Short front swaybar endlinks?

[Cletonius]

So I'm just about ready to drop my car after installing ground controls and noticed that my OE front endlinks are too long to bolt up to the control arms. Further modification of the strut housings is not possible at this time.

Is there a shorter endlink that I can use to bolt up to the control arm? The OE ones are about an inch too long at full droop, which makes sense as the housings were sectioned an inch.

[Mr. Tasty]

build custom ones?

[Mr. Tasty]

or weld on m3 style

[Cletonius]

I'm not really down for building any but I could see that happening if I can't find something that'll work.

Nobody knows of an interchange part from another vehicle?

[Vivek]

IE sells adjustable ones. You can use ones from, off the top of my head, a ~2004 dodge stratus. Should be 90*.

[Mr. Tasty]

like this..

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123747369-How-to-make-Custom-Sway-Bar-End-links

[Cletonius]

like this..
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showt...-Bar-End-links

Oh I like this

Looks like McMaster gets another $60 of my monies unless IPG comes up with a cheaper alternative.

[IronFreak]

Look at speedway motors, they have a huge selection of heim joints that are automotive/race specific. and their prices are really good.

[acolella76]

Yeah... agreed. Look for automotive specific applications if ya can. Most of McMaster's rod ends are noisy.

[Cletonius]

I found some good looking stuff at speedway and 4wheelparts, now I just have to get dimensions from the OE pieces

[Cletonius]

I'm thinking something like this at the bar
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/5-8-In...tud,24273.html

with something like this in the arm
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedw...ead,25122.html

Kinda resembles the stock configuration and seems like it would be the least parts.

[Mr. Tasty]

Nice, I like it. I need to get on this. My endlinks are definitely not 90* of my sway bar.