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Old Jun 19, 2004
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Quick sway bar question

OK, I just bought an RSX sway bar. I ordered Greys endlinks & a set of shaft collars. Thing is, the bar & the shaft collars came in, but its 2pm now & the endlinks still havent came, there is still time yet, but im not too sure its coming today. I need to have this bar on tonight because I have a race tomorrow. Now, do you think I could run the bigger bar on the stock endlinks without breaking them, & put Greys on later?? I dont really want to chance it, but I dont really know how big a risk it is. I do know that I will be pushing them pretty hard tomorrow because theyre having the autocross on the Texas Motor Speedway roadcourse , so if theres even a slight chance of blowing them, im sure it will happen.

So my question is, would the stock endlinks be able to hold for 4 runs, or should I just put it off till next race?? I really want to have the sway bar on, but I dont want to blow the endlinks mid turn & risk rolling the car in the dirt or something.

Actually as im writing this I am thinking more & more that this would be a very bad idea, & I doubt i'm going to do it, but i'll post this anyway, hehe.

Oppinions??

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Your stock endlinks will handle the 19mm bar just fine.
I've ran an entire season with the 19mm bar and stock end links no problem. (The Stock RSX end links are the same endlinks we have!)
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Really...huh... Everyone made it out like the stock ones wouldnt handle it, ok then, I guess i'll throw it on then.

Wait, right now im running on stock suspension & Azenis, you dont think the extra body flex & extra tire grip would pose a problem do you??
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Nope. You should be fine.
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the stock rear endlinks can't support the progress sway bars

i snapped two in a 24 hour period. one the night before a road race, another at the end of the event day.

stock endlinks in the front with progress sway bars are fine
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Old Jun 20, 2004
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The progress sway bars are huge though right??
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i think 27mm in the front and 22mm in the back. forgot the exact numbers
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Originally Posted by usafstud
i think 27mm in the front and 22mm in the back. forgot the exact numbers

Correct
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Ok, got it installed & tested. Todays autocross went freaking awesome, the sway bar kicks so much ***!!

I'll have pics & a write up later.

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