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Old 03-19-2010, 08:15 PM
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Hey Guys,

My squeaky/creaking sway bar end links are acting up again. I got rid of the creakk by just greasing them in the past, but the noise is back again and I'm thinking of just replacing them. Where is the best place to buy new end links??

Thanks for the help as always.

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Old 03-19-2010, 08:31 PM
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This is what I did and can't say enough good about doing it. I had replaced the stock ones 3 times and it still popped. But after putting these on it is quiet at last. Look at post #3 and she will fix you up. hope this helps
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I got mine from LG Motorsports and I like 'em.....

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Those look like real Heim joints...not the cheapo style like the oems.
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I replaced mine with the LGs as well when I upgraded to Z51 bars. Mine were sqeaking also prior. Totatlly quiet now.

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Old 03-19-2010, 11:47 PM
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Looks like a great alternative to OEM. Added to the C6 FAQ.
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Originally Posted by HuskerBullet
I got mine from LG Motorsports and I like 'em.....

You have a link to purchase/get more info?

Thanks for the advice.
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Their website:

http://www.lgmotorsports.com/catalog...oducts_id=1630
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Originally Posted by HuskerBullet
I got mine from LG Motorsports and I like 'em.....

I got the same and love them.
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I just installed my new end links, purchased from MTI, and I still have the "end link klunk". I adjusted them to the exact same length as the original stock ones, so I'm beginning to suspect I may have a different issue??
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Originally Posted by EuroRod
I just installed my new end links, purchased from MTI, and I still have the "end link klunk". I adjusted them to the exact same length as the original stock ones, so I'm beginning to suspect I may have a different issue??
No, that is it LG's are teflon bushed so they are quiet

please note LG has both types so if it's quiet you want make sure you order the quiet ones
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get my used LGs, i went with PFADT Competition sways which include their end links

they are as good as new
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-p...post1573101098
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The revised 2010 end links have been developed to dismiss the noise and rattling issue. If anyone is interested in the GM end links let me know.
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I put the Pfadts on after going through two sets of the junk GM crap.
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My '08 F55 has a light metallic popping sound, mostly at low speed in parking lots. It seems to happen when weight shifts from one side of the car to the other.

Do you guys think the LG Motorsports end links would get rid of the noise? (I've already tried changing the differential fluid to Dexron LS and that didn't help).

Also, LG Motorsports has a funny typo in their website's product description:

"LG Motorsports took the GM end links one setup farther ..."
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Originally Posted by brettbolt
My '08 F55 has a light metallic popping sound, mostly at low speed in parking lots. It seems to happen when weight shifts from one side of the car to the other.

Do you guys think the LG Motorsports end links would get rid of the noise? (I've already tried changing the differential fluid to Dexron LS and that didn't help).

Also, LG Motorsports has a funny typo in their website's product description:

"LG Motorsports took the GM end links one setup farther ..."
It depends on if the endlinks are your problem or not. If it's something else, then replacing the endlinks won't solve your problem. You'll just be throwing parts at it. And don't forget what ernie wrote above; there are two different endlinks for sale on LG site: quiet (more expensive), T1 (less cost and not necessarily quiet per their words).
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Originally Posted by Gene Culley
The revised 2010 end links have been developed to dismiss the noise and rattling issue. If anyone is interested in the GM end links let me know.
Interested. Can you post info - I would guess others are also...

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Old 03-27-2010, 09:31 AM
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I have the recent upgraded GM end links and the car has never been so quite. I am still holding my breath though, only have a few hundred miles on them.
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Went through the stock set around 10K miles, the second GM set about 15K miles.

Give it time, the popping will be back with the factory links.
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Will the LG's fit on Z51 Sway Bars ???


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