Kartboy End Links Install & Review

Step 1: Lubricate Fasteners Spray the fasteners with WD40 or an equivalent penetrating lubricant

Step 2: Remove Old Links Remove 14mm Nuts/Bolts & remove links

Step 3: Install New Links Loosely install fasteners

Step 4: Torque Fasteners to 33 ft/lbs Use a torque wrench to torque to fasteners to the factory spec

And you're done! Here is what the finished product looks like

Review
The Kartboy end links (a.k.a. drop links) are much stronger and stiffer than the flimsy stock plastic end links. This provides for a much more solid connection between the sway bar and the lateral links. The result is increased response and an effectively stiffer rear sway bar. An added bonus, besides the improved handling, is that the Kartboy links are not prone to breakage like the stock plastic end links have been known to. All the customer feed back that I have gotten on the end links has been very positive so I was already expecting good things before I hit the streets. When I took the car out and put it through it's paces I was very surprised by the difference. I was expecting to notice a small difference, but I was pleasantly surprised that the change was more than subtle. With the stock end links the rear end of the car felt vague, soft, and somewhat disconnected from the front of the car. The Kartboy end links really increased response and the rear end of the car responds much quicker to steering inputs. The increased response helps the car rotate nicely around steering inputs and makes lane changes as easy as a flick of the wrist . The effective increase in sway bar torsional stiffness is apparent during solid state cornering with the car exhibiting a slightly greater tendency to over-steer. My only complaint is that I didn't install them sooner! David Kearney Owner Oakos Automotive