Front End link question - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

protpibe · 03-23-2014, 11:04 PM

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, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by protpibe

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, 11:21 AM

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

protpibe · 03-28-2014, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Wepeel

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, 11:14 AM

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, 10:15 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, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SPCorBUST

@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, 10:19 PM

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

protpibe · 02-04-2015, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SPCorBUST

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

Yes fronts

Gunman · 02-04-2015, 10:29 PM

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

SPCorBUST · 02-05-2015, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by protpibe

Yes fronts

pics and price?

Wepeel · 02-08-2015, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SPCorBUST

@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.

03-23-2014, 11:04 PM	#1
protpibe Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 4-Runner Sport - 13' BRZ SportTech Location: Winnipeg Posts: 1,395 Thanks: 253 Thanked 839 Times in 459 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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 __________________ Top Tier Imports - Check out my build journal HERE

03-24-2014, 11:21 AM	#3
protpibe Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 4-Runner Sport - 13' BRZ SportTech Location: Winnipeg Posts: 1,395 Thanks: 253 Thanked 839 Times in 459 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks for the info! That's exactly what I was looking for __________________ Top Tier Imports - Check out my build journal HERE

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illmattic Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: FR-S Location: Green Bay Posts: 106 Thanks: 33 Thanked 46 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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? __________________ -Flickr- IG @illmattic86

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