FE7 strut endlink bracket

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FE7 strut endlink bracket

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I've got some KYB's I'm throwing in the car and need to hook them to my FE7 bar. My current struts have the welded tab for the endlink, but I know there was another setup where the tab was bolted to the strut right with the knuckle. If anyone has a couple of these brackets or even just more information or measurements it would be helpful. I can probably fab my own from scratch, but it would be nice to have a reference. I'm replacing the endlinks with heim joints, so a difference in length between the 2 OEM styles shouldn't be a problem.


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check the placement of these compared to the stock weld on's. I noticed differences between the 2 styles a few years ago.


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Yes the 92+ (welded on) are longer.


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I'm not worried about differences in length because I'm replacing the endlinks with adjustable heim joints. I'd just like some more info on what the bracket looked like. I can probably fab my own, but this is the only pic I've found on v6z24:
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Edit: found some good links with part numbers!
http://v6z24.com/jbodyforum/fe7-part-nu ... t,fe7.html
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Bar 22573131 (discontinued, no longer available, not even Vintage)
End links 17999125
Bushing 7476007
Bushing clamp 22538570
Bushing clamp bolt 14063559
End link bracket 7477002 and 7477001


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Mill it out of a chunk of aluminum or steel and your good to go.

Have you test fitted that bar to see if it clears a V6 application? I can't remember if it was used in the v6 ones that were partly FE7 setup.

nevermind... I was looking at that image backwards... its mounted in the same spot as a fe3 bar... For some reason I thought that was facing the other way and it was forward of the subframe mount, not behind it.


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I'm already running the FE7 bar, just need to hook it up to my new struts that don't have a tab. All GTZs, Indys and W26s that had the v6 got the v6-spec FE7 bar and that's what I have...even cleared the rear header you modified! haha


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woody90gtz wrote:even cleared the rear header you modified! haha
I'm not going to comment on that one


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Endlinks and both brackets are discontinued and the parts guy's locator didnt find any anywhere in the country. Balls.


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i wish i would have kept that damn bar its once in lifetime deal finding one


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Hmm, these things are getting hard to find. Next time im at the Phoenix junk yard and i see an FE7 car (always see atleast one), i'll make sure to grab the links, brackets and depending on money, the bar.


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if you come across another i will buy the whole setup just lmk i would really like to have it again


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woody90gtz wrote:Endlinks and both brackets are discontinued
The endlinks are definitely still available. They must not have updated the system right for the new part number. GM# 88912239 / ACDelco# 45G0090


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Endlinks were discontinued few years back but they have since came back with new numbers just like Cliff mentioned. :)


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Dustbins gtu is sitting behind my house with end links dangling. Ill get some pics and measurements tomorrow and try to get to some wifi on Thursday.


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OMG - woody found my pics, lol.

Good luck making up a set of endlinks, maybe Gerf could use some.


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