aFe PFADT Corvette Heavy Duty Street End Links — Set

Heavy duty street sway-bar links

The aFe 440-401002-A PFADT Series Heavy Duty Street End Links replace the specified Corvette front and rear sway-bar links. High-articulation 1/2-inch PTFE-lined rod ends, CNC-machined rod-end studs and articulation spacers work with the listed grade 8.8 hardware. This is an end-link set, not a shock-and-spring package or a sway-bar set.

Key Features

• Selected set: 440-401002-A.
• FOUR assembled links shown in the own manual and package image; the contents line describes FOUR male and FOUR female rod-end halves.
• High-articulation 1/2-inch PTFE-lined rod ends; manufacturer describes quiet operation.
• CNC-machined rod-end studs and articulation spacers; grade 8.8 hardware.
• Compatible with the specified aFe street bars or OEM 12mm-stud bars; excludes three-piece race bars.
• Length/preload setup is performed with the suspension LOADED before tightening the jam nuts.
• Engineered and manufactured in Corona, California, per manufacturer.

Fitment

The current exact manufacturer page covers 1997–2019 Corvette C5/C6/C7, but the own nine-page manual, revision December 5, 2014, has a 1997–2017 application header. The full selected-part table independently supports the named scopes below, including Grand Sport 2010–2013 and ZR1 2009–2013. Later 2017–2019 named-submodel scopes are not added without exact named proof. Compatibility also requires 440-401001-J, 440-401003-N or OEM sway bars using 12mm studs. These links are NOT intended for three-piece race bars; a Corvette generation alone is insufficient.

Specifications

What's Included

• Selected package 440-401002-A: ONE end-link set, printed as FOUR male and FOUR female rod ends, assembling FOUR links rather than eight complete links.
• ONE hardware kit. The own contents note states the locknut flange replaces the washer shown in the assembly diagram.
• The manual mentions provided bushing grease in its installation prose, but its contents list gives no separate grease part number or quantity; no grease-pack count is promised.
• No sway bars, shocks, springs, filter or intake coupler is established by generic page fields. Exact individual service-part numbers and a fully itemized hardware count are not supplied.

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Related Parts

• Current exact manufacturer end-link and bar-compatibility specifications
• Own nine-page manual: contents, assembly diagrams, setup and torque table
• Full selected-part named-application table
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FAQ

One front-and-rear heavy duty street end-link set and one hardware kit. The manual’s four male and four female rod ends make FOUR assembled links, not eight complete links. The locknut flange replaces the diagram’s separate washer.

The current exact manufacturer page covers 1997–2019 Corvette C5/C6/C7, but the own nine-page manual, revision December 5, 2014, has a 1997–2017 application header. The full selected-part table independently supports the named scopes below, including Grand Sport 2010–2013 and ZR1 2009–2013. Later 2017–2019 named-submodel scopes are not added without exact named proof. Compatibility also requires 440-401001-J, 440-401003-N or OEM sway bars using 12mm studs. These links are NOT intended for three-piece race bars; a Corvette generation alone is insufficient.

No. The selected Corvette primary specifies 1/2-inch PTFE-lined high-articulation rod ends, CNC-machined studs/articulation spacers and grade 8.8 hardware. It does not establish blue 6061-T6 bodies, Aurora branding, 1144 studs or the adjustment ranges of those other products.

The own manual removes the front links at the control arms and FOUR front bushing-bracket bolts, then removes the bar/link assembly. At the rear it removes the control-arm link nuts and TWO lower nuts/TWO upper bracket bolts before removing that assembly. Follow the actual front/rear diagrams; the rear installation paragraph’s front-link wording is a source error, not permission to swap assemblies.

