I have been wasting away the search function on trying to find anything about these damn little parts. I found after I bent my lower control arm that I also bent the end link for the front sway bar.

I either am searching using the wrong words, or they really aren't talked about. Are there aftermarket ones for the ITR?

Does anyone have any for sale? I posted in the WTB/For Sale thread, but thought I would ask more of the specific questions in my post.

Please help, and Thanks!

Oh, yeah, in case if nobody knows what I am thinking, I am talking about <U>Number 6</U> in diagram.

 

Why not contact Len at Baranco Acura? I'm sure he could get you one ASAP.

 

That's very true. I am hoping that my Acura Tech friend is going to be able to help me out as of right now. I had a non-complete one (missing the rubber boot and the stud end that goes into the swaybar) and a complete one that was bent on the lower stud where it attaches to the lower control arm.

Is that even possible? How does that joint stay put in the cup part?

 

aftermarket front sway bar end link = simple Heim joint with poly bushings for the lower mount.

Maybe it's just everyone that I've seen, but I thought that the lower bolt of the end links were supposed to be bent a little.

the joint is made the way it is so that the lower part of the mount can move a little through the range of the suspension travel.

With suspension travel the LCA mounting point moves in an arc that makes the point move in and out from the inner pivot.
With the sway bar the mounting position of the link moves forward and rearward with the travel.
I'm talking slight movement, but it is movement. Over the process of a couple million+ bumps a solid mount would never survive.

(am I explaining things to kindergarten-ish?)

 

They're not cheap new, but are available within a couple days from a dealer.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by zygspeed &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">They're not cheap new, but are available within a couple days from a dealer.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I was curious... $43.92(each) from majestic.
part number 51320-ST7-003

 

i've been looking at doing a aftermarket.......since the newer 97 up has an Accord style front sway bar set-up.

I want a solid part like a <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Relic1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">aftermarket front sway bar end link = simple Heim joint with poly bushings for the lower mount.

Maybe it's just everyone that I've seen, but I thought that the lower bolt of the end links were supposed to be bent a little.

the joint is made the way it is so that the lower part of the mount can move a little through the range of the suspension travel.

With suspension travel the LCA mounting point moves in an arc that makes the point move in and out from the inner pivot.
With the sway bar the mounting position of the link moves forward and rearward with the travel.
I'm talking slight movement, but it is movement. Over the process of a couple million+ bumps a solid mount would never survive.

(am I explaining things to kindergarten-ish?)</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Relic1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">aftermarket front sway bar end link = simple Heim joint with poly bushings for the lower mount.

Maybe it's just everyone that I've seen, but I thought that the lower bolt of the end links were supposed to be bent a little.

the joint is made the way it is so that the lower part of the mount can move a little through the range of the suspension travel.

With suspension travel the LCA mounting point moves in an arc that makes the point move in and out from the inner pivot.
With the sway bar the mounting position of the link moves forward and rearward with the travel.
I'm talking slight movement, but it is movement. Over the process of a couple million+ bumps a solid mount would never survive.

(am I explaining things to kindergarten-ish?)</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks for the info. My piece is quite bent compared to the passenger side one. This happened when I hit my parking lot curb and bent my lower control arm and also cracked my steering rack. My bearing was also a little loose, so that's being fixed as well.

My bent one might be at about a 30 degree angle. Would my car be drivable )to and from work) if I threw that on while waiting on a new one? Any thoughts?

 

I had one of mine bend also. Just got a new one from Len at Baranco. Worth the money if you can't easily find a used one or get a set of good aftermarket ones for cheaper.