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protpibe 03-24-2014 12:04 AM

Front End link question
 
I've been searching everywhere to find the answer to this question, so hopefully someone here may know the answer. My car was originally lowered on Hotchkis springs with OEM endlinks and a Hotchkis swaybar. I now switched to coilovers and the endlinks are too long and actually come into contact with the control arm.

I was thinking of getting either the Hotchkis or Whiteline adjustable front end links, but I wasn't able to find specs on their website on how long they are. The Hotchkis look like they have more adjustment built in, but they also look OEM length. The Whiteline look shorter than OEM but that may just be the photograph.

Any suggestions on which would be better for my application? OEM looks to be a couple of inches too long

Wepeel 03-24-2014 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by protpibe (Post 1621047)
I've been searching everywhere to find the answer to this question, so hopefully someone here may know the answer. My car was originally lowered on Hotchkis springs with OEM endlinks and a Hotchkis swaybar. I now switched to coilovers and the endlinks are too long and actually come into contact with the control arm.

I was thinking of getting either the Hotchkis or Whiteline adjustable front end links, but I wasn't able to find specs on their website on how long they are. The Hotchkis look like they have more adjustment built in, but they also look OEM length. The Whiteline look shorter than OEM but that may just be the photograph.

Any suggestions on which would be better for my application? OEM looks to be a couple of inches too long

The BRZ-specific Whiteline ones that come with their front bar are KLC-179. These are spec'd to range from 200-250mm in length. At their shortest setting, I still had contact issues with the WL front adjustable bar and the control arm on coilovers when running the bar on full stiff (a lot of coils bring the control arm closer to the swaybar). Whiteline has another generic endlink, KLC180-195, that is similar but can go shorter, 190-215mm is the spec, and these work perfectly.

Odi at Feal suspension also includes a shortened, OEM-style endlink with his 441 coilovers. It is non adjustable, and is 190mm in length. Odi does sell these without the coilover kit if you email him.

The Whiteline KLC180-195 or the Feal one would probably work well in your situation.

protpibe 03-24-2014 12:21 PM

Thanks for the info! That's exactly what I was looking for

protpibe 03-29-2014 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Wepeel (Post 1621802)
The BRZ-specific Whiteline ones that come with their front bar are KLC-179. These are spec'd to range from 200-250mm in length. At their shortest setting, I still had contact issues with the WL front adjustable bar and the control arm on coilovers when running the bar on full stiff (a lot of coils bring the control arm closer to the swaybar). Whiteline has another generic endlink, KLC180-195, that is similar but can go shorter, 190-215mm is the spec, and these work perfectly.

Odi at Feal suspension also includes a shortened, OEM-style endlink with his 441 coilovers. It is non adjustable, and is 190mm in length. Odi does sell these without the coilover kit if you email him.

The Whiteline KLC180-195 or the Feal one would probably work well in your situation.

Just installed the KLC180-195 end links from whiteline and they're perfect. Thanks again for the advice

illmattic 09-02-2014 12:14 PM

How are these endlinks (KLC180-195)? My car is pretty slammed and I was looking to get these to replace me my cut oem links. Are these noisy and do they "pop" a lot?

SPCorBUST 02-04-2015 11:15 PM

@protpibe and @Wepeel where did you guys purchase the KLC180-195 end links from? I keep seeing the vehicle-specific ones.

protpibe 02-04-2015 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SPCorBUST (Post 2118944)
@protpibe and @Wepeel where did you guys purchase the KLC180-195 end links from? I keep seeing the vehicle-specific ones.


I'm selling mine if you're interested

SPCorBUST 02-04-2015 11:19 PM

these are for the fronts, correct? how about the rears?

protpibe 02-04-2015 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SPCorBUST (Post 2118955)
these are for the fronts, correct? how about the rears?


Yes fronts

Gunman 02-04-2015 11:29 PM

Aaron @Hotchkis should be able to tell you the length range they adjust too.

SPCorBUST 02-05-2015 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by protpibe (Post 2118975)
Yes fronts

pics and price?

Wepeel 02-08-2015 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SPCorBUST (Post 2118944)
@protpibe and @Wepeel where did you guys purchase the KLC180-195 end links from? I keep seeing the vehicle-specific ones.

I contacted Whiteline directly.


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