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Old 01-04-2007, 03:15 PM   #1
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Default Endlinks Gone Wrong

I just lowered my 04 STi with some Cobb springs. They are nice spring by the way. Anyhow I was driving up a steep driveway on an angle so I wouldn't scrape the front bumper. As I was driving up I heard a really loud THUD sound. When I parked I looked and saw my driverside rear wheel was almost tucked. I looked under the car and saw my swaybar was flipped. Instead of it above the axle it was underneath. This is what happend:



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I also noticed that the passenger side endlink was bent as well. Has this happened to anyone?
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How did that happen? :O
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Old 01-04-2007, 03:25 PM   #4
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another one bites the dust
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yup
common thing ot happen with a lowered STi.
we just happen to make some links that fix that


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I also noticed that the passenger side endlink was bent as well. Has this happened to anyone?
According to the last poll on the topic, this has happend to over 40% of respondants. Feel free to add your vote to the POLL


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