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Old 09-11-2007, 07:34 AM
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They are so much easier to do on a 2000+. Its silly.

Massive increase in the handling ability of the car even though it is pretty good to begin with. I was amazed of the difference even where the bushings on the endlinks did not look worn out...

Car rides smoother and takes turns with more confidence. Only 30 bucks all the way around and takes no more than an hour if you cut off the old ones with a dremel/saw.

If you have a 2000+ and have the stock end links, I'd recommend changing them to the energy suspension version. You will need to cut down the fronts by 1/4 of a inch to make them fit.

Energy Suspension Part Number: 9.8120

All I can say is that I'm amazed at the difference they made.
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When you say cut the fronts do you mean the bolt or the spacer?
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I mean buy the kit. You need to cut down the spacer..The bolt does not need to be cut down..it has some threads left but it is still shorter than the original OEM version of the bolt.
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That'* exactly what we did with BoneEvil at WCBF2006.

I ground the spacers down after we got the old ones out.
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Is this the same kit for the GXP ? if so let me know ....
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Is this the same kit for the GXP ? if so let me know ....
Should be.

Only thing to check is length of the spacer and cut the new one to fit.
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Would you normally need to wait till you need new end links to replace or will you see a benefit to replace good end links?
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Originally Posted by 95SLE
Would you normally need to wait till you need new end links to replace or will you see a benefit to replace good end links?
I replaced mine regardless if they were broken or not. The poly allows for less body roll than even brand new stock endlinks.

Plus mine were rusted out, causing a safety issue, if they were to snap on a sharp turn it would be possible to loose control of the vehicle
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Originally Posted by 95SLE
Would you normally need to wait till you need new end links to replace or will you see a benefit to replace good end links?
Waiting till the old are worn out would only increase the wow factor by 1.836824. Its pretty cheap to do $20-25 at most, I still consider it the best $20 I've spent on my car. But then again not many things costing $20 have made it onto my car

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For the 00+ it is around 29-30 bucks, that is for everything

92-99 run mid 20s.

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