The swaybar endlinks are aftermarket OEM style replacements.  They are double rose joints units with a 10mm shaft connecting the 2 ends.  Each joing is pre-greased and sealed.  They are threaded and you cut to the desired length and then tighten down a locknut so as to stop one end rotating.

After my conversion I only had 2 functioning rose-joint style endlinks that then broke due to the swaybar being wrong for the car (I had to have a custom one made).  I used short plastic Ibeam type connectors that were under too much twisting load, before installing a complete set of what you see.

They are available in 8mm shaft (what' recommended for Impreza/liberty) and also 10mm (for 4WD and heavy cars).  They were ~$30ea for 8mm and ~$35ea for 10mm or so from CarTorque Products.

They are much better and easier to use than the whiteline units (not sealed or pre-greased) and also much cheaper (~$100ea for the whiteline unit from memory).

Cheers
Darryl

Hey djb,

Ive been eyeing off those rear swaybar links you have, me and some other forum users are after a set or two just like them....can you supply anymore info in regards to these at all?? a part number etc...i emailed cartorque and they say they have universal ones with a 10mm shaft (320mm long) and their are two types, either a 10mm ball stud or a 12mm ball stud??

This just doesnt match up with your ones??? Their also a roadsafe brand? is that what you got???

Sorry bout all the questions but i need these links and dont want to fit the dodgy whiteline rear units??? as mine already squeel??!!

cracka;172215 wrote:

dido

+ 1.

Had a talk to the nice people at Cartorque (S.A) and they supplied me with this info,

The links i think were looking for are a ROADSAFE ball link (universal fitment),
they come in a few sizes, the two were after are;

STB4208 - 8mm rod,200mm long,10mm ball stud - $32 (small cars)
STB4209 - 10mm rod,320mm long,10mm ball stud - $34 (medsize cars)
STB4210 - 10mm rod,320mm long,12mm ball stud -?price? (4WD applications)

CHEAP AS....compared to the whiteline ones

The 12mm ball stud is IMO too big,but the 8 or 10mm rod with the 10mm ball stud seem alrite,are the ones djb has fitted the 8mm shaft??
They only have the 12mm in stock, but can get the others on request.

[COLOR=#ffffff]Im in NSW and am keen as to get these,i might search around and see if theres a local distributor,hopefully there is? or ill see if they can post them..[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#ffffff]haha i wonder if they go cheaper in bulk (even though it is pretty cheap!),group buy?:Derisive:[/COLOR]

Who's starting the G.B then?
No doubt you'll get ALOT of interest, specially from the people who have the Whiteline Spherical Bearing (me...) kits.

Go the 10mm too I think, better in the long run.

I don't mean to save .20c, I mean for all the lazy pr!cks/people that can't get them in there state.

http://www.ringwoodautoparts.com.au/adv … =0&y=0
Pretty cheap here.

Great find Sti_Lib, I'll have to hit those guys up in Charmhaven, I've been to that place a few times before but didnt think about asking them for this part.

Now to see if I can make it there in time after work

Hi All,
sorry for the delay in replying but I've been at a confence and then moving house for the last fortnight.

The ones I used were the last ones that you listed, for 4WD from.  They were ~same price as the 10mm joint ones, so I went large for longer wearing and ability to take more punishment.

I can ring up and ask the staff there as I have an account with them (I've put about 4K through them over the past 2 years).

If you're interested I can look into getting group pricing on the 4WD set.

It took me ~20 mins to install them as you see.
1 - undo bolts of OEM unit (or cutoff with angle grinder if they're too rusted (what I did).  You'll need an 6mm (I tihni) allan key for this and maybe a 14mm spanner (can't remember exactly).

2 - Take OEM unit and replacement unit to shed.

3 - Cut replacement units to length, screw in and tighten lock nut.

4 - Refit to car.

Cheers
Darryl

Winkles wrote:

DJB's are the 10mm ones

see below.  I meant they were an M10 thread with the 4WD ends.

DJB wrote:

They are available in 8mm shaft (what' recommended for Impreza/liberty) and also 10mm (for 4WD and heavy cars). They were ~$30ea for 8mm and ~$35ea for 10mm or so from CarTorque Products.

Sti_Lib;172300 wrote:

Had a talk to the nice people at Cartorque (S.A) and they supplied me with this info,

The links i think were looking for are a ROADSAFE ball link (universal fitment),
they come in a few sizes, the two were after are;

STB4208 - 8mm rod,200mm long,10mm ball stud - $32 (small cars)
STB4209 - 10mm rod,320mm long,10mm ball stud - $34 (medsize cars)
STB4210 - 10mm rod,320mm long,12mm ball stud -?price? (4WD applications)

CHEAP AS....compared to the whiteline ones

The 12mm ball stud is IMO too big,but the 8 or 10mm rod with the 10mm ball stud seem alrite,are the ones djb has fitted the 8mm shaft??
They only have the 12mm in stock, but can get the others on request.

Ridiculously cheap when compared to the Whiteline stuf, aslo a much better delivery time, as whiteline are being dificult ATM.

There's a reason they only have the 12mm joint instock.  They cost the same as the 10mm joint but are bigger and stronger.  Why bother with the smaller weaker joint?  This was my logic as well.

Hope you spoke to Jenny there.  She know's her stuff and used to race a Bugeye on the track and know's her stuff.  Others there are helpful but not as knowledgeable.  Dave is easy to deal with and went to school with Billsy.  Adelaide hey, 2 degrees of separation betweeen anyone.

Cheers
Boschy

JUXT;178805 wrote:

just found this thread, lucky i haven't bought those whiteline links yet
so, i am guessing from what i can see that because these links are universal, they will work for both standard swaybars and whiteline/other aftermarket bars?
would they also work with front swaybars?
sorry ofr the noobishness, just wanna make sure

They will fit all kinds of swaybars, both front and rear.

Cheers
Darryl

Just thought I'd update the prices for you guys with the sway bar links.

I just purchased some from Bursons at Liverpool

STB4209 - $45.35ea
STB4210 - $45.35ea