Swaybar Creaking

**barefootbonzai** · 11-10-2005 04:32 PM

must be a common things with sway bars, same has happened to me. In the begining when first installed there was no noise, but now there is. It drove me crazy too, on the weekend i took it all out greased everything and reinstalled it again and the noise is gone. I really have no idea what it was but bloody annoying alright.

**00' coupe** · 11-10-2005 05:54 PM

check to see if your coilovers on the back is screwed in properly... that might be the bangin sound... open your boot and remove the carpet and check... i had bad banging noises and thats because they didnt screw in my coilovers properly... you could turn the bolts with your fingers!

when the noise started i thought it was my sway too but it was the loose coilovers...

**BlitZ** · 11-10-2005 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by luzinit

hey daniel, wats a crack subframe look/sound like and how do i look for it? ive had a look under the car and nothing seems torn, but i cant see behind the diamond mounting plate..

Picture from a friend of mine.. after seeing it i even removed my bar.. freaked me out...

**BlitZ** · 11-10-2005 06:13 PM

make sure u riase the car when chekcing it..
if your car is on 4 wheels the gap would not be seen...

one of the symptoms is creaking...

creaking is also normal with all sway bars.. but it gets really loud once it happens

**bennjamin** · 11-10-2005 06:24 PM

more info on the subframe shown plz ! Car ? Age ? previous damage ? type of swaybar ?

Looks like it was a beaks-kit ?

**luzinit** · 11-10-2005 06:56 PM

mmm thanks for pic dan! mines not cracked thats for sure.. cos car was on the hoist at hannys and had a close look at everything.. ffs, gonna unintall and reinstall. I hate EK's, its a bitch to have alook/adjust the rear shocks/dampers... have to take speakers out each time.

**chameleon** · 13-10-2005 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by bennjamin

more info on the subframe shown plz ! Car ? Age ? previous damage ? type of swaybar ?

Looks like it was a beaks-kit ?

i second that. Im about to get a rear sway bar too.
i want to know more

**BlitZ** · 13-10-2005 02:50 PM

nah he doesnt want to reveil the name of the bar...
After seeing the pics i freaked out.. I removed mine too....
Put it this way.. if your ever getting a sway for a civic (non r) make sure u get connecting tie bar or beaks kit..

Put it this way the bar was on an EK4 and had a reinforcement kit.. it was from a 96" civic hatch vtir

The reinforcement kit is designed so that the 2 holes wont thread.... and not to prevent this from happening...

Make sure you are running some crazy ass hard hard springs too or say good bye to subframe..

After seeing what happen to my friend and the cost of this repair bill i removed mine for assurance.... an am concentrating on other aspects of handling...

pretty happy and content without the sway bar atm.. but sway bar is the ultimate mod..