When my rear sway endlink was loose, the clunk was really loud. It was the one bolt holding the sway bar to the endlink. My front is clunking, and I noticed nothing when I had it on the lift last weekend. My friend said it may be the oem endlinks going bad, but I can't tell from looking at it. Might have to just unbolt the thing.

 

Unbolt your swaybar?

I don't think your gonna like the way it drives like that...

Hopefully the bolts are just loose... its def gotten worse though. I haven't driven it since last friday, before that I hadn't drive it since the holbert.

 

What I meant was take it off the sway bar to check.

 

when the car is on the ground, static, there should be no tension on the end links. so if it was in the air and the suspension is extended you should have some tension. Check those subframe bolts first! also, if you're going to buy new parts I believe there is a company that sells an adjustable FSB bracket to increase preload to the FSB. I saw it on Adams car. same principal as an adjustable RSB, except the adjustment is on the bracket that bolts to the control arm and not the bar itself.

 

? Your confusing me with all your tech talk... I'm simple.

If the car is in the air should I be able to move the swaybar back-and-forth to the point where its making contact with the subframe (or whatever the hell it is)?

 

no when the car is on the ground and the suspension isn't extended creating tension.

duh!!



j/k i'm probably wrong

 

regardless if the car is in the air or not, you shouldn't be able to move the sway bar THAT much. the ONLY thing that should have a little play in them is the endlinks... and only when the car is on the ground (the suspension is static).

 

The sway bar should not move at all, whether the car is in the air or on the ground. No back and forth motion, not side to side motion, whatsoever. The endlinks should not have play either, very very minimal if any. Sway bars twist when they're ar work, not move up and down.

 

Sounds like you found the problem. Of course while your messing around with the swaybar, you might as well upgrade it. hehe.

also, about unbolting a swaybar ... i've seen miata's with the rear bar removed. I believe they just compensate with spring rate. Not sure what the benefits are, but it seemed like a ligit setup.

I suppose that for a rwd car swaybars can cause traction problems while accelerating+turning.

 

Its the way you guys were trying to explain it that had me a little confused (which isn't hard to do)... You guys keep talking about when the car is on the ground which I've repeatedly said it isn't. I know it shouldn't have any play in it... you guys were starting to make me second guess myself. Either way I know it shouldn't be contacting something the way it is now...

 

Right after I send out all my shocks for a rebuild.

 

I didn't think it was that hard to understand what I wrote.

anything interesting happening this afternoon? I'm only working till noon today, so I have some free time...

 

you can come see me work? i have a half dead dude coming to see me at noon then a 3/4 dead dude at 230. they should be interesting.

i am joking about coming to see me work.

 

if I wanted some fresh cdiff spores I would visit you... but no thanks.

 

ride around in the squad car with shaw.....reno 911 style.