Install the links at the control arms in the own FRONT and REAR assembly diagrams, leaving jam nuts loose until initial setup. Use the factory sway-bar brackets and fasteners. Grease the inside of the bushings and the bar surfaces where they rest with the specified compatible bushing grease; typical automotive grease is not recommended. The bar should rotate by hand with moderate force. If binding, the manual describes 1/2-inch or 12mm washers between the bracket and frame, then retesting; these are bracket shims, not extra rod-end washers. The prose mentions provided grease without an independently itemized grease quantity. The hardware revision note removes the separate washer where the flanged locknut replaces it; do not duplicate that washer from the older diagram.

The manual recommends the rear bar’s middle setting as an initial position where that adjustable bar actually applies. Remove sway-bar preload with the suspension loaded on a four-post lift or appropriately supported blocks/ramps, adjust link length, then tighten jam nuts. This is not an instruction to set length with the suspension hanging or to assume an unprinted adjustment range, fixed center length or clock angle.

The historical selected manual prints end-link bolts and nuts at 68 Nm (50 ft-lb). Bushing-bracket bolts are separately 46 Nm (34 ft-lb) for C6 Z06 and 65 Nm (48 ft-lb) for non-C6-Z06 applications. Match the actual chassis, hardware and current exact service instructions; do not substitute the BMW/Supra links’ 35 ft-lb or assign bracket torque to rod ends. No numeric wheel torque, separate jam-nut torque or recheck mileage is printed.

No. Three-piece race bars are expressly excluded, and the selected contents do not include sway bars, shocks or springs. The manual’s tuning discussion explains balance changes but does not establish measured grip, lap-time or stiffness gains. Its estimated installation time is one hour forty minutes; no battery, coding, fixed recheck mileage or electronic setup is printed.

Installation Instructions

1. Confirm aFe 440-401002-A, the exact Corvette chassis and the compatible street/OEM 12mm-stud sway bars. Read the complete nine-page historical manual and current exact vehicle instructions; do not use this set with three-piece race bars.
2. Front removal: detach the control-arm link nuts with an 18mm wrench and 6mm Allen; remove FOUR 18mm bushing-bracket bolts and remove the front sway-bar/link assembly.
3. Rear removal: detach the control-arm link nuts with an 18mm wrench and 6mm Allen. With the specified 15mm/18mm tools, remove TWO lower nuts and TWO upper bracket bolts, then remove the rear sway-bar/link assembly.
4. Install the links at the control arms in the own FRONT and REAR assembly diagrams, leaving jam nuts loose until initial setup. Use the factory sway-bar brackets and fasteners. Grease the inside of the bushings and the bar surfaces where they rest with the specified compatible bushing grease; typical automotive grease is not recommended. The bar should rotate by hand with moderate force. If binding, the manual describes 1/2-inch or 12mm washers between the bracket and frame, then retesting; these are bracket shims, not extra rod-end washers. Preserve each front/rear assembly-diagram arrangement; the rear prose’s front-link wording is qualified by the actual rear drawing.
5. The manual recommends the rear bar’s middle setting as an initial position where that adjustable bar actually applies. Remove sway-bar preload with the suspension loaded on a four-post lift or appropriately supported blocks/ramps, adjust link length, then tighten jam nuts. This is not an instruction to set length with the suspension hanging or to assume an unprinted adjustment range, fixed center length or clock angle.
6. The historical selected manual prints end-link bolts and nuts at 68 Nm (50 ft-lb). Bushing-bracket bolts are separately 46 Nm (34 ft-lb) for C6 Z06 and 65 Nm (48 ft-lb) for non-C6-Z06 applications. Match the actual chassis, hardware and current exact service instructions; do not substitute the BMW/Supra links’ 35 ft-lb or assign bracket torque to rod ends. No numeric wheel torque, separate jam-nut torque or recheck mileage is printed.
7. Confirm correct articulation, secure hardware and bar rotation against the current exact chassis requirements. The own manual’s tuning guidelines do not establish an open-road test procedure, fixed adjustment length, clock angle, numeric recheck mileage, wheel torque, battery or coding step.

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