Performance - Audi S5 B8 (8T) 2007-2016

It’s no secret that Audi’s suffer from weak, failure prone front thrust arm bushings.  The stock rubber bushings are designed to allow significant fore/aft movement of the front wheels and absorb road impacts.  This compliant design maximizes daily driving comfort and helps add to the “luxury” feeling of your Audi, but it also contributes to the numb, disconnected feeling that many enthusiasts complain about with modern Audi’s.  Not only is the OEM design far from ideal for the street or racing enthusiast that is looking for optimal handling and braking performance, the constant twisting and deflection required of the rubber bushing often causes premature failure, resulting in degraded handling, wheel shimmy, delayed steering response, delayed braking response, unwanted alignment change, and poor tire wear.  For the rest of us who enjoy seeing what our car is made of, these types of bushing simply won’t cut it.  Introducing the new ECS Tuning Thrust Arm Monoballs!  The ECS Engineering team set out to design a solution that offers far superior durability when compared to OEM, requiring no modification and offering nearly instantaneous cornering and braking response for the absolute best road feel and driving experience possible.  Our monoballs utilize a sealed OEM BMW M ball joint for exceptional quality and durability.  The bearing assembly is precision CNC machined from 6061-T6 anodized aluminum and features a knurled OD to ensure a perfect press fit and longest lasting component life possible.  By utilizing a sealed ball joint, ECS achieved the ultimate in terms of low friction no bind suspension travel with no unwanted deflection, providing exceptional steering precision, turn-in response, and direct braking feedback; all while maintaining exceptional comfort and durability levels making these an excellent no compromise upgrade even for a street car.  These thrust arm monoballs are a must have for any track car, but are also completely street-able and are a great upgrade for any enthusiast that enjoys spirited driving. There is still another advantage to upgrading your control arms to ECS monoballs. When installing the control arms you no longer have to have load on the car to tighten them down all the way, now everything can be done using a jack with the car in the air. Features: Ball Joint / monoball  OEM BMW M sealed, greased ball joint for exceptional durability and service life, even in the most severe operating conditions Housing Precision CNC machined from 6061-T6 Aluminum  Type II anodized housing for excellent corrosion resistance.   Proprietary designed knurled OD to provide the perfect fit for the wide range of thrust arm bore diameters among brands.  Bearing Inserts  CNC machined 304ss ball joint sleeve inserts, providing a precision fit between the ball joint and the subframe.  Performance  Nearly instantaneous, crisp steering and braking response.  Maintenance free, long lasting performance.   Improved road feel without undesirable NVH. This Part Fits the Following Vehicles Make Model Submodel Engine Audi A7 C7 3.0 TDI Audi A7 C7 3.0T Audi B8 A4 FWD 2.0T Audi B8 A4 Quattro 2.0T Audi B8 A4 Quattro V6 3.2L Audi B8 A5 Quattro 2.0T Audi B8 A5 Quattro V6 3.2L Audi B8 RS5 All 4.2L Audi B8 S4 Quattro 3.0T Audi B8 S5 Quattro 3.0T Cabriolet Audi B8 S5 Quattro 3.0T Coupe Audi B8 S5 Quattro V8 4.2L Audi B8 SQ5 Quattro 3.0T Audi B9 A4 FWD 2.0T Audi B9 A4 Quattro 2.0T Audi B9 S4 Quattro 3.0T Audi C7 A6 FWD 2.0T Audi C7 A6 FWD V6 3.0T Audi C7 A6 Quattro 2.0T Audi C7 A6 Quattro 3.0 TDI Audi C7 A6 Quattro V6 3.0T Audi C7 S6 Quattro 4.0T Audi C7 S7 Quattro 4.0T *The above product applications have been written by ECS Tuning. All warranties, product application, fitment, and performance are the responsibility of ECS Tuning. For additional information see the terms of use.

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Adjustable sway bar end links allow you to lower your car without worrying about clearance issues between your sway bar and axles. As a vehicle is lowered, the sway bar and axle geometry is changed and can result in the sway bar contacting the axles and/or other components during suspension travel. The ECS Tuning Front Adjustable Sway Bar End Link Set allows for just under 2" of adjustability over the OEM component, allowing you to fine tune the suspension to your liking.  The main body is constructed from 6061-T6 billet aluminum and anodized red for corrosion protection. They feature machined hex wrenches at either side for easy on the car adjustments. Zinc black chromate lock nuts and wave washers secure the center body length to maintain adjustment height. Gray zinc coated heavy duty ball joint ends complete the connection from the sway bar to the chassis. The ball joint end includes weather resistant rubber boots with stainless steel wire retainers with the opposing side containing a red polyurethane bushing for added deflection resistance and extended durability against salt, rain and ozone impact.  Our ECS Sway Bar End Links were designed, engineered, tested and quality inspected by our Research and Development team in our Wadsworth, Ohio facility. We ensured the highest level of precision and quality is delivered throughout rigorous long term product testing and leading edge product development methods. These are a must have for lowered suspensions or make for a high quality, heavy duty OE-replacement upgrade for stock suspensions. No matter if you're stock or lowered these can adjust to fit your needs.  They will not only stay looking great but give an improved feel over stock bushings. Instead of buying parts over and over, our kit allows you to use it on a stock vehicle now, and a modified car later.   **Please note, once desired length is set please add a few drops of blue Loctite to the threads of the jam nut to maintain a secured position. See ES3647654 for purchase. This Part Fits the Following Vehicles Make Model Submodel Engine Audi A7 C7 3.0 TDI Audi A7 C7 3.0T Audi B8 A4 FWD 2.0T Audi B8 A4 Quattro 2.0T Audi B8 A4 Quattro V6 3.2L Audi B8 A5 Quattro 2.0T Audi B8 A5 Quattro V6 3.2L Audi B8 RS5 All 4.2L Audi B8 S4 Quattro 3.0T Audi B8 S5 Quattro 3.0T Cabriolet Audi B8 S5 Quattro 3.0T Coupe Audi B8 S5 Quattro V8 4.2L Audi B9 A4 FWD 2.0T Audi B9 A4 Quattro 2.0T Audi B9 RS5 Quattro 2.9T Audi B9 S4 Quattro 3.0T Audi B9 S5 Quattro 3.0T Audi B9 S5 Quattro 3.0T Sportback Audi B9 S5 Quattro 3.0T Cabriolet Audi C7 A6 FWD 2.0T Audi C7 A6 FWD V6 3.0T Audi C7 A6 Quattro 2.0T Audi C7 A6 Quattro 3.0 TDI Audi C7 A6 Quattro V6 3.0T Audi C7 S6 Quattro 4.0T Audi C7 S7 Quattro 4.0T Audi Q5 Quattro 2.0T Audi Q5 Quattro 3.0 TDI Audi Q5 Quattro 3.0T Audi Q5 Quattro 3.2L Audi RS7 Quattro 4.0T *The above product applications have been written by ECS Tuning. All warranties, product application, fitment, and performance are the responsibility of ECS Tuning. For additional information see the terms of use.

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