Replacing sway bar links, wrong size!

[jimalime]

I have a mk2 2006 1.6 focus, going over small potholes on the left side the car would rattle and shake for a second, I looked up online and decided to replace the sway bar links, life happened meaning  they've been sitting for 3 weeks only just been taken out the package to be fitted, only to find that the new set are significantly smaller . . . Is the size important? Which new ones do I order? 

[TomsFocus]

Yes the size is important. 

Where did you get the new set from?  I've never seen a set with grease nipples on, are they uprated and shorter for lowered cars or something?

[jimalime]

It's a moog k80066 from the US would the US cars use different parts maybe? There not sold as for lowered cars, its marketed as a problem solver as it's more robust than stock, when I was researching I found this was mentioned in a lot of places, probably should have checked they weren't all US sites 🙈      (could anyone possibly link me to a decent pair that will fit? ) 

 

[JW1982]

Our European Focus MK2/MK2.5 is never sold in the USA.

The USA Focus MK2 is basically just a further development/facelift of the focus MK1.5.

 

[jimalime]

That explains it then! Wooops 🙈