does the rear of the car make weird noises with the sway bar on?

 

...only if it's incorrectly installed, or improperly lubed.

 

Hey, are you running Nitto 505 tires?

 

Those are Bridgestone RE730...an excellent tire, by the way.

 

Thanks! I am researching new tires, and don't want to litter the board with more "which tire is best" post.

 

i would also recommend the re730's.. great tires.. nitto tires have a bad treadwear and wear down fast.. if you havent upsized w/ your nitto tires i would go w/ a bridgestone re730's 205/50zr15

 

what setting do you set thse to for street driving?loose?medium?or hard?

 

the bar is set at medium and these tires are probably the best tires for the $ and ive tried a lot of tires

 

i have it, and you gotta put teflon tape between the rubber and the sway bar and it wont squeak at all

 

teflon tape

 

plumbing supplies

 

I wore through the teflon tape and it started to squeak. I installed grease fittings, now I just give it a little squirt

 

actually its really not sqeeking, its more of a creeking noise

 

looks good though

 

My car squeeks like a MOTHA!!

Is there any way to lube the fittings without taking the bar off?

Also, other than the noise, are there any other negatives? In other words, will the fittings get damaged if they aren't properly lubed?

TIA

 

If the swaybar is creaking then you should look to see if the d-brackets are loose. Mine would loosen up and that is when the creaking would start. I bought some locking SS washers to go bolts that attach the d-brackets to the lower tie bar and I haven't had any noises since!!!

hth

 

dude you seriously can't take pictures


[Modified by Mr. Shin, 8:45 PM 7/10/2002]

 

When ordering your D-brackets, you probably got the lucky pack!

I have a '92 Civic VX with the US ITR rear Swaybar mounted with the Prothane and Beaks Kit. I have tightened the Prothane D-brackets twice now and it never resulted in a quieter ride.

I've checked the bushings to see if they were out of grease but they seem fine. I guess I just got the noisey kit. What do you guys think?

 

i like that tie bar. how much was it?

 

it`s normal. just need some lube.

 

Its a Combo. Swaybar+ tie bar. I got mine for 300

 

where did you get it for that price? i want one too!!!

 

Modacar.com

It was 300 not its 369

 

Got mine for $260 direct from Comptech

 

"dude you seriously can't take pictures"

haha