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Old 04-28-2006, 10:59 AM
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Question After Installing the Agency Power Front Swaybar

Last weekend, I installed the Agency Power adjustable front swaybar on my car. Because the holes in the bar are bigger than the bolt on the endlinks, there is a clunking noise when cornering. This is due to the bolt moving around in the hole.
My question is, I know that I have two options to cure this. Purchacing Racing Beat or Agency Power endlinks. Does anyone have any suggestions on which would be the better solution. Or is there an option I don't know about or haven't thought of?

BTW: I set the oem links to the middle hole. This with the oem rear bar reduces some of the oversteer of the car and makes it more neuteral. When I install the rear bar, I will most likely be moving the front link for a stiffer setting.
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I have the RB ones and have been happy, but I don't think there would be a significant difference between the 2
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Well the RB's are cheaper. The AP's are adjustable to keep the angle of the bar at optimum angle. I suppose that I could get bushings made to correct for the larger hole size in the bar. The hole size is correct for AP endlinks.

BTW: Nice Sig.
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I saw you got the AP adj sway bar, why not get the AP adj end links too.
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Originally Posted by alnielsen
Well the RB's are cheaper. The AP's are adjustable to keep the angle of the bar at optimum angle. I suppose that I could get bushings made to correct for the larger hole size in the bar. The hole size is correct for AP endlinks.

BTW: Nice Sig.
If the hole sizes are different then I would get the AP ones.

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Originally Posted by Winning 8
I saw you got the AP adj sway bar, why not get the AP adj end links too.
Cost, the RB's are about $47 a pair and the AP's are $130(about). The RB's state that you must drill out the hole in the wishbone ( ). They also say you must open up the hole on their bar to use them, so they should connect to the AP bar nicely.
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i thought you said there was a difference in the size of the holes in the 2 bars?
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Originally Posted by BlueRenesis82
i thought you said there was a difference in the size of the holes in the 2 bars?
If I understand your question, yes there is. The RB bar has holes the same size as the OEM bar. RB says that you must enlarge/drill the hole on their bar to use the RB endlinks. The holes on the AP bar are all ready larger. The bolt on the AP endlinks are sized for their bar. There is no mention about any modification to the wishbone connection with the AP endlinks.
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yes so you could use you factory end links, that is why racing beat is such an excellent shop cause they think of everyone need, also they will not force you to buy anything that you don't want or need.
also when you buy the RB end links they will give you a drill bit, so you don't have to run out while working on your car.
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