CoopKill's Mistress Makeover Thread [Pic Heavy]

[green-lantern]

Front bar end link are the $11.99 Diamante Moog links. Much beefier than the $45 oem links! Upgrade in quality, down grade in price! How often can you find that? I used them instead of the heim joints that can with he sway bar. Grease-able, and dust caps. ftw

Those damn sway bars are a lot larger than oems! Can't wait to test them out in the corners...

I bought new ones from Moog and they sent me to different ones, one had lube fittings and the other one didn't. Same with another part, looks and is different but the same part. I was very disappointed.

[Blackmount]

Well Brandon (Vr4Thunder) came up with influential motivation. (Beerz)

I got the pump hanger all together, and installed.



We then tackled these.






Front bar end link are the $11.99 Diamante Moog links. Much beefier than the $45 oem links! Upgrade in quality, down grade in price! How often can you find that? I used them instead of the heim joints that can with he sway bar. Grease-able, and dust caps. ftw

Those damn sway bars are a lot larger than oems! Can't wait to test them out in the corners...

which sway bars are these? The redesigned suppose to fit right addcos?? how well did they fit? considering a set for the vr4..

[Granny]

Good progress today!

It takes time. Ask me how I know.

[n2nsanity]

Wow, Looking great
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[vr4tune]

which sway bars are these? The redesigned suppose to fit right addcos?? how well did they fit? considering a set for the vr4..

Addco is right! I just installed a pair too but haven't driven the car yet but fitment is good so far. I will post more when road tested.

[anyonebutme]

Just remember to check clearance to axles throughout suspension travel. Really my only beef with my front bar.

[CoopKill]

Will do Chris, thanks.

As Brett said they are the new Addco redesign. Installing was pretty easy with 2 peeps. I did not use the spacers in the rear, and 1 on the passenger side in the front to clear the sub-frame. The key to installing the mounts to the frame in the front is to bend the pre-bent hardware back to almost flat. The bolt will bend it to the correct angle when tightened. If you do not do this, you will not get a socket on the bolt as the bend/angle is in the way of clearance for access.

I also about crapped myself when I seen the angle that the end links needed to be installed at, but they went in pretty easy. The key being using a jack on the a-arm of the first side installed to align the second.

I also have changed the price of the end links. The brain is old! They were $16.56 per, not $11.99. There are some as cheap as $11.99 on Rock Auto though.

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[CoopKill]

I bought new ones from Moog and they sent me to different ones, one had lube fittings and the other one didn't. Same with another part, looks and is different but the same part. I was very disappointed.

That sucks Paul. I have never had issues with Moog, but that is ordering through venders, and not them direct.

[IPD]

yeah, i also bought moog through rockauto. no problems that way.

[tycobb43]

Hey Bill its Brandon, finally got set up on here. Thanks for having me over, looks like I might be a go for this weekend too