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Which Rear Endlinks to buy? 034 or Whiteline

ViRtUaLheretic

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I currently have the BSH endlinks and I've never liked the chatter I get from them, plus I always feel like the swaybar is under preload and I would like to be able to dial that in and out as I want.

I have narrowed it down to two different sets of rear endlinks:
http://www.034motorsport.com/chassi...-vw-mk5-mk6-jetta-gti-r32-rabbit-p-22292.html
034:



Whiteline:
http://www.whiteline.com.au/product_detail4.php?part_number=KLC141




IMHO I am not sure I understand the reason 034 designed the endlinks in the shape that they did, but I assuem its for rigidity?
At this point Im leaning towards the Whiteline endlinks but wanted to ask for some input before spending my monies.
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TXBDan

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The Whiteline's ball joints should be a lot quieter and more durable than Nuespeed's spherical bearings. That's what i'd get.
 
the bruce

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The 034MS are more beautiful, the WL are sealed. My GTI is a DD. That's why I went for the WL.
 
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willems45

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do these make much of a difference over stock
 
the bruce

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- much stiffer than stock (good if you have stiffer sways)
- adjustable (required for corner weighting)
 
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TXBDan

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Being adjustable you can also run in between settings without preloading the bar. So on a three hole bar, you can have five settings instead of three. Ie, one side stiff, one side medium = medium stiff.
 
ViRtUaLheretic

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Bruce, what is your opinion on the shape of the 034?
Is there ANY benefit from one over the other?
IMHO the 034 looks like they will be limited in the range of the spherical bushing, whereas the WL endlink will have a more broad range range of articulation.
 
ViRtUaLheretic

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anybody else?
 
the bruce

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Some offset isn't bad if you search for some pics on the web.



Nevertheless the WL work without issues so far. I don't want endlinks which aren't sealed.
 
bostonaudi

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Put the OEM links back on and be all set. No noise, no flex, no breakage.
 
supaflip

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the bruce said:
Some offset isn't bad if you search for some pics on the web.



Nevertheless the WL work without issues so far. I don't want endlinks which aren't sealed.
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sorry to bump this thread.

ijust noticed that the stock endlinks on that pic is wrong.

the gti endlink is alot thicker than that, part number 1K0505465K.

i noticed that one of my endlink is skinnier than the other when i was replacing my RSB.
 
bostonaudi

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supaflip said:
sorry to bump this thread.

ijust noticed that the stock endlinks on that pic is wrong.

the gti endlink is alot thicker than that, part number 1K0505465K.

i noticed that one of my endlink is skinnier than the other when i was replacing my RSB.
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I think you'd have a challenge breaking the stock rear links even putting them in a vice and beating with a hammer.
 
supaflip

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bostonaudi said:
I think you'd have a challenge breaking the stock rear links even putting them in a vice and beating with a hammer.
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That skinny rear endlink held my 27mm rsb when one of the brackets broke. And i was probably driving the car like that for bout 5k.

The endlink doesn't even look bent at all.
 
ViRtUaLheretic

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Just bought a set of Whiteline endlinks. $150 from Amazon
 
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