Which end links for LGT05 wagon w/ Perrin bars?

[BoostWagon]

I'm running 22 mm Perrin F&R sways, stock springs and shocks. Probably will leave ride height stock when I change struts in due course. Can anyone offer opinions on which end links to use, and why? Mostly agressive street use, no track days.

 

Sorry for the Noobie question - couldn't quickly distill answers from existing threads. Thanks!

[torinalth]

Personally I am going with rallitek links firmly 25mm bars. Still have not shown up yet, but soon. 5 year warranty, stock design, and cheap. Many will say kartboy, but inuad a less than good experience on my wrx with them. Personal choice.

 

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[TSiWRX]

This is an interesting thread:

 

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/rallitek-rear-sway-bar-hitting-lower-arm-2008-spec-b-146224.html

[BoostWagon]

So I can be persuaded pretty easily to skip the Ralliteks based on that thread. Other suggestions?

[jagcars26]

FWIW ,, I've been using the AVO endlinks on my Cusco bars f/r with no noises or clunks.

[leftcoast74]

I run Kartboy solid links w/25mm F/R Perrin's. Couldn't b happier, its locked down with no noise what so ever.

 

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[torinalth]

So I can be persuaded pretty easily to skip the Ralliteks based on that thread. Other suggestions?

 

not sure how you came up with that.... reading the thread, the common problem was the rallitek bars had a different shape, not the endlinks.... but its still your call

[TSiWRX]

^ I'm reading the thread, and came up with a non-definitive conclusion - which is why I cross-posted it.

 

For the record, I'm running 25mm Perrin bars front and rear, on a '05 5MT sedan that's slightly dropped via iON springs on stock struts/shocks, with the Rallitek HD endlinks.

 

No mechanical issues whatsoever, but I might go down to 22mm bars - or even just the JDM rear - based on NVH alone.

 

Otherwise, I'm as happy as a goose.

[Claw]

^ Would you say the AVO mounts are necessary with your setup?

 

I've got iON's on stock struts and stocks, have a whiteline bar on the way with Kartboy endlinks.

 

Thanks!

[tito_b0y]

^ Would you say the AVO mounts are necessary with your setup?

 

I've got iON's on stock struts and stocks, have a whiteline bar on the way with Kartboy endlinks.

 

Thanks!

 

AVO mounts are necessary with ANY setup. Even stock. TSi+WRX up there broke his stock mounts with just the stock sway bar

[TSiWRX]

^ As the man said......

 

^ Would you say the AVO mounts are necessary with your setup?

 

I've got iON's on stock struts and stocks, have a whiteline bar on the way with Kartboy endlinks.

 

Thanks!

 

 

^ No need to thank me - just glad to help however little I can.

 

Yes, emphatically, I'd recommend some kind of RSB reinforcement.

 

I actually bent my driver's side this past spring/summer. With stock hardware (exception would be the drop on the iONs).

 

Everyone who knows me knows how "grandfatherly" I drive, and knows that I also don't track/AutoX the car. It truly came as a shock to me that the cumulative stress of my daily commutes - which should not be that much, honestly - exerted over the spaghetti-al-denture of the factory RSB, managed to damage the mount.

[BoostWagon]

Think i'm leaning towards the Kartboys, will this be a problem in the future if I have stock ride height now but may consider different springs down the road?

[tito_b0y]

Don't think so, I'm on stock height and I'm running the KBs. Many say stock endlinks are fine for a DD, but after I installed mine, I felt a noticeable, albeit slightly, more solid ride than stock.

 

Personally, I did it just to do the whole she-bang.