I'm looking for a much longer version of an AE92's rear sway bar link. Here's the stock link, bolt centers 11cm apart. I need them to be close to 24cm apart. The closest I've found so far is an '08 RAV4 front link, which is a bit too long at 29cm between the bolt centers. My fallback option is these Whiteline cut-to-length links but I'd prefer to use a common modern production car part (preferably from something Japanese or Korean) for 3rd-world-friendliness.
If the bolts are clocked the same at both ends vs. 180deg apart like the stock links, that could potentially work too.
Any ideas?
Edit: Just noticed that both the front & rear links on a new MINI are potential candidates, I'll have the measure them.
In reply to GameboyRMH:
Won't standard adjustable swaybar links(like for a Miata and others) work?
Are Intrepid/LHS ones too long?
Pete Gossett wrote:
Won't standard adjustable swaybar links(like for a Miata and others) work?
I need to make the links more than 2x as long as stock, I don't think that's within safe adjustment range.
You could make those very easily. A threaded sleeve of the appropriate length and a pair of rod ends threaded into it. Bolts through the rod ends to attach.
oldopelguy wrote:
Are Intrepid/LHS ones too long?
Might work, I found the length listed online as 10.1" which is about 25.5cm.
rslifkin wrote:
You could make those very easily. A threaded sleeve of the appropriate length and a pair of rod ends threaded into it. Bolts through the rod ends to attach.
I could, but I'd prefer to use a production car part so I can easily buy replacements when they wear out. I also want to keep the shaft thin for clearance reasons (whole reason for this mod is to make room for wide tires that will come close to the sway bar link and coilover shaft) and light for unsprung weight reasons, so a threaded sleeve wouldn't be good there. A threaded rod like the Whiteline links use would be OK.
Found a great candidate to check, 2016 Camry front & rear. Not only is it a modern Japanese car, but the bolts are short which is good for fitting on the AE92. Most cars have longer bolts that might need trimming.
Update: Found the unicorn. XV30 Camry links are exactly 24cm between bolt centers and have short bolts.
2016 Camry links are 20cm between bolt centers.
