Rodend Sway bar endlinks, anybody have them?
Rodend Sway bar endlinks, anybody have them? 
04-10-2009, 06:46 AM
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I have them on my Corvette, however the 'Vette's sway bar has ends that are designed for the "tie rod" style end links to start with. In order to put the "rod end" links on an F-body, you'd have to have an aftermarket sway bar whose "eyelets" are rotated 90 degrees from where the OE location is. I think I'd seen them some time in the past, but I don't remember where.
04-10-2009, 09:52 AM
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You think you might get the Hellwig?
04-10-2009, 10:11 AM
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Air Ride Technologies may have an alternative to a rod end setup, which looks like a mini ball joint type of setup.
If you look at the bottom of their sway bar page they list a Posi Link setup.
http://www.ridetech.com/catalog/MUSCLEbar-29-1.html
http://www.ridetech.com/catalog/Posi...ts-2484-1.html
It may be worth contacting them for more detailed info.
I have no experience with these, just stumbled across them and saw the posting.
If you look at the bottom of their sway bar page they list a Posi Link setup.
http://www.ridetech.com/catalog/MUSCLEbar-29-1.html
http://www.ridetech.com/catalog/Posi...ts-2484-1.html
It may be worth contacting them for more detailed info.
I have no experience with these, just stumbled across them and saw the posting.
04-10-2009, 02:19 PM
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$40.00 is about the going price for something like that. My concern with the "straight" ball joint is that it would ripe right out out under the heavy load of a 35 mm bar.
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04-10-2009, 03:03 PM
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Got any suggestions?
I know I could probably do a male/female heim joint combo, with a small U shaped adapter bracket on both ends.
But I was hoping someone had already done this so i could jump to ordering the parts I would need.
04-10-2009, 03:13 PM
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The problem is that we don't have much room between the end of the sway bar and the lower control arm (front). There is a guy out there who makes such an animal that you are describing, but he doesn't do it for F-Bodies. Especially lowered ones (that distance is even less then)
In the rear, you can go to the Hellwig bar that Strano sells and they have dog bone style links. I can't remember if their length is adjustable. Regardless you'll be able to run regular rod end links in place of the dog bones if you want.
I use endlinks. Mind you they are not the ones you can buy off the shelf, but if you are resourceful you can find all the parts you need from GM and Ford to make what I run.
Oh and it helps to have been the guy who designed endlinks for GM, Chrysler and Ford back in the mid to late 90's. 
In the rear, you can go to the Hellwig bar that Strano sells and they have dog bone style links. I can't remember if their length is adjustable. Regardless you'll be able to run regular rod end links in place of the dog bones if you want.
I use endlinks. Mind you they are not the ones you can buy off the shelf, but if you are resourceful you can find all the parts you need from GM and Ford to make what I run.
Oh and it helps to have been the guy who designed endlinks for GM, Chrysler and Ford back in the mid to late 90's. 