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TheWastedYears
November 30th, 2007, 5:45pm
Check out these end links on "The Bay" : http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-07-Saturn-Ion-Adjustable-Front-Sway-Bar-Links_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33592QQihZ002QQitemZ120071751774QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V
Area47
November 30th, 2007, 5:50pm
hmmmmmmmmm. very nice
bc3tech
November 30th, 2007, 6:31pm
there is another company that makes them 'sides bwoody - and IIRC they look JUST like that. but i can't for the life of me remember who. :cursin:
Cat Ion
November 30th, 2007, 8:20pm
Heim joint? I couldn't tell you shit from shinola about what kind of joint is on those?
TheWastedYears
December 1st, 2007, 3:09am
Heim joints are what BWoody uses on the traction bars. The joints on those adjustable end links look like the kind BWoody uses on the old style.
Cat Ion
December 1st, 2007, 10:46am
Gotcha. Ok. So are you wondering if they copied your product or are they trying to build a better mouse trap?
TheWastedYears
December 2nd, 2007, 6:05pm
I'm just wondering what people think about it. These are the first "adjustable" end links I've seen.
mrphoto103
December 2nd, 2007, 7:14pm
They dont appear to be much thicker than the stockers imo. The mention of the Heim joints was a direct shot at bwoody I would assume.

Bwoody has my business. I'll trust them more than an etailer that I dont think I know.
TheWastedYears
December 2nd, 2007, 9:33pm
BWoody doesn't use heim joints on their end links. They use a joint similar to those.

Which... oddly enough... are noisy.
mrphoto103
December 3rd, 2007, 9:51am
that is why i figured that was a targeted statement towards bwoody.

they arent as noisy when lubed up i thought?
TheWastedYears
December 3rd, 2007, 10:14am
I dunno... mine have clattered since day 1. They got worse after 10k miles or so, but haven't gotten any worse after that (and I've put another 10k on, at least.)
rlinbatonrouge
December 7th, 2007, 9:56am
Any update on these? Anyone ask the Bwoody guys if they know who this is?
coppertop_01
December 11th, 2007, 7:36pm
HAHAHAHHA, actually I wouldn't say that it is a rip of bwoody, cause they used TIE ROD ENDS, he is right in saying that they won't clunk and rattle, except when they are ready to fail

Personally I think they are made pretty good. Don't see any reason to pre-load a swaybar unless you are doing some circle track racing.

Jer
Akai oni
December 16th, 2007, 10:58am
they Look good, do the sway bar end links have any bennefit for straight line traction?

Im not too much of a road racer, tho ive been thinking about getting into Auto-x.