TPLGT Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 I really don't understand why we're still talking about brackets - the cobb sway set you said you're going to buy comes with the reinforced brackets, so why would you decide not to use them? I mean, I can understand having the discussion for purely academic purposes, but practically speaking, the point is moot, right? The endlinks are a different matter, however. BEacuse I want to see what it takes to break a stock one...why so pissy? Rehab is for quitters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutter2k Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 How much beating do you need to do to break the stock brackets? Not much. Keep in mind thick bars with stock springs/shocks put a greater beating on the brackets than someone with coilovers and sways. e.g. stiffer springs / shocks will deflect less so less work is done by the sways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Wagaon, swifts, cobbs f/r sways, and stock links. No clunking with the revised rear Cobb sway. For $200 for a set of endlinks, I'd forget it. The spherical bearings are exposed and I've read too much about them binding up with all the grit that gets in them. The cost/benefit ratio just isn't there to make them worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPLGT Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 Ahhhh cost/benefit ratio, FTW! Spoken like a true Econ-attorney! Thanks for help everyone! Rehab is for quitters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 40,000 miles on stock endlinks with Swifts and Cusco sways, no problem. The brackets did crack though. Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzen Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I've heard that as long as your not lowering the vehicle then stock endlinks are fine..... save your loot and replace the stockers if they fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDII Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I don't work on wagons:cool: Too good for wagons? Need forum help? Private Message legGTLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Dagwood Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 BEacuse I want to see what it takes to break a stock one...why so pissy? Sorry, didn't mean to be pissy .. it was the end of a REALLY long day. Anyway, hopefully you'll never have to find out what it takes to break the stock brackets, since you'll have new, better ones with your new bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPLGT Posted December 22, 2007 Author Share Posted December 22, 2007 It's all good, brother. Merry Christmas! Rehab is for quitters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim1969 Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 I have the Cobb reinforcement brackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Too good for wagons? Heavens no! He just isn't cool enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrakuhBlack Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 I have 15K on my Cobb sway bars (F&R)...30K on the car. Took FR wheel off to check the brake pad only to find out that one of endlink ends had popped out of its socket (no, it cant be pushed back in as the little "cup" is gone). Now, someone please help me do a cost/benefit analysis of buying the aftermarket ones... :-) If I had to do it all over again, I'm not sure I'd do anything differently, but if you don't get the endlinks with the sways, I suppose you should expect them to fail at some point. And FWIW, only street driving for this legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kin Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 I am looking at Perrin 25mm Front & Rear Ajustable Sway bars. The King of Parts website said "Perrin also includes new support brackets for the stock mounts to compensate for further stress". Is this the reinforcement brackets? Here is the link http://www.thekingofparts.com/servlet/Detail?no=307 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutBucket Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 cusco bars will clunk because the hole in the bushings are too big, watch out for that too. Holy crap. That totally makes sense. I mean, it was the only thing that was loose in the rear end. Now, off to find some slightly smaller bushings. Any leads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 EnergySuspensionParts.com GlobalPerformanceParts.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gitster Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 I am looking at Perrin 25mm Front & Rear Ajustable Sway bars. The King of Parts website said "Perrin also includes new support brackets for the stock mounts to compensate for further stress". Is this the reinforcement brackets? Here is the link http://www.thekingofparts.com/servlet/Detail?no=307 Yes. I have them and they are holding up fine (mounts and reinforcement brackets). The Perrins do clunk w/ AVO End Links though. Not sure if its the bushings or end links or exhaust etc. I beleilve it is the end of the sway hitting the unibody though, maybe I have to adjust the end links. They are not easy to adjust though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deer Killer Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Holy crap. That totally makes sense. I mean, it was the only thing that was loose in the rear end. Now, off to find some slightly smaller bushings. Any leads? I put clamped them down over some PVC rubber. Find the cusco swaybar thread, I posted some pics in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Found better thread to bump.. EB's Subaru journal - 2005 LegacyGT Wagon & 2014 Forester FB25 (2008 specB - RIP) IG@legacygtliving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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