i just installed the itr rear swaybar and i'm pretty sure that everything is on correctly and torqued to spec. but now when i go over small bumps or a speed bump, there's kind of a knocking noise coming from the rear. any ideas on what it is? does the swaybar need a "break in" period? any help would be appreciated.
thanks in advance.

 

i haven't done this mod yet... but i seriously doubt there should be any knock at all. I think all of us have read the millions of "ITR sway jsut installed and its more satisfying than my gf!" posts and i dno't recall any of them ever sayin there was a knock of any sort.

 

did you put the bar in upside down? I know that if you put it in upside down, it can make knocking noises.

 

samething happened to me! You have to tighten the endlinks a little bit more and it will go away! Overtime it will happen again and just keep doing the samething!

 

I think it's upside down..mine doesn't knock at all.

 

this could very well be it. i've heard of such a thing happening. make sure the bar is as it should be.

 

i compared it to the pic on bsq's website...it's on the same way as in the pic so i'm pretty sure it's not upside down. but i'll try tightening it and see what happens...thanks

 

I think what might be happening is that the Type-R rear swaybar is making contact with a ABS sensor wire bracket on the lower control arm (LCA). I had a similiar issue, but it really wasn't making a noise. I just noticed on the swaybar that it had a small contact mark on it.

If you look at this picture ( http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...2/fdd0cbfd.jpg ) you will see the ABS sensor bracket attached on the LCA.

Here is what I did to resolve the issue. I first loosened the bolt which hold the ABS sensor wire bracket to LCA. I then placed a screw driver between the bracket and the LCA and bent the bracket back slightly. This allows the bracket to fit in the indentation of the LCA. I also took a metal file and filed the edge off of the bracket. This prevented the swaybar from making contact bracket.
HTH