im currently running tokico shock/h&r springs and im looking to get some GC coilovers, but i have an issue with my swaybar rubbing my exhaust (really annoying but ive been dealing with it). I'm planning on dropping my car another inch or so but I'm not sure if it's gonna make it worse or if the angle is some-how going to make it better.

Does anyone have any input, ill work on getting a pic up.

the swaybar is 23mm for reference












Modified by obuhmyuh at 1:11 PM 9/23/2008

 

not sure what your problem is but I have seen issues with the swa bar rubbing if it was mounted wrong. What type exhaust are you running and I am guessng that this is on a del sol

 

yes its a 95 del sol si, i've had that swaybar on there for about 9 months now with no problems (except the noise), theres pics there for reference. Its a standard magnaflow exhaust with 2.5" piping.


Modified by obuhmyuh at 12:11 PM 9/24/2008

 

bump

 

Not that Being Ghetto is good but I have seen people use cut radiator hoses to stock the rattle. Another option is get shorter exhaust hanger rubbers. They will pick it up maybe half an inch that might clear enough so the noise stops.

 

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yeah im eventually going to take it to a muffler shop and have them hack it up a bit. but im just wondering if lowering it more will make it much worse or not. im thinking the lower the car the higher the outside points of the LCA's are gonna be, pushing the swaybar up even further into my piping.

and trust me, i dont want swaybar going into my piping, haha.

 

Get rid of the muffler

 

damn looks just like my setup. what mm is that sway bar? and did your **** rub too?

i ran my car for about a year and a half without a muffler

 

I had an issue with my swaybar rubbing my muffler piper too...i am running ASR brace with ITR 22mm and the exhaust Apexi WS2..it rubbed big time...but i had muffler shop bent the pipe little bit and it clears my swaybar now..no noise..i feel good now

 

haha cool, yeah i was gonna take it in, but i figured i shouldn't untill i get my coilover. no sense going twice ya know.

 

Yeah get all your parts on and the way you want it then get your exhaust fixed. If its that ad just cut the muffler off, theyre going to have to redo it anyway.

 

had the swaybar rub as well with a CTR exhaust so I had the muffler shop bend the pipe and readjust it.
now it is fine.

 

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Its the ASR 24mm Sway Bar and I never had an exhaust! ~&gt; I ran a turn down before the gas tank! It sounded and looked from the rear w/ out a muffler poking out!

 

Lowering the car will essentially raise the LCA making the rubbing worse.

 

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it is not the LCA that is rubbing.
it is the swaybar hitting the underside of the exhaust pipe.
i guess it really depends on what kind of exhaust you have

 

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it is not the LCA that is rubbing.
it is the swaybar hitting the underside of the exhaust pipe.
i guess it really depends on what kind of exhaust you have</TD></TR></TABLE>

look at the pics once more, the swaybar is mounted to the LCA (outside part), the higher the point of the LCA the higher the swaybar is going to sit, pushing it toward the exhaust, doesnt matter what kind of exhaust you have. I could be running a billion different styles of mufflers and it will still happen.

The exhaust piping needs to be modified/raised to eliminate said problem.

 

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look at the pics once more, the swaybar is mounted to the LCA (outside part), the higher the point of the LCA the higher the swaybar is going to sit, pushing it toward the exhaust, doesnt matter what kind of exhaust you have. I could be running a billion different styles of mufflers and it will still happen.

The exhaust piping needs to be modified/raised to eliminate said problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Bingo!

 

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look at the pics once more, the swaybar is mounted to the LCA (outside part), the higher the point of the LCA the higher the swaybar is going to sit, pushing it toward the exhaust, doesnt matter what kind of exhaust you have. I could be running a billion different styles of mufflers and it will still happen.

The exhaust piping needs to be modified/raised to eliminate said problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>

unfortunately the lca arm is not going to move high enough to hit the exhaust inlet piping to the muffler.

 

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unfortunately the lca arm is not going to move high enough to hit the exhaust inlet piping to the muffler.</TD></TR></TABLE>

it already is.
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