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YOUR RESEARCHAre these oem sway bar links?
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Heim joints are not meant for road use, they get easily contaminated and wear out.
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The ends look like oem, but the oem links aren't adjustable. It looks almost like someone cut the oem links in half and threaded the link rod and mated it to an adjustable barrel...Seems like an awful lot of work for an adjustable link seeing as you can buy a pair for around $200...
^^^ If the ends (the heim joints) are good and you have the tools and ability to thread the rods (left and right hand taps/dies) I don't see why they wouldn't work fine. It just seems like an awful lot of work - unless you really enjoy that type of thing, in which case it would probably be a fun little project...
You are correct! Heim joints are the ones you usually see on adjustable drop links... I don't know what the stock ones are called, but it's some type of spherical/ball joint... (which is what a Heim joint is...). Please do tell if you know the correct terminology/nomenclature.
I call them ball joints because that's what they look like. Heim joints are not meant for road use, they get easily contaminated and wear out. This is what a him joint is.
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C...71.3m_IN6jIkpg
Hmmm - that's what I thought...go take a look at any adjustable drop link - Heim joint
Easily contaminated? Yes, but they make boots for them if you're worried about that...
They're used all the time. Take a look at bumpsteer tie-rod ends...
AFAIK, all the adjustable drop links and/or bump-steer kits are aftermarket (not sure what Porsche did with the GT3/Turbo - I know they came with coil-overs, so maybe they had adjustable drop-links as well). I've got adjustable drop links on my car for about two years now, and they're still in good shape (I got boots but never installed them - maybe this coming fall/winter).
Tie Rod Ends,, Prob off a small import, common way to make the links the aluminum bit is available from dirt track sources..
They are very tough, cheap and you can buy the ends at a Auto-zone.. They are already threaded l&r cause,, alignment..
The ends look just like the ends on the stock non-adjustable drop links (except the stock are not adjustable - solid un-threaded rod welded to the ends) - never seen them on adjustable links though...
[QUOTE=Neto;15909480]I need to change them, they are making noise... these are the rear ones but dont look oem. Out from a 99 996
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Take them to NAPA and get them to match up new ends.QUOTE]
Ever looked at the tie rods on a Suzuki swift? Or a Geo Metro? they are TINY..
Or check out the ones on any of the Big Quads or Side by sides.. same size..
Even some garden tractors..
Nice thing is they don't get full of dirt like a rod end..
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