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they can't be adjusted short enough to match the front endlinks.. but i'm pretty sure they can be made to fit with minor modification.. if you have a rethreading kit you can continue the threads so they are closer to the center, then grind off the ends to shorten the stud.






delivery was 5-7 business days to Canada.

This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Feb 9, 2010 - 12:16 AM

I have a tap / die set, I'll see when they get here, I'll see how much it needs to be cut and threads extended, if I see it's not much so I can get it done at home, I'll order another set and install them on the front.

doesn't sound like I can't be done

This post has been edited by Culpable04: Feb 9, 2010 - 12:53 PM

What are you going to do with the old end link? If you don't want it could you send it to me?

I've been trying to find a cheaper source for these but without much luck. It's hard to scale the pictures and get the sizing right. It would be much easier to walk into the hardware shop with one in hand and ask for a replacement.

Here is what I have found online but I have a couple of shops in Tacoma that sell stuff like this:
Rod Ends

did you see the prices ? how would that be a cheaper replacement ? I can see why I would want them, but cheaper ? I don't think so

The link I posted was just to show that these aren't custom pieces. McMaster-Carr is always the most expensive but they have just about everything. I have three shops in Tacoma, my favorite being Tacoma Screw , that sell these. I bet they have those for around $5 each end. Add the threaded rod and fasteners and your looking at less than $30 for both sides. The smallest USPS flat rate box ships for $4.85 anywhere in the country. So for less than $35 you could have the same thing as the $75 end links.

If we wanted to get a little more expesive we could get rods made with male threads on one end and female on the other so they could be adjusted without taking them off the strut or sway bar. I might be able to find that part off the shelf so it might not be that much more.

Well, I'm going to get some from Autozone and see how it goes. I don't have time to order the Racingbeat ones by this weekend.

Sure you do. When I did my suspension swap, I ran my car without end links for about 2 weeks. I used some tie wire to tie the sway bar up out of the way just until I got the end links. If you feel that the quality is worth the wait, then I'd say go for the RacingBeat end links.

I know, but how do you think moms would feel if I ghetto-rigged it and then it would ride like ****? She needs to trust the installation. I'm planning on ordering the Racingbeat end links anyway, maybe I can return the Autozone ones.

update if the rear will work with the fronts?

based on what azian said, they can be made to work, I won't be trying it myself until I get a second set on hand, and I haven't even gotten the first set I ordered, once I get them and mod them I'll post my findings, but a tap / die kit + and cutting tool should be all you need to do this.

update:

so apparently i had one rear bushing go bad.. so bad that it was the cause of my loose steering feeling.. to make things worse, i ordered the wrong set of bushings (i got the non sport suspension bushings instead of the sport suspension) so i'll be putting them up FS soon. anyway, one of the long bolts holding the two control arms to the knuckle on the rear passenger side was seized. my dad and i spent about an hour torching, lubricating, and even used a 4ft pipe as an extension to try and get the bolt out. we got the bolt to turn but it wouldn't come out for some reason. so we gave up and brought it to a nearby shop which belongs to a family friend of ours. even he couldn't get it out at first.. lol. but what he did was he dropped the entire rear crossmember and used a whole tank of propane to heat the knuckle and get the bolt out. so $115 later, my car was back together with the new bushing put in and i was on my way.

now about the end links... it's winter here and i have to say i am liking these endlinks very much.. the rear end doesn't 'roll' as much as the old links did and turning feels better. it added more oversteer but can be a bit tail happy on snow if i turn a little recklessly. overall, i'm happy with the way the car feels now.

I received mines last week, I've been playing with them, I think I found a rod that matches the thread pithc so I can install a set of these on the front, need to check if the rod it's the right lenght as is, but these wil go on the rear, a second set will be ordered for the front.

I'm glad you are having a good experience with these links, I like the craftmanship on them, look really solid and beffey, I will install on the rear, this weekend.

I jumped on the bandwagon.

Nice work. I never even thought about how the spherical rod ends or Hiem joints can be assembled your self. I bought new stock type end links front & rear when I did my suspension work. You can find places that build high quality joints & get some the proper size with a little research.

I noticed that the threads are exposed on the Racing beat ones. Not that it matters, because after you install them most people will probably never adjsut them again, but you could probably get a short length of rubber hose fill it with grease & slide it over the threaded rod before you put the end link together. This would keep the threads from getting all rusty so you could adjust the rod length later with out a lot of corrosion on the threads.

Mmmm Tasty...

I was installing my sportlines this weekend and rounded out the oem endlink on the front driver's side, so I initially thought of this thread.



But then I realized the ends of the Racing Beat links wouldn't fit in the endlink housing on the MR2 struts, so I ended up buying a Front and Rear set of High&Tight endlinks from TwosRUs..... at the tune of $217.00.










But I get a free sticker, so that means something, right?

win

Those look sweet!! Can we get some more info on these?!?!

Anodized aluminum with stainless steel hardware. I just need to cut some spacers for the rears and put them on.

I opened an account with the supplier of the red anodized bits. The rest of the hardware I got locally because I was just buying enough to figure things out. The beauty of having an LLC with a nondescript name is that I can pretty much make up whatever Rocket Scott LLC "does" when anyone asks.

you planning on making and selling those?