Since the options for endlinks re a bit more limited these days, I figured I'd give a review on my experience with energy adjustable endlinks on my 09 awd.
Being an 09, my front has the completely vertical kind, which is cheaper. I went with the shortest adjustable set from energy, paid a reasonable price from advance and got 20 or 30% off what everyone else wanted with a cpupon. The vertical endlinks adjust by having different thickness bushings, so depending on how you place the thicker and shorter ones you can adjust the gap between them. It's a little finicky to get right, but it works. One thing I found is they actually compress quite a bit before you start getting them torqued. They're a little noisy, but I probably need to put more torque on them, and maybe a bit more grease. I do wish there was a way to have a zerk fitting on them... But there's not really. They're fairly easy to remove and. Lube if necessary though.
The rear endlinks on my car are ball joint style. This bothered me because I didn't think that was as stiff of a connection as something more rigid. I debated on the heim joint style or the eyebolt style from suspensionmaxx, but decided against heims due to upkeep (this is my daily driver), and suspension Maxx due to not having a size for lowered trucks. They went in fine, and I definitely prefer the retitoon of having a large washer type area to hold straight vs an Allen end. They don't have a ton OD super minute adjustment, but get you in the ballpark. That said, fo me at 32" rear, they were still a little too long to get my aftermarket rear bar totally parallel to the ground, but they're good enough I'd say. Getting them really torqued down while on the ground is sort of a challe ged, but doable.
Overall, I'm very pleased with them. They definitely tightened up the suspension, and seemed to be well built pieces. I do wish the rear endlinks were a little shorter, but for the price point I can't really complain.
Hope this info helps someone.
Being an 09, my front has the completely vertical kind, which is cheaper. I went with the shortest adjustable set from energy, paid a reasonable price from advance and got 20 or 30% off what everyone else wanted with a cpupon. The vertical endlinks adjust by having different thickness bushings, so depending on how you place the thicker and shorter ones you can adjust the gap between them. It's a little finicky to get right, but it works. One thing I found is they actually compress quite a bit before you start getting them torqued. They're a little noisy, but I probably need to put more torque on them, and maybe a bit more grease. I do wish there was a way to have a zerk fitting on them... But there's not really. They're fairly easy to remove and. Lube if necessary though.
The rear endlinks on my car are ball joint style. This bothered me because I didn't think that was as stiff of a connection as something more rigid. I debated on the heim joint style or the eyebolt style from suspensionmaxx, but decided against heims due to upkeep (this is my daily driver), and suspension Maxx due to not having a size for lowered trucks. They went in fine, and I definitely prefer the retitoon of having a large washer type area to hold straight vs an Allen end. They don't have a ton OD super minute adjustment, but get you in the ballpark. That said, fo me at 32" rear, they were still a little too long to get my aftermarket rear bar totally parallel to the ground, but they're good enough I'd say. Getting them really torqued down while on the ground is sort of a challe ged, but doable.
Overall, I'm very pleased with them. They definitely tightened up the suspension, and seemed to be well built pieces. I do wish the rear endlinks were a little shorter, but for the price point I can't really complain.
Hope this info helps someone.
