long as the motion is within the range of the spherical bearing so there is no bind. You need the pivot that will keep it from binding, from there you can take any excess motion out of it.
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Re: Rear Endlink question (CRX Lee)
thanks for the reply guys
i was thinking of going with rod ends anyways, i just wanted to know the effects of a hard link.
that Suspension Techniques endlink is exactly what i want to use.
from what i see , its just a female rod end and a male rod end with a jam nut, so its pretty simple to whip up.
ps. please educate me in what a troll is?
i was thinking of going with rod ends anyways, i just wanted to know the effects of a hard link.
that Suspension Techniques endlink is exactly what i want to use.
from what i see , its just a female rod end and a male rod end with a jam nut, so its pretty simple to whip up.
ps. please educate me in what a troll is?
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Re: Rear Endlink question (Simon_the_Pieman)
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