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wow, i was wondering on the internet why there were two versions in terms of appearance of the blue covers, i guess the difference is the grease fittings. its weird though the rears look just like yours but have the grease fittings. BTW, you ordered it on ROCKAUTO, i'm not sure how did you get the non grease fitting type cus thats where i got mine, I'm pretty sure from my research there was only 1 part number but there were two boot cover looks. The only explanation for that, is that it is the newer version, and the grease fitting was eliminated in this design.

Looks good though, i think the rears make the most difference though.

This post has been edited by trdproven: Jul 4, 2012 - 10:25 PM

Wow those even look like Poly boots on there O_o

MEVOTECH seem to be following MOOG designs more and more, thats how my MOOG rears look like but with zirk fittings. yea but those blue covers are just thin rubber to hold in the grease. Im a little curious though the way the covers are designed in that pic is used more often in endlinks that have grease zirk fittings so that it could ooze out the ends. if there are no fittings it should be enclosed and locked tight with a ring, which its not. hmm, just wondering. i guess technically you can always buy a grease fitting and tap it in.

yea that's what I was going to mention. it should have a snap ring on it so that no grease can come out. the grease is white colored. Will some come out when install the end links?? Should I call mevotech and ask them. I wish I could afford the rears, but I only bought the fronts because my oem left link is broken.

the problem with those covers is that i assume they are open and you could peel it and see the grease inside. the design works well with a grease fitting so that it replenishes. but it is weird that it does not have the fitting. I would ask Mevotech why the design is like that and if it was supposed to have a grease fitting.

late post, but it sounds like you could always peel the cover back and inject some new grease when you want to. and no the grease wont come out, it will ooze at most but thats ok, just make sure theres always a lot of grease.

This post has been edited by trdproven: Aug 26, 2012 - 10:28 PM

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Nov 6, 2012 - 12:55 AM

update: So i fitted the mevotech rear end links, but the fitment it quite odd is it safe?? I feel like bending the tab/mounting point on the strut so the end link can be more parallel to the shock or mounting a new tab on the shock itself, i believe i heard a few popping noises. I tightend all the end links hard before I set the car on the ground. here the pix explain it:





This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Feb 18, 2013 - 10:06 PM

I didnt really notice anything on mine....but ill double check...

you have oem. i just talked with a rep at mevotech and he said these are not meant for aftermarket sway bar only oem, but that is false look to the bottom pictures provided by maskedman ... i'll have to remount the tabs on the kyb shock... I removed them for the time being so I don't damage them. hopefully i haven't yet as I've only had them on for 35 miles.



This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Feb 18, 2013 - 10:03 PM

I'll have to keep that in mind...Im sure somewhere there is an OEM endlink that would fit....problem is finding one I guess.

ya there is the skinny type ones. but thats not what I want. i'll see what i can pull over the next few days in regards to remounting the tab.

bonzai do you have an oem strut to compare to. its a bit odd, its either the aftermarket sway bar is a bit wider or something with the positioning of the strut tab like you said. is the position of the sway bar even on both sides, does one side go on nicely than the other? or is the positioning of the tab on the other side look like a better fit? Im just curious because between my OEM and thicker ones it didn't change position at all, like youve seen in my pics nothing looked different from my stocks. just wondering yours is angled a bit too hard. I guess it may help as well to use a thinner inner nuts to help with gaining some space, last I remember they could come out because as you tighten the outer, the inner moves, just my assumption.

but i'd check on those first things i mentioned if you have time or wanna doublecheck it.

Perhaps might be a better idea to get a set of miata adjustable rear endlinks?

From: rrego@mevotech.com
To: bonzaicelica@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 16:22:51 -0500
Subject: RE: suspension bushings

Justin, first thing.

-If you are running a GT4 suspension than that is not what hey are designed for.
-Aftermarket swaybar is another thing they are not designed for.

What it does look like is the sway bar might be different spec than oe. Do both sides look like this or one side. If only one side maybe your swaybar is not centered.

my reply :


this is not a gt4. its a regular celica. the other side looks the same!! i ordered the front mevotech end links and they fit just fine on the front aftermarket sway bar. i guess i'll have to move the tab/mounting point on the shock of the suspension so these will fit.. naw the sway bar is centered. its to finger space gaping between sway bar and shock.

I dont think it would change the bad angle though, i think the first thing to check is what is making it not fit.




have you tried putting back your stock sway bar, i know its some work but its still an option if you want to entirely eliminate that as a problem. Any prior changes? did your stock endlinks fit nicely prior to the mevotechs?

i'll get a pic of the stock end links on.

ha who has stock sway bars?! i threw those away as soon as I got these on. besides I've been on st sway bars for the past 3 years. no way am I going back to stock sway bar with mevotech end links.

only way would be for a member to compare stock rear and st rear sway bars....

get me a picture of your end links with stock bar like the angle I took my pictures.

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Jan 8, 2013 - 12:53 AM

i can try when i get the chance, for the most part, they were pretty much vertical and fit like stocks links.

THIS IS WITH THE CAR ON THE GROUND ON ALL 4 TIRES!!!

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Feb 18, 2013 - 10:28 PM

Here is a comparison of the stock rear sway bar to the Suspension Techniques rear sway bar. End to end they are the same width.