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Front Perrin Endlinks clunking..


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Hate to say it, but it will get worse over time. Yup, Perrins are known to do this. You'll notice the spherical bearing that is pressed into each end is not protected from the elements and over time, depending on the conditions you're driving in, it will cause them to wear away enough material that they'll start to clunk. Been there done that as have others on the forum, it sucks... Look for some thing that is basically a beefed up design of the stock ones, (which have rubber protective boots), i.e. the Rallitek end links.
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Mine did it so bad the ECU saw it as a knock event. If you remove them and thoroughly clean them it gets a little better. I also replaced the hardware.

 

This is a known side effect of using spherical bearings or heim joints.

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my perrin links killed themselves. Eventually I couldn't take the clunking any more and switched out for Whitelines. Now, after about 10-15k miles *they're* at it. Recently went in on the MSI group buy -- they are WAY beefier, a different design, and, best of all, LIFETIME WARRANTY!!! hooray. Hopefully they will last.
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Sorry, MSI endlinks were made specifically for a Group Buy. They are an item that was discontinued, but returned for a GB by popular demand. I was lucky enough to be #1 on the GB. There is no other endlink made like them. They are beefier, billet, use poly bushings and have a lifetime warranty on parts and materials. Even the bushings are covered for life, and MSI has been around for a while.
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Don't think you'll be too bummed going with the Rallitek's. The design is solid and they do what they're supposed to. Not as blingy as the MSI's but hey, they're endlinks right??
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a picture is worth a thousand words, so here are three:

 

Perrin vs. MSI (comparison of rears):

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/billydagwood/autos/IMG_9111.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/billydagwood/autos/IMG_9113.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/billydagwood/autos/IMG_9077.jpg

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yea these perrin endlinks are junkk, I mean I did buy them used..only lasted about a month before they started to clunk..I feel like everyone around my car can hear em too. I'm getting real sick of it, the littlest bump and they sound like hell. I guess a pair of ralliteks are in my future.
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