Tie Bars and Sway bars - Page 8

nindoo · 10-30-2004

I installed the progress sway-bar tie bar combo and its making too much noise. I think its rubbing against the exhaust. I'm rolling and the back is making noise all the time. In terms of performance I didn't push the car I was afraid since it was raining and the tail end of the car was slipping on some turns and I was just throttling. Nothing crazy I'll keep you updated on the performace. I'm feeling down cause of all the noise the darn thing makes.

Could some it be attributed to the fact that I didn't grease the bushings?

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robbclark1 · 10-30-2004

did you put it in right? make sure it isn't upside down, also make sure that the endlinks are adjusted properly. you should be able to tell if you are hitting the exhaust by looking at it. What exhaust and are you lowered?

nindoo · 10-30-2004

I'm not lowered and exhaust is stock. What type of adjustment is there in the endlinks?

robbclark1 · 10-30-2004

They should be able to move around a bit. I also think Grey designed them so they could be slightly adjustable. Can you see what is hitting the bar by looking at it?

nindoo · 10-30-2004

There is one big thing I noticed just now.

You see the bolt that going through the tie bar into the sway bar I didn't put it.

I only put the two on the side that go through the bushings of the anti-roll bar and go through the tie bar to the piece linking the control arms.

AceKicker · 10-30-2004

Man I Cant Wait To Get Home And Put All Of My Stuff On. Dang Im So Excited But I Have To Wait Until I Get My License Back And My Car A New Inssurance Pollicy Before I Can Take It Out And Rip It Up. But Man Im So Excited.

nindoo · 10-31-2004

I hope I don't damage my car I have to go to my friends house to fix it, hese 20mins away.

robbclark1 · 10-31-2004

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Originally Posted by nindoo

I hope I don't damage my car I have to go to my friends house to fix it, hese 20mins away.

Doubt it....Just don't drive too hard. It is the subframe/chassis, so it is thick and strong.

cubanmike26 · 10-31-2004

Hey Nindo,
How did your install go with the sway bar? Was it just a direct bolt on thing or did you have to drill into the control arms as well? My 04 LX brings both OEM sway bars with all the bolts everywhere, so it won't be that hard to take off and put the new ones on, I hope. Did you run into any problems? Any pros or cons performance wise?

nindoo · 10-31-2004

Well so far I think I've installed it wrong I'm gonna fix it in the afternoon.

I haven't had a chance to push it since I'm worried about the noise. I didn't need to drill any holes.

It should be fairly simple to install I just did something wring cause I'm pretty sure it shouldn'r be making noise when I'm driving.

nindoo · 10-31-2004

I think I've isolated the problem, The bar is touching the exhaust resonator from the back and its rubbing agaisnt the left and right control arms(I noticed some paint coming of the sway bar. So what I'll do is loosen the endlinks rotate the bar upwards that way it will have more room to clear the endlinks and resonator, but it will be closer to the exhasut pipe. I hope this works

robbclark1 · 10-31-2004

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Originally Posted by nindoo

I think I've isolated the problem, The bar is touching the exhaust resonator from the back and its rubbing agaisnt the left and right control arms(I noticed some paint coming of the sway bar. So what I'll do is loosen the endlinks rotate the bar upwards that way it will have more room to clear the endlinks and resonator, but it will be closer to the exhasut pipe. I hope this works

If it is touching the control arms, it might be on upside down. I did that at first. Make sure you have it on the right way. But if you do, just rotate the endlinks up.

nindoo · 10-31-2004

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Originally Posted by robbclark1

If it is touching the control arms, it might be on upside down. I did that at first. Make sure you have it on the right way. But if you do, just rotate the endlinks up.

Rob guess what,

My bar is upside freaking down!

You are the man!

I feel a bit better now. I hope everything is still a ok.

robbclark1 · 10-31-2004

I know, i know...I'm da man!! haha j/k

Just passing on my information from my own stupidity! Let us know how it turns out.

cubanmike26 · 10-31-2004

^^^I wouldn't say stupidity. More like trial and error. After all, I'm sure you didn't have anyone to tell you how to install it, like must of us. Sometimes, even with the instructions can be a mess.