Best endlinks - Whiteline or Powergrid???
03-18-2014, 08:13 AM
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Powergrid, they have a rubber boot on them, mine (front and rear) have been trouble free for 2+ years now in the northeast daily driving....nuff said. Never used Whiteline endlinks. SPL is overpriced garbage; will deteriorate/possibly rust/make noise/etc...a lot of ppl are learning that slowly and painfully
03-18-2014, 06:43 PM
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I purchased my Hotchkis bars used with SPL endlinks, reportedly with 10k miles on them. The SPL links had corrosion on the heim joint bearing surfaces and had definite resistance spots in motion. I would assume squeaking is a guarantee.
I resold them with a good warning to the purchaser and bought the Powergrid units (2.5 years ago). My only complaint is that they do not get short enough get the sway bars perfectly parallel with the ground.
Zero noise or loosening hardware after 20k miles, 3 different sway bar setting changes, and multiple auto X events.
Speaking of, I'm going to go one step stiffer on both front and rear this weekend
I resold them with a good warning to the purchaser and bought the Powergrid units (2.5 years ago). My only complaint is that they do not get short enough get the sway bars perfectly parallel with the ground.
Zero noise or loosening hardware after 20k miles, 3 different sway bar setting changes, and multiple auto X events.
Speaking of, I'm going to go one step stiffer on both front and rear this weekend
03-22-2014, 07:34 AM
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PowerGrid have been on my ride since 09, used the earlier version of the Whiteline endlinks before (more for track then street as they tend to have more NVH and loosen over a short period of time). The Whitlines did have more "feel" then the Powergrid.
If going with Whiteline, have some Locktite handy and good luck getting it removed afterwards...
If going with Whiteline, have some Locktite handy and good luck getting it removed afterwards...
03-22-2014, 04:24 PM
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03-22-2014, 04:49 PM
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I am set at #2 of 3 in rear, #2 of 4 in front. Do you think I'm ok with the stiffer than stock in rears? I think "softest" with Hotchkis is still stiffer than stock. Would you recommend me going to 3 in fronts or just stay at 2 since the car is basically a DD that likes to perform also (it's the car's fault not mine of course)? Thanks 
*she feels nice 'n tight (we all like that 'ehh?) and I have stiff coils that are now set at 6 out of 10 fronts, 2 out of 10 rears and the combo of the sways/bilsteins keeps the tires planted well at speed on canyon curves, high speed curve bumps, etc. Was an obvious improvement that I noticed soon after install 2+ yrs. ago.
*she feels nice 'n tight (we all like that 'ehh?) and I have stiff coils that are now set at 6 out of 10 fronts, 2 out of 10 rears and the combo of the sways/bilsteins keeps the tires planted well at speed on canyon curves, high speed curve bumps, etc. Was an obvious improvement that I noticed soon after install 2+ yrs. ago.
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03-27-2014, 01:18 PM
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I am set at #2 of 3 in rear, #2 of 4 in front. Do you think I'm ok with the stiffer than stock in rears? I think "softest" with Hotchkis is still stiffer than stock. Would you recommend me going to 3 in fronts or just stay at 2 since the car is basically a DD that likes to perform also (it's the car's fault not mine of course)? Thanks
*she feels nice 'n tight (we all like that 'ehh?) and I have stiff coils that are now set at 6 out of 10 fronts, 2 out of 10 rears and the combo of the sways/bilsteins keeps the tires planted well at speed on canyon curves, high speed curve bumps, etc. Was an obvious improvement that I noticed soon after install 2+ yrs. ago.
*she feels nice 'n tight (we all like that 'ehh?) and I have stiff coils that are now set at 6 out of 10 fronts, 2 out of 10 rears and the combo of the sways/bilsteins keeps the tires planted well at speed on canyon curves, high speed curve bumps, etc. Was an obvious improvement that I noticed soon after install 2+ yrs. ago.
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03-31-2014, 10:57 PM
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Just an update since I started this discussion. Powergrids are in place and they're perfect. Not a squeak or groan over the speedbumps in my work parking garage, and they were a snap to install. Too bad I missed the brand new set of rear links for sale in the classifieds for $100, but even at full $$$, I'm glad I got them. Thanks for all the shared advice in this thread.
02-09-2015, 02:12 PM
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I purchased my Hotchkis bars used with SPL endlinks, reportedly with 10k miles on them. The SPL links had corrosion on the heim joint bearing surfaces and had definite resistance spots in motion. I would assume squeaking is a guarantee.
I resold them with a good warning to the purchaser and bought the Powergrid units (2.5 years ago). My only complaint is that they do not get short enough get the sway bars perfectly parallel with the ground.
Zero noise or loosening hardware after 20k miles, 3 different sway bar setting changes, and multiple auto X events.
Speaking of, I'm going to go one step stiffer on both front and rear this weekend
I resold them with a good warning to the purchaser and bought the Powergrid units (2.5 years ago). My only complaint is that they do not get short enough get the sway bars perfectly parallel with the ground.
Zero noise or loosening hardware after 20k miles, 3 different sway bar setting changes, and multiple auto X events.
Speaking of, I'm going to go one step stiffer on both front and rear this weekend
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