[paolo]

Dealer said i needed my end links replaced when i had my last oil change, how much do u think these cost on a 2002 focus 5 speed manual standard transmission? should i go to the dealor or the local brown guy's auto shop? (no offence to brown people)

[naz]

end links.. as in the brackets that bolt the swaybar to the car? they shouldn't be very expensive. the only reason to replace end links that i can see is corrosion, and that could make it a PITA to remove them. i recommend that you go to a shop that you trust, who you know will be patient getting the rusted bolts out (they will prob snap and have to be tapped out)

i;m guessing labor will be a lot more than the parts

[Flofocus]

Can't recall off the top of my head but I think mine were $16.each. One side wasn't a problem, but like naz said, the other was rusted to s*** and I had to pay the garage 1/2 hour labour to get the 1 bolt off. :angry:

[ZX3_2NV]

If you need a shop ive gotten mine done already at P R Performance was an easy intall i had zero rust

Check http://www.prperformance.ca for shop details

[naz]

ZX3_2NV,Jan 23 2008, 08:40 PM Wrote:was an easy intall i had zero rust

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that's the thing.. the OP unfortunately almost certainly has rust... :(

[Canadian ST]

If you need the rear end links you can have my old ones from my 07, When I put on the roush bar I used the endlinks that came with the package. Let me know.

[02ztsian]

Spend the extra money and pick up the Moog endlinks. Guess which one is the Moog?

And greasable to boot.
I think Auto Value sells them for around $35 each.

[paolo]

i also had new springs installed recently, so they HAD to remove my end links and re-install them... probaly not so much rust but worn out

[snorcus]

The way we do them, if your taking them off cause they are no good, we just put the impact on them and snap the bolt . Takes two min and they are off. I would go with either a moog one or the NAPA good ones bc they ususally have a lifetime warranty.

[snorcus]

just remember to grease them