My rear right endlink seems to be a little bent. It's not straight like it used to be because one of the bushings for my sway bar got loose and was always hitting the bottom of the car when i drove up steep driveways and such. I guess that's what caused it to bend a little. Do you guys think it's okay to drive around on this?

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wow looks rough.... check with dezod ;)

DEZOD where you at?! lol

DEZOD where you at?! lol

Can you get a better pic of the endlink itself from a few different angles?

Can you get a better pic of the endlink itself from a few different angles?

yeah ill try. its actually bent about 10 degrees. the left one is perfectly straight though.

yeah ill try. its actually bent about 10 degrees. the left one is perfectly straight though.

Could have been from a pot hole or something hit hard on that side. That is about the only thing that would bend these next to a full on car accident.

hate to be a D... but a pot hole is alot different then a wreck....

I can tell you for sure i havnt been in wreck or hit any bad pot holes. ever since i dropped my car last summer ive been really careful driving everywhere and taking alternative routes. i mean the car seems to drive fine but i just want to make sure it wont crap out on me soon. plus some of the parts are rusting a little bit. ill try and get some better photos posted up soon.

Pot holes here in buffsalo can be just as bad.

Alright I just took some photos. Managed to get home early.

Here's the left endlink.

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Here's the right endlink.


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Sorry for the slightly blurry pics. My exhaust is in the way so it was kind of hard to get a good angle.

...but yeah I just want to make sure my stuff wont fall apart while Im driving cause that would suck really bad.

This is what I am worried about with the DG swaybar. A stiff bar and regular driving can't be easy on these endlinks.

This is what I am worried about with the DG swaybar. A stiff bar and regular driving can't be easy on these endlinks.


Yeah I figure. Thats one reason why I went with the TRD swaybar cause Ill be doing a lot of DD. Just wanted something better than stock endlinks so I went with Dezod since I've heard a lot of great things from him.

stock FTW, over a year with absolutely no problems


i would just watch it for now to see if it gets worse

Need more opinion folks. I know there are some guys out there running these kind of setups for over a year now.

I bent my Dezod endlinks (TRD bar), most likely due to improper install. They bent after less than a month. I didn't use washers to make them as vertical as possible. They were also unequal heights, that may have contributed as well. I drove on them broken for a few weeks.

Now with the Progress endlinks (very similar to Dezod ones), I tried to get them as vertical as possible, and they're holding up great.

Honestly dont know why people go out and buy aftermarket endlinks to run a TRD rear bar. There is no preloading issues with a stock bar and not enough adjustment positions to warrant adjustable links. I have run stock endlinks since I bought the car, including about 4 years with a trd bar and 3 seasons of autox.

Will be switching of course to run the dezod links with the DG bar when it gets here.

Honestly dont know why people go out and buy aftermarket endlinks to run a TRD rear bar. There is no preloading issues with a stock bar and not enough adjustment positions to warrant adjustable links. I have run stock endlinks since I bought the car, including about 4 years with a trd bar and 3 seasons of autox.

Will be switching of course to run the dezod links with the DG bar when it gets here.


Same here, I've been running TRD rear sway bar with stock endlinks on stiffest setting for 3+years.

Dezod adjustable endlink install instructions

http://www.dezod.com/files/Scion%20Tc%20Rear%20Endlink.pdf

Can someone please explain the instructions given on how to determine the length to set your endlinks at?

You want to keep the links fairly perpendicular to the mounting point.

In addition, you get them adjusted pretty close that way, then:

1) Connect one side only
2) Let the car sit on the most level surface you can find (you can even use some sort of shim, like plywood, under a tire if you need to get it level) with the full weight of the car sitting on the wheels.
3) Tweak the adjustment of the other link so it easily fits in the bar.

That will remove any preload in the sway.

You want to keep the links fairly perpendicular to the mounting point.

In addition, you get them adjusted pretty close that way, then:

1) Connect one side only
2) Let the car sit on the most level surface you can find (you can even use some sort of shim, like plywood, under a tire if you need to get it level) with the full weight of the car sitting on the wheels.
3) Tweak the adjustment of the other link so it easily fits in the bar.

That will remove any preload in the sway.

Correct.

Poor install or having unequal lengths on them (preload biased to one side) can cause them to have issues as well.

An adjustable endlinks works well if the ride height is altered from stock because this changes the overall suspension geometry. This is the whole rhyme and reason behind the adjustable length of them.

Honestly dont know why people go out and buy aftermarket endlinks to run a TRD rear bar. There is no preloading issues with a stock bar and not enough adjustment positions to warrant adjustable links. I have run stock endlinks since I bought the car, including about 4 years with a trd bar and 3 seasons of autox.

Will be switching of course to run the dezod links with the DG bar when it gets here.
I have a good reason for it. I was installing the TRD bar, and I overtorqued the endlink, and snapped half the thread off. Instead of buying the uber-expensive endlinks from Toyota, I got the much cheaper Dezod ones.

You want to keep the links fairly perpendicular to the mounting point.

In addition, you get them adjusted pretty close that way, then:

1) Connect one side only
2) Let the car sit on the most level surface you can find (you can even use some sort of shim, like plywood, under a tire if you need to get it level) with the full weight of the car sitting on the wheels.
3) Tweak the adjustment of the other link so it easily fits in the bar.

That will remove any preload in the sway.

Ok, I kind of understand your instructions, just one question.

Step 1. Connect one side only - What length do I set this adjustable endlink at?

watching. Interested in sway bars and dezod endlinks

Ok, I kind of understand your instructions, just one question.

Step 1. Connect one side only - What length do I set this adjustable endlink at?
The way I set mine (I read on another thread here), was to get the bar as parallel as possible to the ground.

The way I set mine (I read on another thread here), was to get the bar as parallel as possible to the ground.

Correct! If it's favored to one side or another, it creates biasedness in handling in that direction.

i can see y ur endlinks bent let me post some picss up real quick so i can show u..

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Good call. He isn't using any spacers to allow him to go to the outside.

oh i just realized that. wow ive been driving it like this for almost a year!

Nice catch on the problem ScionFreak08 :clap:

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what size are those spacers cause i dont think i have room to put it on the outside like shown in this picture.

what size are those spacers cause i dont think i have room to put it on the outside like shown in this picture.

the spacers are approx. 1/4 inch.

you should have plenty of space to place endlinks on outside, that is how the stock endlinks were positioned.

the spacers are approx. 1/4 inch.

you should have plenty of space to place endlinks on outside, that is how the stock endlinks were positioned.

where did you get them at? you sure i will have clearance? it looks like a very tight fit if i try and put them on the outside.

How can you not have enough space when everyone else does it on the outside?

How can you not have enough space when everyone else does it on the outside?

just making sure buddy. thanks everyone. rearranging tomorrow.

:clap::clap: to Scionfreak08!!!! Very interested in a se of these to help finish off the butt lol

i didnt have time to go get spacers but what do you guys think now? still not as vertical but...


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looks like u need about two spacers uptop

Top heim is probably going to wear out sooner than later with it that way. I would add some spacers as soon as you can. A lot of spacer adds leverage on the bolt which I dont like as much, but maxing out the heim movement is a much worse problem.

Top heim is probably going to wear out sooner than later with it that way. I would add some spacers as soon as you can. A lot of spacer adds leverage on the bolt which I dont like as much, but maxing out the heim movement is a much worse problem.

thanks for the tip. ill try and install some asap. hopefully within next week. dont really have time till then.