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Beaks EK Quick Swap Sway Bar Kit

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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 11:53 AM
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I bought this kit a couple weeks ago and installed in on my car, followed all the instructions and installation went really smoothly. Now I have an annoying clunking noise on low speed bumps. The bar doesn't hit the exhaust or any other moving part of the suspension. I was just curious if other people have run into any problems like this.

A friend of mine that bought this same kit and actually had his passenger side endlink tear clean out of the sway bar.

http://www.beaksproducts.com/
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 12:01 PM
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i have the same kit and i havent had any problems with it
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 12:15 PM
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When you installed it..... did your bar stay up, I look under my car and the end links seem to be angled towards the middle of the car. I thought the end links were supposed to stay fairly vertical. Am I mistaken or is that an okay thing to have happen? I thought maybe the bar was upside down so I flipped it and re-installed it, but it still does it. If someone could help out I'd appreciate it.
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 12:22 PM
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the first time i installed it i had a clunking noise because i installed the sway bar upside down, i was so eagar to test drive it i didnt even bother to check. After i reinstalled the sway bar the correct way i had no problems with it. No noises at all.
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 01:01 PM
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that clunking noise if from the endlinks. you probable didn't tighten it down. i had this happen to me twice. shoot it with an air gun or torque it down right.
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 09:47 AM
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Figured out the problem, I had the bar on correctly but the end links were on the wrong sides, I did not realize they were driver/passenger specific. That's my fault for putting 2 and 2 together. I do appreciate your input. Every thing is installed correctly and tightened down to spec and now there are no problems. This is a great kit, but be methodical when installing, if you're over eager and rush it you run in to problems like me.
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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 06:36 PM
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Im bout to install the same kit on my car....glad I read this..
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