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9krpmrx8 03-06-2012 11:02 AM

I put a set of of Whiteline's on Hoss-05's car and they seem to work just fine and are easily adjustable. I have had experience with two people and the EVO-R endlinks and Teamrx8 is right, they suck ass. I too never understood why everyone went with those from the the get go. I also tried Le Bren's endlinks and they did not last and were crap as well. Goodwin has a couple of nice setups.

1.3_LittersOfFurry 03-07-2012 09:10 AM

Anyone has an opinion on Agency Power Endlinks? I was offered a discount of a set for the issues dealing with the EVO-R's from the seller. But I noticed the rear are not adjustable, will this present a problem?

Also, I noticed my steering wheel is off now... Car drives straight, even at 80mph, but the wheel is off to the left slightly. I told my buddy I wanted to wait for the alignment for the new endlink so I can just put them on while the car is on a rack, rather than on jacks in a parking lot.

bse50 03-07-2012 09:14 AM

Buy whiteline's ones or racing beat's instead

1.3_LittersOfFurry 03-07-2012 12:37 PM

Using RacingBeats fronts and Whitelines for rear should be fine? Can not find rears from reacingbeat.

TeamRX8 03-07-2012 01:50 PM

RB just called. Apparently they just discovered that the original adjuster is perfect for the rear, but too short for the front. They have a longer center adjuster for the front end links and will now also offer the short adjuster for rear end links.

They offered to send me just the longer adjusters for free, but I went ahead and ordered another pair to have correctly adjusting RB endlinks in all four corners.

RB is $85/pair, this is a lot less than Whiteline or Powergrid (Goodwin, etc.) brands. Just be sure to specify if you want them for the front or rear (or both if ordering two pairs) when you place your order until the website is corrected.


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1.3_LittersOfFurry 03-07-2012 03:38 PM


Originally Posted by TeamRX8 (Post 4206684)
RB just called. Apparently they just discovered that the original adjuster is perfect for the rear, but too short for the front. They have a longer center adjuster for the front end links and will now also offer the short adjuster for rear end links.

They offered to send me just the longer adjusters for free, but I went ahead and ordered another pair to have correctly adjusting RB endlinks in all four corners.

RB is $85/pair, this is a lot less than Whiteline or Powergrid (Goodwin, etc.) brands. Just be sure to specify if you want them for the front or rear (or both if ordering two pairs) when you place your order until the website is corrected.


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Sometimes it's really hard to tell if your being serious Team :lol:

TeamRX8 03-07-2012 09:56 PM

I'm dead serious, a guy named Bruce from Racing Beat called me up right before I posted

at least he didn't call to say he wanted his endlinks back :lol:

1.3_LittersOfFurry 03-08-2012 05:02 AM

Nice, I'll give them a call and try to get them. Thanks.

TeamRX8 03-08-2012 04:23 PM

DO NOT ORDER THE RACING BEAT ENDLINKS!!!!

Same f'ing problem as Evo-R. I wasn't expecting the same crappy design from them, clearly they have slipped over time ...

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1.3_LittersOfFurry 03-08-2012 05:46 PM

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Whitelines it is then. :)



Also here is a kinda sorta before and after shot, I don't really see a difference in height.

bse50 03-09-2012 03:43 AM

I may have found a better solution than both whiteline and powegrid

mavictb 03-09-2012 04:21 AM


Originally Posted by bse50 (Post 4208315)
I may have found a better solution than both whiteline and powegrid

pray tell.

bse50 03-09-2012 05:56 AM

why kill the suspense? :)
I said "i may" because i'm not holding the product in my hands now. I'm only speaking because i know the kind of products that manufacturer builds and what they have to go through.
I'm currently waiting on a reply with some pricing information btw.

brilliantblackrx8 03-09-2012 07:56 AM


Originally Posted by 1.3_LittersOfFurry (Post 4207912)
Whitelines it is then. :)



Also here is a kinda sorta before and after shot, I don't really see a difference in height.

Dude, your car sits at least a 1/4" lower in that second photo, give Brian Goodwin a call on those endlinks.

1.3_LittersOfFurry 03-09-2012 05:20 PM


Originally Posted by bse50 (Post 4208338)
why kill the suspense? :)


Because I have been waiting 3 months for endlinks? :lol: :lol:

TeamRX8 05-12-2012 11:34 PM

So my front endlink saga continues. I needed a set asap and bought the Powergrid links. Started out fine, but then i discovered they were loose at the control arm position. I could have sworn they were tightened properly, but in the process of trying to tighten them down either the nut or the stud stripped on one side. I was in the middle of a race and there was enough stud length for me to put a second nut on and squeeze the stripped nut down tight enough to get by on at the time, though I'm sure it isn't 100%. Theses endlnks come with nyloc nuts, but because of the design of the arms on my custom speedway swaybar I had to use a smaller high quality flanged jetnut there instead and those ends stayed tight. IMO the nyloc nuts aren't adequate for a high rate front bar/spring combination.


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