GTI Jake
Autocross Champion
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When you say it moves freely through a ton of travel when the endlinks are disconnected, do you mean it rotates in any way, or just the end point where you’d link in the endlink can move up and down freely? I’ve never tried moving it while both sides are disconnected.
It makes sense to me that if the front sway bar is in the same orientation as stock, and you lower the car, then the endlinks will push down on the ends of the front sway bar, effectively simulating both sides of the car being compressed like you’re in a turn at the same time. Ideally, at rest, there should be no downward pressure on the front sway bar from the endlinks.
https://iscsuspension-na.com/resour...endlinks-and-how-do-they-relate-to-coilovers/
First thing I remove and last thing I install on any suspension job are the end links. If you’re doing one at a time you’re unnecessarily flighting the bar either up or down.
So basically the difference on a moderately lowered car (street or track duty, not bags or absolutely slammed) the difference in sway bar angle would be very minimal.
In AJ’s case I can definitely see how he’d run out of travel, but for a basic set up like mine (B14 5 threads from all the way down) it’s a none issue