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Old Apr 20, 2016 | 06:00 PM
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Couple days after installing the hotchkis sway bars I have noticed a noise coming from the front sway bar. Noise all occurs at slow speed. I checked to see that the bolts are securely tighten. Anyone come across noise in the front sway.
What kind of noise are you hearing? I hear a noise like something is moving around and loose at low speed. I checked everything, but I don't know what is making the noise.

I am sure you lubed the bushings, but if not and you are hearing a squeaking noise- that's the issue
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Old Apr 20, 2016 | 07:33 PM
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It's definitely a squeak noise. I'm going to reapply the grease and see if the noise goes away
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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 12:20 AM
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It's definitely a squeak noise. I'm going to reapply the grease and see if the noise goes away
Make sure to apply it liberally, all over the bushings. Haven't had any problems and I've put over 6,000 miles on my sway bars.
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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 12:52 PM
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Debating whether to vinyl wrap the roof gloss black or leave the car the way it is. Will it be too much black or will it go well with the roof spoiler and rear diffuser.
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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 02:20 PM
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Debating whether to vinyl wrap the roof gloss black or leave the car the way it is. Will it be too much black or will it go well with the roof spoiler and rear diffuser.
You know my thoughts....
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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 05:37 PM
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It's definitely a squeak noise. I'm going to reapply the grease and see if the noise goes away
That should do the trick. You should have the zirk (sp?) fittings on the bushing mounts so you can easily re-grease the bushings without taking everything apart.
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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 06:12 PM
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I do have the zerks. Waiting to get the grease gun and grease in the mail tomorrow.
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So i greased the bushings yesterday. Noise is still there. Brought it to my mechanic today and he thinks it's the right shock causing the noise. He removed the front sway bar and noticed the sound was still there. Noise started happening after I installed the front sway bar. Any ideas
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Old May 24, 2016 | 01:40 PM
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hey guys. Ive driving around with the creaking noise for a while. Today i decided to retorque the nuts on the mounts holding the bushing and snapped one the stud that screws the nut into. is there anyway of fixing this issue. btw car makes more noise than before

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Old May 24, 2016 | 03:48 PM
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hey guys. Ive driving around with the creaking noise for a while. Today i decided to retorque the nuts on the mounts holding the bushing and snapped one the stud that screws the nut into. is there anyway of fixing this issue. btw car makes more noise than before
What did you torque it to when it snapped?
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Old May 24, 2016 | 03:54 PM
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I used an impact wrench gun. Gun has no pre set torque setting
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Old May 24, 2016 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by grojas112
I used an impact wrench gun. Gun has no pre set torque setting
ouch...overkill. Invest in a torque wrench if you are a DYI'er.

As far as your squeaks, which type of bushing grease are you using? FWIW, I've used Prothane bushing grease when I installed my Eibach rear sway bar and it still feels 'slippery'. I checked it out while installing the Fast Intentions CBE last week....so far so good and went thru it's first winter.

http://www.prothanesuspensionparts.c...-lubricant.asp
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Old May 24, 2016 | 05:57 PM
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I have a 1/2" torque wrench but don't have the correct socket for it. Hence why I used the impact wrench gun.
I'm using super lube synthetic grease and its holding up fine. I actually greased it a lot and still making noise.
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Old May 26, 2016 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by grojas112
hey guys. Ive driving around with the creaking noise for a while. Today i decided to retorque the nuts on the mounts holding the bushing and snapped one the stud that screws the nut into. is there anyway of fixing this issue. btw car makes more noise than before
I had the same issue a few thousand miles after I had my eibach sways installed, are you running oem or did you install new endlinks? My oems went bad after having them installed and had to get new ones.
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Old May 31, 2016 | 06:21 AM
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they are OEM endlinks. But wouldnt bad endlink cause a clunk noise and bad steering.

Could the creaking noise I am hearing be related to a ball joint.
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