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Originally Posted by BowtieRocket
Another point of note, is that the end links should be upgraded with the larger sway bars. Now that is where the "weak link" is in the front suspension. Stiffer sway bars are really gonna stress those end links and may not feel the full improvement of the sway bars.
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If you go with bars stiffer than anything Chevy fitted, better/stronger endlinks would at least be the 'safe' way to proceed. You might also gain easier or more reliable access to the attaching hardware.
The metal portions of endlinks aren't going to compromise bar stiffness unless the links are actually bending (likely about to break if this is the case). Bar stiffness gets lost in the rubber chassis-side bushings, and in older endlink designs where split bushings were used as "pivots" instead of spherical joints.
The only excuse I can offer for BMR's and the rest of the aftermarket suspension industry's blanket use of the term 'arms' to cover 'links' is that they've painted themselves into a corner using common terminology all these years. Heck, even the term 'sway bar' is really something different from the way it's used in the aftermarket and on most car forums (it's really something related to trailer towing, not chassis cornering roll and handling).
Norm