Review + Install tutorial: Racingline Rear Endlinks on 08 Coupe

[mcheddadi]

Racingline Rear Endlinks on my 3.5SE 2008 Altima coupe

Tutorial:

you need- TWO 2-ton jackstands- ONE Cheapo jack from the trunk- ONE ratchet with a 17mm socket- ONE 17mm wrench- ONE 19mm wrench OR locking pliers (I used the locking pliers)

first you are going to need to jack the car up.

hjacking points:

You take your cheapo jack from the trunk of the car underneath floor carpeting and at the left of the tire. you take the TWO pieces, the arm and the jack, and you assemble them. now you jack the car up! YAY!

In the process of jacking the car up

you put your jackstand while the car is still on the jack and then you lowerback the car on the jackstand.

Repeat for the other side

YOU NEED TO HAVE BOTH SIDES JACKED UP TO UNLOAD PRESSURE ON THE SWAY BAR!



Ok, now that the car is jacked up here is what you can see from behind it underneath:

we can see the endlink

closer:

the other side (front) of the endlink:

Now the fun part begins, take your 19mm wrench OR locking pliers to hold the endlink-side part of the endlink bolt in place so you can unscrew the nut in the other end with the 17mm RATCHET or with a 5/8 wrench (much better with the ratchet).



you repeat the same thing with the upper part of the endlink (assuming you did the bottom first). Remove the endlink after you unscrew the bottom and upper nuts. Don't worry nothing will fall of or come down on you.

no hands!

the little rusted mofo is out!

here they are side to side

Now its the easy part. You take the endlink and you unscrew the two nuts in the bottom and the top + the metal O-ringand then you put it in the OEM endlink's place

take your 17mm wrench to hold the endlink-side part of the endlink's bolt in place and then srew the nut in the other end with the 17mm ratchet. Screw it until you can't no more. The rubber bushings will be completely squished lol, thats normal. Now add the second nut for extra safety measures.



repeat for the bottom and your done with that endlink. yay!

tada!

repeat the exact same procedure for the other side of the car

Driving impression:

All I can say is WOW .Didn't expect this at all. keep in mind that I haven't even lowered my ride yet. Right after installing it I went to drive my GF back home. Notice how when you corner aggressively, the 3.5SE has a tendency to wiggle its butt in the corners slightly. GONE. And how we could take the corner pretty fast. FASTER, WAY FASTER. Before, I would take a corner and there would be this slight...delay with the back to adjust to my angle, noting serious, just a tiny delay like if you were getting close to the limit of the suspension. MF GONE!!The back of the car is much more leveled and reacts OH SO FAST to my killer rice driving style now that the endlinks made my sway bar suppa TIGHT. The OEM sway bar's effect seems to have been improved a lot with the endlink. It's active WAY faster when I take corners and twisties.This is what my GF said about the ride quality: "I dunno...seems the same to me. Stop going so fast!" which translates to , NON PERCEPTIBLE RIDE QUALITY CHANGES!

Now, I can't wait to put my springs on, it's going to be even better!

I hope Racingline gets the front endlinks back in stock, because I can't wait to test those out!

can you feel the excitement yet?
Modified by mcheddadi at 1:44 AM 4/25/2008

[stsxcrle]

I was wondering if you only had the rears. Sounds great that there's that much of a difference with the stock rsb and springs. The front end links are a lot longer than the rear and noticeably flexy (I can flex them with my hand) so I would imagine that replacing them would be the next best thing to replacing the FSB.

I'm ready for a GB.

* oh and I think you finally earned your "photoshop god" custom title, great write up!

[itsjustbusiness]

+1 for what he said.

GB gb Gb!

[08altima35]

excellent write up, and that's awesome that the ride is so improved. custom title suggestion. "photoshop pimp" or "turbo happy photoshop pimp".

[ursus]

Good stuff man! Man we need 2 group buys!! one for racingline end links and another for stillen sway!!

com'on kyle/josh, you know you want to sell those sways~

[spockrock]

I need to get those endlinks and the sway bar.... I think I am going to place my order on the sway bar pretty soon.

[SniperJoe]

Very good write up, nice pics ... I read it twice ... Thanks for the post.

[08Coupe]

excellent write up, and that's awesome that the ride is so improved. custom title suggestion. "photoshop pimp" or "turbo happy photoshop pimp".

Great job!

[TheBourneAltimatum]

awesomw job mehdi...as soon as you get your Stillen RSB it'll even be better

[adidas2go]

as soon as you get your Stillen RSB it'll even be better

[One Crazy Max]

wow you got them fast...but then again, you are in canada.

i told you guys that the driving experience would change...now just wait until you get the front endlinks, then its a whole new ballgame.

i think ill just enjoy driving my sedan much more than any other coupe or sedan, until people start jumping on these mods.

trust me, you think the rears made a big difference, wait till you install the fronts and take it for a test drive....youre gonna go crazy!!

[One Crazy Max]

oh and another thing...let me know how the shifting feels when you have the fronts installed as well since you also have a 6mt. i noticed that the shifting was smoother, and the was less wheelhop resulting in better traction (depending on the tires, otherwise they just break loose)

[dangeris]

I'm definitely in for a GB!!!! Let's get one going!!!!

awesomw job mehdi...as soon as you get your Stillen RSB it'll even be better

[D-Roll]

Great write up bro!! I want a set

[SHIFT_COUPE]

Great writeup man! Contact me for your reward...finally

[LongBeachCoupe]

This is some writeup... i love the text boxes... great install... sounds like a great addition...

There wont be a stillen RSB GB... so give in and pony up the pesos... (mines being delivered on tue)

Parts... out of Canada?!? mc wanna relay lol

[Italianbulldog85]

are these the regular price ones or the ones that you have to add $32 for on the website?

[stsxcrle]

? Not sure what you're looking at?

In the left hand nav bar choose altima 07+ you'll get:

http://www.racinglineperforman...th=73

MC tested the rears you see there.

[Italianbulldog85]

if you scroll down there is an "available options menu" with this above it....

"Available upgrade to industry best AURORA BEARING hiem joints are available for those that plan on serious racing beyond the occasional track day, or for those that simply want the best possible."

[desertdragon]

Great review and write-up MC. Thank you.

I am in for the group buy.

[stsxcrle]

oh, true. Didn't see that.

Is there going to be a group buy?? I know they weren't a sponsor, are they looking into becoming a nico sponsor so we can set up a GB?

[mcheddadi]

I just emailed Racingline about a possible groupbuy, since there seems to be a real interest in those endlinks. Should definitely happen. I'll keep you guys posted

[LongBeachCoupe]

Has anyone gotten the ball rolling with Racingline and Greg to setup a GB with advertising? Please let me know, if not, ill start the ball rolling today...

[tuffmag]

My new HERO...

No really my new hero....

[mcheddadi]

Has anyone gotten the ball rolling with Racingline and Greg to setup a GB with advertising? Please let me know, if not, ill start the ball rolling today...

yep, ball is already rolling!

I'm hearing something about this weekend . Keep you fingers crossed

[stsxcrle]

Love what you've done here.

[smmehdiz]

a friend of mine told me that aftermarket endlinks cause noticeable noises too.....is there any truth to that?

[mcheddadi]

hum, haven't heard any noise.

[GryStrm]

group buy is immenent...just got word back from joe at RL.. working out details..should post up soon!!! hooraahhhh...great work mch!...great work indeed...

[Italianbulldog85]

the suspense is killing me!!!