impressions of CPP front and rear sway bar links, anyone?

sg_wannabe · 11-06-2005, 07:59 PM

i was thinking of getting both sets soon.

i currently am running the H-sports with rear on the hardest setting.

when i first put the anti-sways on, car's steering was really firm, which is great, and uber responsive (relative to stock). over 8k mi, i have noticed i have to turn the wheel significantly more to get same response.

anyways, if impressions of these links are good, i am going to replace them.

thanks!

sg_wannabe · 11-06-2005, 08:01 PM

zhenya · 11-06-2005, 08:14 PM

they're loud (they rattle like heck), they rub the rear axle if I set my neuspeed bar to anything but stiff (when lowered), and are less durable than oem metal links. And to top it off, I can't think of what performance benefit they offer!

sg_wannabe · 11-06-2005, 08:20 PM

s4gonebabygone · 11-06-2005, 08:22 PM

i dont have any rubbing in the rear in either setting on my h-sport swaybars (car's very low). i also didn't experience any of the extra noise people complain about.

if you're going to corner balance the car, you need these. that said, i was less than pleased with how long it took to get my asp links (they were shipped 20 days after my paypal transfer went through)

zhenya · 11-06-2005, 08:36 PM

(keep in mind I don't have any experience, yet, with cornerbalancing)

can't you just disconnect the bars while doing the balancing? or am I not understanding?

sg_wannabe · 11-06-2005, 08:40 PM

the popping sound even when i inch up onto my driveway.

okay, it is really not that bad, but i think my stockers are on their way out the door.

Imolavirus@BuehnEngineering · 11-06-2005, 08:52 PM

zhenya · 11-06-2005, 08:58 PM

zhenya · 11-06-2005, 08:59 PM

11-06-2005, 07:59 PM	#1
sg_wannabe AudiWorld Super User Account #: 87541 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,900	impressions of CPP front and rear sway bar links, anyone? i was thinking of getting both sets soon. i currently am running the H-sports with rear on the hardest setting. when i first put the anti-sways on, car's steering was really firm, which is great, and uber responsive (relative to stock). over 8k mi, i have noticed i have to turn the wheel significantly more to get same response. anyways, if impressions of these links are good, i am going to replace them. thanks! __________________ '06 M3, silver gray on black (too many mods to list....) '07 X3 3.0si, monaco blue on gray (stock and yeah, hers) '02 S4, brilliant black on black (gone but not forgotten) '85 Mk2 GTI 16v, estoril blue on black (sold) *'88 325ix, salmon silver on black (sold to and driven by a close friend)

11-06-2005, 08:01 PM	#2
sg_wannabe AudiWorld Super User Account #: 87541 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,900	hmmm, AWE's website lists that the fronts are not available yet... __________________ '06 M3, silver gray on black (too many mods to list....) '07 X3 3.0si, monaco blue on gray (stock and yeah, hers) '02 S4, brilliant black on black (gone but not forgotten) '85 Mk2 GTI 16v, estoril blue on black (sold) *'88 325ix, salmon silver on black (sold to and driven by a close friend)

11-06-2005, 08:14 PM	#3
zhenya Junior Member Account #: 70550 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,122	bah, worst mod ever IMO. I had the Autospeed rear links for a while... they're loud (they rattle like heck), they rub the rear axle if I set my neuspeed bar to anything but stiff (when lowered), and are less durable than oem metal links. And to top it off, I can't think of what performance benefit they offer!

11-06-2005, 08:20 PM	#4
sg_wannabe AudiWorld Super User Account #: 87541 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,900	that is not good. argggg. __________________ '06 M3, silver gray on black (too many mods to list....) '07 X3 3.0si, monaco blue on gray (stock and yeah, hers) '02 S4, brilliant black on black (gone but not forgotten) '85 Mk2 GTI 16v, estoril blue on black (sold) *'88 325ix, salmon silver on black (sold to and driven by a close friend)

11-06-2005, 08:22 PM	#5
s4gonebabygone Member Account #: 83125 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,082	i'm using cpp rear links and asp front links. very happy with both i dont have any rubbing in the rear in either setting on my h-sport swaybars (car's very low). i also didn't experience any of the extra noise people complain about. if you're going to corner balance the car, you need these. that said, i was less than pleased with how long it took to get my asp links (they were shipped 20 days after my paypal transfer went through) __________________ S4=History New Track Whore (above): Kirk rollbar, Sparco Evo seats & VAC Motorsports brackets, G-Force 6pt harnesses, Rear Interior Stripped, Hawk HT-10 track pads, B&M Technik shifter, H&R sport springs, Falken Azenis RT-615 255 & 275 tires, IOPort Camera Mount and a Fire Extinguisher (SSR GT2 19x8.5 & 19x10 with Hankook K104 245/35-19 & 275/30-19 tires for the street and rainy track days) pictures: http://public.fotki.com/fourtailpipes/ 1 lap at summit: http://www.lehigh.edu/~armc/one%20lap%20at%20summit.WMV another lap at summit: http://www.lehigh.edu/~armc/summit%2...open%20lap.WMV

11-06-2005, 08:36 PM	#6
zhenya Junior Member Account #: 70550 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,122	ah. That's why they went through all that trouble. Can you explain something further? (keep in mind I don't have any experience, yet, with cornerbalancing) can't you just disconnect the bars while doing the balancing? or am I not understanding?

11-06-2005, 08:40 PM	#7
sg_wannabe AudiWorld Super User Account #: 87541 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,900	i am not planning on corner balancing. my ride height is 25F/25.5R. i cannot stand.... the popping sound even when i inch up onto my driveway. okay, it is really not that bad, but i think my stockers are on their way out the door. __________________ '06 M3, silver gray on black (too many mods to list....) '07 X3 3.0si, monaco blue on gray (stock and yeah, hers) '02 S4, brilliant black on black (gone but not forgotten) '85 Mk2 GTI 16v, estoril blue on black (sold) *'88 325ix, salmon silver on black (sold to and driven by a close friend)

11-06-2005, 08:52 PM	#8
Imolavirus@BuehnEngineering Elder Member Account #: 33927 Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 17,986	Great article in October's issue of Race Car Engineering about it __________________ -Jacob ^^^CLICK SIG FOR BUEHN ENGINEERING WEBSITE^^^ <big><big>Website Here!!!</big></big> <big>Items For Sale</big>

11-06-2005, 08:58 PM	#9
zhenya Junior Member Account #: 70550 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,122	cool, thanks! I guess I'm glad I hung onto them for possible future use.

11-06-2005, 08:59 PM	#10
zhenya Junior Member Account #: 70550 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,122	hmm, maybe I'll have to pony up the 8 bucks...thanks!

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