RalliTEK sway bar

[TotalLifeForever]

Would these fit?

http://www.fredbeansparts.com/index.php ... g-kit.html

[99gtlimited]

those are bushings for the sway bar, not the endlinks...

contact rallitek, tell them yours didn't last well at all, have them send you new ones, install them with a washer, all will be fine.

I've had this set-up for months with no problems at all....

[TotalLifeForever]

Allrighty will do. And in the near future i am gonna hammer that part of the wheel well in to make room for the bar. Should i wait for the new bushings or should i take care of the wheel well hump ASAP?

[99gtlimited]

I'd do it sooner than later, the bump is rather stiff so heating it up might be a good idea.

I just cut a notch out of mine, then sanded, primed, and painted it. I'm honestly not worried one bit about losing any structural integrity and they don't use salt here so corrosion isn't a serious issue either. I just used a die grinder and cut-off wheel to make room, it was easy enough, and the clearance is much better.

BTW, my endlinks and bushings are holding up just fine, not sure why yours ate themselves up so quickly... Did you install the bar wit the wheels on ramps (suspension loaded)? It's also possible you over-torqued some of the bolts connecting the bar to the endlinks.

Here's a look at my final product

[TotalLifeForever]

That looks great! I think i may just cut if off like that. But we had it on jacks during install. So we may of over torqued them. I'll be mindful of that when we do it again. And ill see how long rallitek takes to respond and if they send me new ones. But till we do operate on the hump im driving like a grandma just put as little stress on it as possible

[StatGSR]

be sure to use a washer between the bar ad the bushing next time around and u should be good...

[TotalLifeForever]

So did i have the bushings on the opposite way then?

[Reason]

Again, your problem was lack of washers.

[TotalLifeForever]

Allright. Ill have to hunt down another pair of washers to put on when the new bushings arrive

[TotalLifeForever]

ALLRIGHT! swaybar has been mended folks. New bushings, new hole sawed into the hump. And since it has more space we got to put the swaybar on the middle hole and not the outter one. And oh man what a difference. Its a whole different car lol. But while i used to get a knocking every now and then from the rear of the car coming from something having to do with the swaybar, like when i would go over bumps and what not. The knocking has gotten much more frequent. Could anybody diagnose this? Also should i have washers between the bushing and the endlink mount on the car's suspension? updated pics below

[Airgne]

no washers need ed. those endlinks look cheap. if they are group a sorry. the clunking will go away with time.

[TotalLifeForever]

You think it'll go away eventually? i hope so

[Airgne]

You think it'll go away eventually? i hope so

i know it will. i have rallitek sway bars with kartboy endlinks. had the same clunk after intall. what rear bushing did you use? did you use the big one or the stock one?

[TotalLifeForever]

I just used all the poly bushings that came with the swaybar

[99gtlimited]

I have the exact same set-up and have never heard a clunk even once. my bushings didn't eat themselves alive either... not really sure why this is acting up for you...

[Airgne]

it should have come with a extra bracket set. did you use it or the stock one?

[TotalLifeForever]

like the kinda U shaped bracket where the swaybar gets attached to the top of the car? I didnt get new ones for that so i just used the stock bracket and the new poly bushing. This is pretty odd.. the knocking bugs me, like it does not sound pretty Ill just hope for the best

[Airgne]

ok.

[Reason]

Use washers for the bottom end too.

[BG5guy]

Did u put greese around the bushings that hold the sway bar to the frame as well as tr ones on the endleaks. Lack of grease will causethem to make a thuddu squishy noise on every bump. Sorta sounds like blown struts.

[TotalLifeForever]

I used lube there but not quite as much as the other places. Ill have to add more there and see if it helps

[TotalLifeForever]

Do you guys reckon white lithium grease would work well as a substitute for the lube that came with it? As im all out of that. It should work right?