lookin at the 24mm swaybar subframe brace kit which comes w asr endlinks. i plan to pic this up w the function7 lcas but i have noticed there were some issues w the function7 lcas and oem and oem style endlinks bc the bolt of the endlink is too short to fit through the function7 lcas.

1. was this issue with the width of the function7 lcas only in the earlier version and has since been fixed with version 3?

2. are the asr endlinks like oem ones or do they copy the function7 design? or the blow design?

3. ive heard the blox endlinks will work... can anyone verify this?

please dont turn this into a bitching thread about lcas and bling. also im looking for FACTUAL info and not guess work

 

can we get some info going here?

 

The endlink was always something I wondered about, how the stock sway bar hole for the endlink is directly above the hole for the endlink on the LCA. But, the aftermarket endlinks mount diagonally. Wouldn't the endlink bind because of the geometry?

 

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bleedblue94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lookin at the 24mm swaybar subframe brace kit which comes w asr endlinks. i plan to pic this up w the function7 lcas but i have noticed there were some issues w the function7 lcas and oem and oem style endlinks bc the bolt of the endlink is too short to fit through the function7 lcas.

1. was this issue with the width of the function7 lcas only in the earlier version and has since been fixed with version 3?

2. are the asr endlinks like oem ones or do they copy the function7 design? or the blow design?

3. ive heard the blox endlinks will work... can anyone verify this?

please dont turn this into a bitching thread about lcas and bling. also im looking for FACTUAL info and not guess work</TD></TR></TABLE>

Our arms are compatible with the ASR sway/subframe kit. You can use either the ASR heim-joint (ball joint type) linkages or our linkages. With the ASR linkages, you will have to switch out to a longer M10 bolt plus a nut on the other side to connect them to our arms (this applies to all versions of our arms). Our sway bar endlinks come with the longer bolts.

ASR endlinks and our endlinks are similar (but probably not identical). I we use standard off-the-shelf components/parts to put together the sway bar endlink kit and I believe the ASR ones are similar.

Our arms are designed thicker in order to hold up to a lot of abuse, and instead of threading the hole to accomodate the bolt, we opted for a nut to hold the bolt to the arm. This reduces the problems with customers stripping the threads in the arm but necessitated a longer bolt for the sway bar mounting point.

-A


Modified by Function7 at 3:29 PM 5/2/2008

 

When installed correctly the endlink will not bind. The fact that it is diagonal does not affect the way it works.

-A

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Function7 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">When installed correctly the endlink will not bind. The fact that it is diagonal does not affect the way it works.

-A
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Just out of curiousity, I did buy a set of your swaybar endlink bushings that I thought would work with stock endlinks but doesn't. So, the question is can I use your endlinks with a stock ITR swaybar and stock LCAs?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Function7 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Our arms are compatible with the ASR sway/subframe kit. You can use either the ASR heim-joint (ball joint type) linkages or our linkages. With the ASR linkages, you will have to switch out to a longer M10 bolt plus a nut on the other side to connect them to our arms (this applies to all versions of our arms). Our sway bar endlinks come with the longer bolts.

ASR endlinks and our endlinks are similar (but probably not identical). I we use standard off-the-shelf components/parts to put together the sway bar endlink kit and I believe the ASR ones are similar.

Our arms are designed thicker in order to hold up to a lot of abuse, and instead of threading the hole to accomodate the bolt, we opted for a nut to hold the bolt to the arm. This reduces the problems with customers stripping the threads in the arm but necessitated a longer bolt for the sway bar mounting point.

-A


Modified by Function7 at 3:29 PM 5/2/2008</TD></TR></TABLE>

another thing i wanted to know is i know your lcas are warrentied but how so? full lifetime on lca and bushings? does that apply to the stadard set with the poly urathane bushings or the set w the spherical bushings? or both?

also your function7 endlinks, i know they use to be produced in china by some company not necessarily related to you guys but sold under your name, i wanted to know if this is still the case or if your company is now directly making them bc i know there were some quality issues w the endlink kits in the past, and saw a post in which you stated that it was not your direct product

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ultraspeed DC2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Just out of curiousity, I did buy a set of your swaybar endlink bushings that I thought would work with stock endlinks but doesn't. So, the question is can I use your endlinks with a stock ITR swaybar and stock LCAs?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Our endlinks were intended for use with our linkages and they come with a 10mm hole instead of 8mm.

You should be able to use our linkages with your stock arm but you will have to use the original bolt to bolt it to the arm since the arm has a M10 x 1.25mm thread while the bolts we supply have a M10 x 1.5mm thread.

-A

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bleedblue94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

another thing i wanted to know is i know your lcas are warrentied but how so? full lifetime on lca and bushings? does that apply to the stadard set with the poly urathane bushings or the set w the spherical bushings? or both?

also your function7 endlinks, i know they use to be produced in china by some company not necessarily related to you guys but sold under your name, i wanted to know if this is still the case or if your company is now directly making them bc i know there were some quality issues w the endlink kits in the past, and saw a post in which you stated that it was not your direct product</TD></TR></TABLE>

We have lifetime warranty on all our arms. This covers the standard poly bushings too.

Our spherical bearing arms are also covered by a lifetime warranty, but because the spherical bearings are a wear item, we cover the spherical bearings for 3 years. We use standard spherical bearings so you can easily replace them yourself - no special tools neded.

Unfortunately, the endlink parts supplier we use have moved their manufacturing offshore to China. We have been unable to find a manufacturer in the USA that can supply us the parts at a reasonable priceso that our linkages remain affordable (i.e. about $50/set) .

We sell our endlink kits as a convenience to our customers. and you can easily put your own together using standard off-the shelf components for about the same price.

If, however, I can find enough people interested in high quality endlink kits (aerospace parts, like our spherical bearings, perhaps in stainless steel) at about $120-$150 a set, we will look into making them available.

Thanks

-A

 

i would be interested ... it just completely depends on quality and craftmanship

 

Function 7's work great have had mine on my car for awhile now,I need to figure out how to repolish them though they are pretty dirty as of late.

 

for the original post...

i have asr brace/ctr 22mm bar/ function7 arms on my 98 civic hatchback.
as for the endlinks... the blox endlinks are the same **** as the function endlinks. ive had them both. the asr endlinks look the same just better quality and they come with better spacers which have a cone shape. either way they are all spherical links, so they will clatter like all hell. ive been there.
ive begun experimenting with redesigning my own endlink usage.
ive tried VW endlinks, bmw endlinks, mazed endlinks, and all went to crap.
my new plan... this is sure to work.
i will be getting 05 rsx rear links, and a 10x1.5mm shock extension bolts for one end of the link, to make it longer to pass through the arm holes. im almost definite this will work. i will post up when i do it. with pics.