ek9 sway bar hitting my exhaust

[bubblecivic]

hey i just installed a sway bar and its hitting my exhaust. Any1 have this problem what car i do to fix it?

specs

ek4
ek9 rear sway bar with asr brace
fujitsubo legalis r cateback

thanks

[bennjamin]

you installed it ? did you install it the correct way ?

IE looks like this-



NOTICE the end is facing down. You CAN face it UP and will still work but can and will hit.

[bubblecivic]

i'll take a pic tmr n show u

[Dy_]

is that you timmy?
yeah i forgot to ask if its on the right way. if it is try it upside down as well as that may help clear it of the axle back.

Ive seen people running the sway bar upside down and it doesnt make much of a difference. If anyone else knows if it makes a difference, please contribute.

also make sure you torque it up to the correct specs. specs can be found on asr website.

[bubblecivic]

yo danny

the d bracket is hitting the back of my muffler

[simonnowis]

had the exact same issue on my EK. The muffler was getting in the way of the D bracket, to fix the problem I had to switch to a smaller muffler.
you should go and consult an exhaust shop to ask if you can extend/mod the piping or have to replace the muffler.

[Dy_]

yo danny

the d bracket is hitting the back of my muffler

yeah that means flipping the sway upside down isnt going to help. you'll have to extend the axle back abit for it to clear.

[bubblecivic]

[bennjamin]

Sure ? shake the muffler with your hand and see if it hits.
Anyway , you should be able to extend the over-axle pipe to push the muffler alitte further out , and thus past the D bush.

[bubblecivic]

yeah it hits i can hear it when i drive. it has like less than 1cm gap. anything i can put in between? how much would it cost to extend it?

[bennjamin]

no point putting something inbetween....just take it to a decent muffler shop and they should be able to weld up a slight pipe length , modify your hangers to suit and thats it. Shouldnt cost more than $80 or so done professionally. Just get it done and fixed

[Killa From Manila]

i did the dodgy fix and cable tied a rag to the d bracket. it fixed the problem and it stayed there for over a year!