Quick sway bar link pin question

[r_i_d_a_h]

Could some one please confirm with me on how these link pins should be installed?

since its got the Z-shape bend which way is it meant to be?

Top bend pointing towards the rear of the car & Bottom bend pointing towards the front? ....like the photo attached?

or is it the other way around??

[danja]

Just install it however it fits, it will rotate to reduce pre-load anyway.

[sweefu]

bend goes toward the front mate

[sweefu]

sorry, should say bottom bend toward front, like you said

[Rossbx]

I just did the ones on my VP... pretty easy if you read the instructions that come with the kit...
My motto is "If all else fails, read the instructions!" LOL I read them this time and it was a POP to install

[r_i_d_a_h]

I bought the pins of a bloke from this forum so it didnt come with instructions, i know how to install them, i've done the bushes of the link pins a few times due to them cracking and popping out every 3-4 months (cheap quality branded), all im asking is, are the Z-bends meant to be pointing in any particular direction?

[delcowizzid]

you will see as soon as you goto fit them when the wheel is straight there is only one way they go to line up properly when the wheels are straight.

[Surfwagon]

The link pins sometimes have a top and bottom, the bottom usually has the longer thread as its going thru the bar.
If it is a generic style that fits both ways then it doesn't matter how you orientate it to start with becasue it will find it own position once you start turning the wheels.

[TheForgotten]

it kicks backward. be a total biatch to bolt in if it's back to front. oh and the 4 UFO shaped bushes are for the tops

[PUSHIN]

okay, so i hate to be an ass and like highjack this thread, but i didn't wanna start a new one, i've installed a set of these recently, my instructions said fit them so the kink points toward the back, anyway i installed them, then checked them the other day, and the kink was to one side.. is this normal?

[STEEV888]

if you read the 2nd post. it says it will spin.