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Suspension QUICK Help! Alta End links

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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 10:46 AM
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QUICK Help! Alta End links

I am about to install my Alta end links and started to assemble them before really looking at them. Thinking that the only difference was length. Anyways, on the heim joints...one set has an integrated bolt and the other set has a standard bolt. Which one goes where?
 
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 06:47 PM
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If you are referring to the end that is reverse threaded, that is just so you can adjust it without removing the ends once it is in place. Try to get both screwed in equally to match stock length for starters.
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 07:41 PM
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Nope...that's sorta what I was referring to. It turns out that I have two different versions of endlinks. I called Alta and it turns out that I had to put the hardware on the front from the rear because of my thicker H-Sport bar. Everything i fine with that now. BUT, the adjustment nuts on the front and rear keeps coming loose. The rear is fine now but I had to tighten the fronts down about 25 times between Thurs. and tonight (AMVIV). ALL the nuts (8) are stripped now and I have to replace them. Then to Lock-Tite the sh@@#@#@#@@##@$t out of them. I am NOT happy. I hope my upper and lower control arms don't give me this many problems.
 
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