Evo-R Adjustable Endlinks Installed
 

Just took some pics of the Evo-R Adjustable Endlinks installed...I like the way it drives a lot...I'm sure the corner-weighting had a lot to do with it, but the rear end is a lot more planted...no more squirmy-ness...it tends to teeter (a-la M3) now instead of sweeping (a-la stock RX-8).

My thanks to J for the endlinks and the support!

Enjoy the pics...

(front)

(rear)

Very nice. Those are Autoexe, correct?

Almost...they're Evo-R.

Details for the difference are here: https://www.rx8club.com/australia-new-zealand-forum-37/autoexe-adjustable-endlink-127842/

nice..

I'm not sure I would feel safe using knockoff suspension components, but that's just me

^ It's a turnbuckle with two ball joints with threaded rod. You can piece it together out of hardware and it will do the job. As long as the ball joint is decent and the hardware is high grade, you can't go wrong.

not to mention it seems your getting the same stuff for literally 1/2 the price... silly overpriced JDM parts

From all my reading I agree with SouthFL...when it comes to endlinks it's all about the ball joints...and from looking at pics of the Evo-R ones I'm convinced they're at least as good as stock...heim joints would have been better, but I hear people wear them out on the street too quickly and they're just a nuissance.

Looks great! Had them on my 8. Handles great at coners!

Kinchu, does the rear endlink shorten enough to equal the rear OEM link in length (about 8.5cm centerline of threaded rod to centerline of threaded rod)?

x2.

jay measurements? interested in splitting shipping?

beers :beer:

jay,

pm.

beers :beer:

Here is the max length of the rear links 11.5 cm
https://img255.imageshack.us/img255/...img0401rk8.jpg

Shortest 9.5 CM
https://img255.imageshack.us/img255/...img0402qs8.jpg

PMed. Nice to hear from you again! :)

Centerline of rod to centerline of rod seems shorter than 9.5cm in that pic.
The Centerline measurement is what's key, as that's what determines the articulated length.

Could you please clarify? Only reason why I ask is because I just tried a set of Whiteline adj. endlinks and the rear set wouldn't shorten enough to match the length of the OEM endlink.

from this photo below it is more than 8.5 in the center. Cuz I took photo above the endlink and ruler is below photo seems shorter measurement. https://img255.imageshack.us/img255/...img0401rk8.jpg

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Edit: I think, simply, the wrong pic was attached. Perhaps you were referring to the shortened pic? This is getting confusing rather quickly. I just need a real measurement, lol. Thanks.

the rears are short enough, but the only way to get it this way is that one end has to be unbolted and removed from it's mounting hole to make the adjustment, note that it's one male and one female part screwed together, not two males or two females joined by a single mating turnbuckle counterpart

none of the turnbuckle style ends will be short enough using off the shelf parts, they have to be cut shorter at a minimum

Knockoff?

Here is measurement from center joint.
Longest
https://img176.imageshack.us/img176/...img0411li0.jpg
Shorest
https://img176.imageshack.us/img176/...img0412dh1.jpg

What is the length for the OEM front endlink?

thanks.

In stock.

adjustable endlinks are required when dropping a car right?

i have adjustable coilovers and am dropped a little under 2 inches and i notice the position of my sway bars F/R are way off, they are angled a little more upward then before. to even this out would i need a set of adjustable endlinks to even out the sway bars?

No, they are not required.

They are required if you wish to corner balance your car. Also, they would allow you to reset the angle of the bar when lowering your car.

I found that there was enough slop in the mounting holes for the OE endlinks to work on my cornerbalanced car, they slid right on, no binding

Team is a good man and always gives good advice, but adding these endlinks made a very noticeable difference on my car...I'm not sure why, but the left to right (and right to left) transitions are way smoother than before...the car is more tossable and settles more easily and has less "jouce". Just my $0.02.

Yea, our joins are smoother than stock. They are polished, not like stock have threads on them. Also our rubber join are tieder, stock getts loose after a year. Wish can test these out on my 8, but for now its apex seals are toasted.

i def need to get a set, i want to have the whole suspension tuned properly and have it working at its best potential.

Bump from the past.

I have had these on my car for awhile now. The black portions are all rusted up. Anybody with these experience the same?

:rant:

rusted up?
damn, I was about to order some of these.

I'll snap a pic tonight and post it. It looks like the black is only a thin coating. Don't let this stop you from getting these, or similar. I was able to set my car up perfect for corner balancing with them.

This might sound like a dumb question but I got a set of adjustable agency power endlinks. I thought that they were adjustable in order to be same length as stockers? If u tighten them all the way will the car drop? I need to know before I install them on sat. Haha. I have tanabe lowering springs in now

They are used when you lower your car. Lowering your car will change the preload on your sway/stabilizer bars. Using adjustable endlinks puts that preload back to original.

my only concern is how do I get them back to a stock or a good preload setup? Get the car realigned. It sucks I have these and my front sway sitting in my bedroom floor waiting to be installed

No need for alignment. Look at these pictures:

http://evo-r.net/product/RX-8/LINK/OEMLINK.jpg
http://evo-r.net/product/RX-8/LINK/OEMLINK2.jpg
http://evo-r.net/product/RX-8/LINK/OEMLINK3.jpg

From here

That's definatly helpful. But.... How do I tell where the position of the link is supposed to by just looking at it? And I beleive I need to adjust the links before the install

I had mine professionally installed and setup with my Zeal coilovers. They adjusted them while on the car. Getting the car corner balanced is also something to consider for those with coilovers.

I just ordered these endlinks, as well as some Megan coilovers and Progress front and rear sways. I can't wait to get them.

kev,

mine are fine. i think they have been on for about a year and a half.

but winter and salt does not happen here!

beers :beer:

I had the same rust problem up here. There was not one area of them that wasn't covered in rust.

Would not recommend them to anyone who is driving through winter where they put salt on the roads.

Heim joints will work well, but they are exposed to the weather and corrosion. I like these as the joint is covered.

I hate everything that EVO-R does. I will never forget his fiasco with the fender vents.

Yeah, living in the Sunshine State has it's perks for sure. I sometimes feel like Steven King in that movie where he started growing green moss and grass all over his body.. Remember that? LOL Living 30 minutes from the Pacific in the Northwest is way different from the warm Gulf Stream waters around Florida...

biatch

I'm going to see if I can clean them up a bit tonight. Structurally they are OK, just rusty.

No hate bro... Peace :eyetwitch

I'll bring back the love.

I just bought these from Jay. Good customer service and the product is top notch.

My car already had Tein Basic Coilovers and Progress sway bars but these endlinks really made the steering response more crisp. It's almost instant now.

I spent all day at an open autocross session and these were a noticeable improvement.

c'mon man, they're no more crisper than good OE endlinks :yelrotflm I can't even tell the difference between OE and heim joint endlinks, the only benefit is the adjustable length if needed

somebody told me the other day they can't get him to respond :dunno: