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Old 07-31-2013, 10:18 AM   #6
Croustibat
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He has a progress bar, which comes with adjustable droplinks. I guess end link is the same. What matters is not urethane or ball joint, but length adjustability. With urethane, you can stack shims on one side to remove preload.

The easiest way to see if it is preloaded is to load the car on a ramp, disconnect both sides(only remove the lower nut on both side) and wiggle the bar a bit to remove the preload. If both links are flush with the mount without preload, you are golden. If they arent, use shims to move the urethane bushes (or if you have adjustable droplinks, adjust them :d )

The bigger the bar, the nastier preload is. I had 1/2" of preload on my front 30mm hollow bar when i installed adjustable droplinks (i was sure i did remove preload before... guess i forgot). Removing the preload made the car predictable again (although i still had bumpsteer issues).
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