disclaimer: stock endlinks w/ rb bar...
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disclaimer: stock endlinks w/ rb bar...
i just sheared both bolts on one of my stock endlinks while autocrossing with the racing beat front swaybar, if you have this swaybar then get the bigger endlinks that racing beat sells, its worth it. cheers.
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edit: i looked under my car and noticed that one bolt got sheared and is still halfway on the endlink and the other bolt + the blue endlink connecter thingy is still bolted on the car not connected to anything.
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Razz1, many people are running the stock endlinks in autocross and road racing with no problems. Maybe someone needs to do a search ![Wink](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Thanks for the update Brattesani- That makes a lot more sense.
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Thanks for the update Brattesani- That makes a lot more sense.
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Originally Posted by brattesani
i just sheared both bolts on one of my stock endlinks while autocrossing with the racing beat front swaybar, if you have this swaybar then get the bigger endlinks that racing beat sells, its worth it. cheers.
I have to wonder if one of the bolts came loose and then broke. I know of a few people that have had the endlinks bolts work loose, then they can move around and I could see one break then. I have never heard of any autox/road race/etc car have a factory link fail.
Even if this was a weak area I would much rather have a nice cheap end link fail than a control arm issue after you drill out the stock hole.
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yeah we realized that the bar was to stiff about 5 days after we got it and ordered the mazdaspeed bar. i got faster times after the endlink fell off. the mazdaspeed bar uses stock endlinks, yes?
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Originally Posted by brattesani
i got faster times after the endlink fell off. the mazdaspeed bar uses stock endlinks, yes?
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Originally Posted by brattesani
yeah we realized that the bar was to stiff about 5 days after we got it and ordered the mazdaspeed bar. i got faster times after the endlink fell off. the mazdaspeed bar uses stock endlinks, yes?
![Dunno](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/dunno.gif)
There is such a small difference from stock to MS not worth the money imho.
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