2001 DC2R

Tein SS Suspension
Whiteline Rear Sway bar.
2.5" Fujitsubu Catback.

Clunking noise coming from the rear of my car. Happens when i go over some bumps and have recently discovered that when i go up ramps on an angle there is a popping sound.

At first i thought it was something in the boot....but i took out EVERYTHING and it is still there. I even jacked the car up, took the wheels off and put them back on nice and tight...still there! So i have a feeling it is my suspension somewhere. I have a feeling it may be my sway bar or sway bar endlinks. When i jacked the car up i couldnt see anything that could cause such a clunking noise, unless the swaybar moves when the car bounces up and down and possibly hit the chassis?

Anyone else experience this problem? If it is the swaybar endlinks, any ideas on how to fix it?

Thanks!

 

What endlinks do you have?




My blox sphericals make a ton of noise.

 

Not quite sure, maybe whiteline endlinks? Swaybar was on there when i got the car...Ill get pics tomo.

 

If they are adjustble the noise is most likely coming from them.

It they look to be adjustble, unbolt them and take the car for a spin and see if the noise continues.

 

The swaybar itself is adjustible:

"PRODUCT BENEFITS
This Whiteline 24mm 2 point adjustable swaybar = more grip = better handling = outright performance - it's the best dollar for dollar handling improvement you can make to your vehicle. This Whiteline adjustable sway bar allows its rate to be altered by increasing or reducing the length of the lever arms. This permits the roll stiffness to be tuned for different situations without replacing the entire bar. The stiffer the bar, the more force required to move the left and right wheels relative to each other. This increases the amount of force required to make the body roll"

Ok, ill take them off and see how the car drives..thanks

 

pics added! I dont seem to have any endlinks? :S

i also noticed in this image, the end of the sway bar doesnt seem to be connected to anything and i can move it up and down a fair bit within the bushing...is it not suppose to be joined to anything?

 

In the first post, the second picture. Shouldn't the endlink bolt be there?


You don't have them?

Can you take a picture of the front of the LCA? That would be really funny if you didn't have them. But, the search for the noise goes on.

 

ok first pic is the front of the LCA, is that the endlink? (passenger side) and the second pic...err think i found my problem...isnt that suppoe to be attached lol? , this would explain the movement in the swaybar?

 

Yeah, that is the endlink, and yes, that is a broken endlink.


And that appears to be a leaking Tein coilover.

 

Any idea where i can purchase another? Does it look like an OEM endlink?

 

That would just be lube i sprayed on it for when i was height adjusting it

 

It does look like a OEM endlink, however, I would contact a whiteline dealer and ask what endlink they reccomend using with that bar. If it is a OE type, you should be able to pick up a OEM endlink.

 

No worries, will do. Thanks for your help. Ill update the problem. Gawd i hope this is what is causing the noise.

 

Yep.


I'm interested to here the end result.

 

Just a matter of when whiteline get back to me. In the meantime i found these

http://www.velocityshop.com/product/...ype-r_137.html

and i would be paying as much for the shipping as the item because i am in Australia

 

No dealers in your area?


Hardrace makes good products.

 

Well i emailed Whiteline and they came back to me with

"Hi ,

Sorry we do not have links for this model
"

Fantastic....

 

hmm. I guess ask them if they reccomend using OEM type endlinks.

 

I think i will just purchase the hardrace, but for that price and they don't fix the noise i will be seriously pissed off

 

Yeah. lol That is why I would just jump and order them.

Spending 100+ on endlinks that might not work would suck.

 

Im going to take teh swaybar off in the next couple of days and report back to see if they noise has gone, that way i am 100% sure it is teh swaybar

 

well the swaybar is off and the noise is gone...it is going to stay off until i get another endlink so i gotta be careful how i corner in the meantime

 

 

hahaha i would'nt count on it yet! I found some genuine endlinks from Honda wreckers (still $46 each) so wont know for sure the broken endlink is responsible for the sound until i put it on! Stay tuned!

 

Update:

Found a dealer in my area that sell hardrace endlinks and i got them at a discounted price! Will hopefully install them both tonight and will see if the clunking noise is gone!