Sway Bar End Links

[thehoe92]

horrible luck!

got my tahoe back today and decided to install the DJM end links that I ordered from StylinTrucks

they looked REALLY short compared to the stock ones but it shouldn't be that big of a deal considering I'm 3 inches lower in the front

go to install them, get everything torqued down take the jack stands out and let it drop and the sway bar is touching the tie rod end

when I drive its really difficult to turn and you can hear it rub

what did I do wrong?

there are no instructions that came with the links nor can I find any online

 

[clean454]

post up a picture of how it is right now

 

[thehoe92]

so I think I might have a solution?
flip the sway bar over so its underneath the tie rod

I can already feel the difference its a LOT stiffer in the front and I lost all my steering wobble I used to have as well as it brought my wheels back almost to 0º camber

best $20 I have spent so far and the installation was VERY easy.. just read over the eibach sway bar install (can't remember the members name) and went out and did it

 

[clean454]

hit me up when u wake up, ill be at the cave about 11 or so

 

[Tahoewhat]

so I think I might have a solution?
flip the sway bar over so its underneath the tie rod

I can already feel the difference its a LOT stiffer in the front and I lost all my steering wobble I used to have as well as it brought my wheels back almost to 0º camber

best $20 I have spent so far and the installation was VERY easy.. just read over the eibach sway bar install (can't remember the members name) and went out and did it

So you got the front end links i guess. (sorry w/ all this i got lost on which ones you actually got) Asked you in the other thread, but think its better fit here.
B/c i want my tahoe stiffer and less body roll. From reading, looks like front end links and rear. Where did you get em for $20 bucks. B/c i thought you said they were wrong/used or something.

 

[thehoe92]

forgot to update this.. the day after I had the confusion of the sway bar hitting the tie rod I went out and took the sway bar out and flipped it over and it works great.. plenty of clearance

I originally ordered the energy suspension ones from a local shop and those included new bushings to hold the sway bar and the actual end links with new bushings on those

then I thought I ordered the rear end links from StylinTrucks but they came in and looked to be used just because the spacer was a little bit rusted but everything else was brand new

both were around $20 and yes it makes a huge difference in cornering and handling all together

I used to bottom out on the front bump stop bracket but now I don't think I have yet to hear the noise

it also some how brought my tires back out a little more so its closer to spec camber





still would like to know where I can find some rear end links?
anyone have some used ones they'd like to get rid of?

 

[Tahoewhat]

I would love to loose the body roll and have more control. For those of you that have shorter endlinks, where did you get em from? Would for instance autozone, advanced auto have this stuff in stock. I would love to order front and rear.

i found this from autozone. Would this be correct for the rear?
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/pa...9?counter=0&itemIdentifier=28656_516000_5933_

and here maybe a dumb question, but is it the same kit for the front? dont see for front on autozone's site..

 

[thehoe92]

Mike those would be the same exact ones I ordered from the local store only I got them in black

those are for the front

the rear are made by DJM and the look like this
http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.aspx?partfamilyid=3360

minus the brackets

 

[Tahoewhat]

Mike those would be the same exact ones I ordered from the local store only I got them in black

those are for the front

the rear are made by DJM and the look like this
http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.aspx?partfamilyid=3360

minus the brackets

How do i tell if they are for front or rear. I know there is a part number above, but is that for just djm or stock part? Also, does energy make the rear too? what number would that be?

Djm make the front also?

 

[thehoe92]

the link you posted was for the front and those are by energy suspension
DJM also makes front ones, in fact a lot of companies make front end links.
its the rears that are hard to come by

the front DJM's are EL01 and they are right below the rear hardware kit link that I posted

you can find custom made rear ones but I would much rather have the DJM links because they are made for lowering kits



I think Max said he grabbed some off a jeep or something like that and they worked

 

[Dismay]

yeah it looks like the only way to get the proper rear end links is to buy the kit with the brackets for 160 dollars

 

[thehoe92]

well I mean its not such a horrible thing.. still helps your suspension by centering the rear wheels in the wheel wells again but when I don't exactly have the money to justify getting the brackets as well when you could just as easily sell them separately is beyond me

 

[Tahoewhat]

Well i just went with whiteouts idea and got some off a 00 tahoe limited. obs, going to put on this weekend. alot shorter than whats on my 05 right now.. See how that goes. And best part is.... they were free

 

[thehoe92]

where did you get them?

 

[Tahoewhat]

where did you get them?

from a local salvage yard. But they dont fit, my truck isnt low enough. Think it might be good for your ride, but mine isnt low enough. They bolt up fine on one end, but makes the sway bar go up and wont line up w/ the bolt holes on the sway. Its to high.. (not sure if all that makes sense)

Basically makes mine not level, brings it up to much.

 

[killer20072001]

If Kasey doesnt want them and you have nothing else to do with them. I will buy them off you.

 

[MeanGreen03]

so I think I might have a solution?
flip the sway bar over so its underneath the tie rod

I can already feel the difference its a LOT stiffer in the front and I lost all my steering wobble I used to have as well as it brought my wheels back almost to 0º camber

best $20 I have spent so far and the installation was VERY easy.. just read over the eibach sway bar install (can't remember the members name) and went out and did it

Where did you see to flip the sway bar (Couldn't find the thread)?? I'm about to add shorter links and will probably run into the same problem.

 

[TahoeSSer]

How do i tell if they are for front or rear. I know there is a part number above, but is that for just djm or stock part? Also, does energy make the rear too? what number would that be?

Djm make the front also?

Ok, I'm a newb when it comes to Hoes and such, but I'm looking to do the same shortly with endlinks. I will be relying on my experience with my Impala SS though.

When it came time to replace my endlinks I did the following:

OEM BAR:
I turned in my wheels and measured that I could conservatively go an inch lower and still leave some play from the stocker. So I went back to Napa, asked them for stock endlinks and went straight across the street to my local "nuts and bolts" shop, showed the sales guy what i wanted and give me a better grade bolt. All I had to do was cut the metal tube on the OEM Endlink 1 inch. Voila. I tighted it down to about 3/4 of an inch and I was happy that it made a difference, small but noticeable.

UPGRADED SWAY BAR:
I figured with my new heavier guage front bar that I'd need to go 1.5 inches shorter than stock once I installed it. So upgraded to White Polybushing, like the ones on the 2000 Firebird Formula V8's, a tad more expensive, but measured it up to the last set of endlinks, bought a new1/2 inch shorter bolt, this time a GRADE 12 hardened steel for about $2/each, no cutting required on the metal tube, tighted it down almost alll the way, and man that sway bar and endlink combo was awesome.

I'll be doing the same this spring when I put the 22's on. Just scored a cheap set recently.

It's a little trial and error, but in most cases, the bushings are similar, it's the length of the bolt that's different. Seemed to find that out at Napa flipping through boxes of GM bushings.

Hope this helps.

 

[tybardy]

i just read through this entire post... and I am dumbfounded that DJM does not sell the rear sway bar end links without the brackets! anyway... If I bought both the rear end hardware kit as well as the fron sway bar end links, would that all fit well with my 2/3 drop?

 

[MeanGreen03]

I have a set front DJM sway bar end links to sell if anybody is interested. I bout some sway bars and it came with the end links so I didn't use them.