ebay - sway bar link pin

[njb1988]

just wondering if anyone has purchased a heavy duty sway bar link kit off ebay???
they sellin them for like $15. probably shit but just after a comment or too in regards to them.

[Trikky]

not sure about the one you are talking about but I have one of these sets
COMMODORE HEAVY DUTY SWAY BAR LINK KIT VN VP VR VS VT - eBay, Other Car Parts, Accessories, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 31-Oct-09 11:38:19 AEDST)

Cost a little bit more but man what an improvement this made to the car - mind you the original link pins were shot

Chris

[danja]

I bought one, but turned out it didn't fit my aftermarket sway bar, so I sold it to someone else

It looked the goods though, I wish it had fit. It's really just a metal rod, some washers and a couple of bushes, which is why they can sell them for ~$30.

[njb1988]

ok sweet, i might look into gettin one, gotta do the lot to try and stiffen her up a bit more

[sweefu]

not sure about the no name brand ones mate, do you have a link?
i have the White Line heavy duty link pins and polyurethane bushes and they are great, but were $50

[danja]

The biggest advantage with poly bushes is they are tougher. I was going thought rubber link bushes every few months because the factory link pins were a crap design in the VT, and still not brilliant up till the VZ when they finally put ball joins on both ends.

[sweefu]

i agree there mate, though white line and few other companies have made an aftermarket ball joint for both ends of the sway bar eliminating link pins, allowing you to have the same mechanism as on the VZ

[danja]

i agree there mate, though white line and few other companies have made an aftermarket ball joint for both ends of the sway bar eliminating link pins, allowing you to have the same mechanism as on the VZ

If I remember rightly, the Whiteline sway bar I had in the front had a lower ball join, you'd need to get a VZ strut for a ball join on the other end.

Can't see why it wouldn't be possible to do a conversion.

[terry0400-40]

Ihave also purchased a set of pins and bushes from eBay for my VS.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Holden-VN-VP-VR-VS-VT-heavy-duty-sway-bar-link-bush_W0QQitemZ250520542892QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Ca r_Parts_Accessories?hash=item3a54301eac

[terry0400-40]

not sure about the one you are talking about but I have one of these sets
COMMODORE HEAVY DUTY SWAY BAR LINK KIT VN VP VR VS VT - eBay, Other Car Parts, Accessories, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 31-Oct-09 11:38:19 AEDST)

Cost a little bit more but man what an improvement this made to the car - mind you the original link pins were shot

Chris

Also a Nolathane kit available from the same eBay seller as above mentioned, at a reasonable price i notice when compared to some other sellers of the exact same kit..

Nolathane Sway Bar Link Kit





Sway Bar Link Replacement Kit

To Suit

Holden Commodore

VN,VP,VQ,VG 8/88 to 7/93 6/8 cyl

VR,VS 7/93 to 9/97 6/8 cyl

VT & VX Series 1 9/97-

[Dan VS 231]

I had one of the z bar kits on my vs and did end up pulling the bushes off of one sid on the bottom only as is common. It wasnt as bad as the original bars and does help. I have recently switched to ball joint top and bottom link bars and that should give the movement that will help it out once and for all.

[gsxr1201]

Got a set myself of Ebay, lowered my car, followed the fitting ins. on "ebay" no probs at all. Don't reckon they do much from standard,but gotta be better than worn out old ****ers, that are 15 yrs old! Your not on a race track and if you were THEY DON'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE to the handling........ in the head ya know!!!!!

[jashdown91]

Heavy duty links aren't really needed unless you have an aftermarket sway bar. I have the 30mm whiteline sway bar and kept the old links on, and in a day, the bottom bush on the link broke off (lots of rattling), the old links were also bent at the bottom at almost 45 degrees, so they were uselss. The heavy duty ones off ebay are all the same, the only difference in costs is the quality and type of bushes used. Buy a cheap link kit, and most likely the bushes will break off within a month. The nolathane ones are pretty reliable, the bushes will last ages. As for the links themselves, they are all the same, and pretty thick, so they all do the same thing.

[Rolla_Rolla']

i have just ordered a set of of ebay, i was dirving round yesterday, and i snapped a link pin ,

[terry0400-40]

i have just ordered a set of of ebay, i was dirving round yesterday, and i snapped a link pin ,

Yes i also fitted a new set yesterday as i was getting a little clunking sound from the front end , the new set has stopped the clunk caused by the original old pins and worn bushes and my girl is cornering as smooth, quiet and tight as new.

[Rolla_Rolla']

Yes i also fitted a new set yesterday as i was getting a little clunking sound from the front end , the new set has stopped the clunk caused by the original old pins and worn bushes and my girl is cornering as smooth, quiet and tight as new.

ill take a picture of mine from my VN, still originals lol, the bushers are F****D haha, cant wait till mine get here, be alot better of a ride :P

[Rolla_Rolla']

my link pin ahaha

[jashdown91]

my link pin ahaha

wait, is your pin broken? haha. your bushes look in better condition than mine and i put mine on 4 days ago!

[Rolla_Rolla']

wait, is your pin broken? haha. your bushes look in better condition than mine and i put mine on 4 days ago!

mine is rooted hahaha, it snapped rofl

[jashdown91]

hahaha wow. ive never known the original links to break from the use of a standard sway bar. thats intense. you been driving it like ken block or something?

[Rolla_Rolla']

hahaha wow. ive never known the original links to break from the use of a standard sway bar. thats intense. you been driving it like ken block or something?

i have no idea, i was sitting on bout 70, then this metal rattling started, pulled over, sand saw it, not to happy lol

[jashdown91]

damn, thats unlucky. mine bent and the bush broke off and rattled. thats how i found out. so i bought a heavy duty link kit. so much better. but now its knocking when i go over speed bumps slowly, but all the bushes are there, cant find what the noise is.

[kalu]

hi

in the picture vn-commonwhore added

is the bottom bar the Z bar?

also why are the VX sway bar diff tent to the VT?

VX got a ball joint on the bottom of the sway bar not bushes.....

[dawg]

The Z-shaped sway bars are rubbish if you have a lowered car. Ive got ultra low kings in the front, and I snapped 3 pins, where the thread starts. Each in less that a couple of weeks.

Best thing to do is go to Bursons and get the standard link pin kits they sell. With the straight pin, not Z-shaped.

They are only abouy 40-50 for the pair including bushes and everything you need.

Finally replaced the Z-shaped pins with the aftermarket copys of the originals from Bursons, been in for 6 months, havent had one problem.

[Dan VS 231]

This is the kind of link pin I was talking about a few posts up.

VN-VY Heavy Duty Link Rods – WA Suspensions - Osborne Park, Perth, Western Australia – Suspension Parts & Servicing

They are holding together well so far and I have not had an issue with them at all.
(I didnt actually get them from those guys but they shouldnt be hard to find.)