LANDONZ

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Hey guys, I have had a sway bar on my car for about 6 months and now the rearend pops when I hit bumps..pretty bad like something is loose under there. Nothing is loose because I went and tightened everything that was under there. My question is: Can I possibly have over tightened the endlinks? I really tightened them when I installed it!
Thanks in advance

landon

Dom

iTrader: (2)

Yes. I forgot the exact number. Something low like 13ft-lbs. Bushings you can tighten more. And all that must be done with the car supported by the wheels. Or have jackstands under the axle to simulate that.

LANDONZ

iTrader: (23)

ok, it just seems that they are really tight.. My car should not be making some of these noises..I have to much money in my setup. Ill go outside and look more but I cant figure it out

Sam Strano

iTrader: (41)

Yes, you can overtighten links. They only need to have no play in them, anything tighter is too much.

Ericbigmac83

iTrader: (19)

hmmmm, i prolly have overtightened mine then. oops

Randy_S

iTrader: (1)

So when they are compressed on one end and pretty much look like small pancakes then that means that they might be to tight? haha

Mine makes the same popping sound against the 12 bolt since my install. I assume I just need new bushings to bring it down some.

Sam Strano

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yes, that'd be overtightened

LANDONZ

iTrader: (23)

i still have some play in mine, but I will loosen them alittle to see if that fixes it! thanks sam

Out1aw

iTrader: (1)

18 ft. lbs. for the front bar that I have.

[RT] ProjUltraZ

ok, so bulge not good? no bulges

MdFormula350

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yeah dont want to smash them, I just tighten them untill u can feel it starting to tighten up and to where u can spin the bolts still.

2000 cam'n SS

iTrader: (1)

Mine just started doing this as well...Usually froms bumps or during turns

Blakbird24

iTrader: (24)

The directions that came with mine say "tighten until bushings begin to bulge". That's word-for-word from the instruction paper. I have no weird noises whatsoever though.

ghettocruiser

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Ive ALWAYS tightened them til they started to squish alittle. I have poly front and back on my TA, and I installed them just like every other one Ive ever done. Tightened them until there was compression on all 4 bushings per link. And I always match them side for side by leaving the same amount of threads exposed on the ends. Never had any noises or issues. In fact, any time I have something with bushings like that (shocks, other steering parts) I always compress the bushings alittle.

I dont squish them until they are about to flatten into pancakes though... that might be a tad much

Justin

PewterScreaminMach

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Did you happen to install a BMR torque arm with a 12-bolt? I was told there is a popping sound that happens with these parts if you don't cut the torque arm. Just a thought (I have a thread going about the cutting part but no responses yet...).