Turkeyfeast123
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Hey guys,
I am reaching out here because I am pretty frustrated and don't really know how to resolve this issue. Recently, I bought the progress rear anti-sway bar, I have a 2012 civic coupe si, and I installed it this past weekend, and it was a complete nightmare.
I installed the whole thing the first time and instantly noticed that the driver's side, where the bushings attached to the OE bushings was really close to the sub-frame joint location for the LCA mount, and when I test drove it the noise sounded horrendous, like metal on metal. So, jacked it back up, noticed that the driver's side OE bushing mount was either set back too far or bent or whatever the case may have been, so I installed the non-si brackets that is included in the kit (if you don't know what I'm talking about just check it out on the directions page here) http://www.progressauto.com/ecom/download/62.1025_Rev_C.pdf - then I needed to bore out the bottoms and tops of the non-si plate in order to fit the 14mm stock bolts, which seemed to be successful as the distance increased slightly giving the bar more clearance from the sub-frame LCA joint mount.
I reinstalled everything again, then come to notice the sway bar end links gotta be installed while the car tires are stock height and not full droop like it will be using jack stands (I admit the first time I messed this up, but I fixed it the second time). I installed the end links, which no matter how it goes in, they are a pain for sure, and I end up using the middle setting instead because it was just easier to connect the end links, I was previously using the softest setting just to try it out the first time.
Once I installed it the second time I didn't hear that much noise, compared to the first install effort. But I notice it makes very loud noises at low speeds, like 25 and under, especially over bumps, small pot holes etc. It doesn't sound like it's scraping the metal anymore but more of an echo metal sound.
I can only attempt to reinstall the entire bar again tomorrow, I just don't have time today. And I'm thinking of installing the end links first in an attempt to make that part easier, not sure if it'll work but whatever. At this point I'm upset and angry that the noise continues to persist. When I am driving highway speed or on an on-ramp, the bar works great, flatted my ride out and the body role is almost gone completely, however, I can't be using something that only functions half the time.
If anyone has any suggestions out there or similar problems please let me know! Thanks for listening.
I am reaching out here because I am pretty frustrated and don't really know how to resolve this issue. Recently, I bought the progress rear anti-sway bar, I have a 2012 civic coupe si, and I installed it this past weekend, and it was a complete nightmare.
I installed the whole thing the first time and instantly noticed that the driver's side, where the bushings attached to the OE bushings was really close to the sub-frame joint location for the LCA mount, and when I test drove it the noise sounded horrendous, like metal on metal. So, jacked it back up, noticed that the driver's side OE bushing mount was either set back too far or bent or whatever the case may have been, so I installed the non-si brackets that is included in the kit (if you don't know what I'm talking about just check it out on the directions page here) http://www.progressauto.com/ecom/download/62.1025_Rev_C.pdf - then I needed to bore out the bottoms and tops of the non-si plate in order to fit the 14mm stock bolts, which seemed to be successful as the distance increased slightly giving the bar more clearance from the sub-frame LCA joint mount.
I reinstalled everything again, then come to notice the sway bar end links gotta be installed while the car tires are stock height and not full droop like it will be using jack stands (I admit the first time I messed this up, but I fixed it the second time). I installed the end links, which no matter how it goes in, they are a pain for sure, and I end up using the middle setting instead because it was just easier to connect the end links, I was previously using the softest setting just to try it out the first time.
Once I installed it the second time I didn't hear that much noise, compared to the first install effort. But I notice it makes very loud noises at low speeds, like 25 and under, especially over bumps, small pot holes etc. It doesn't sound like it's scraping the metal anymore but more of an echo metal sound.
I can only attempt to reinstall the entire bar again tomorrow, I just don't have time today. And I'm thinking of installing the end links first in an attempt to make that part easier, not sure if it'll work but whatever. At this point I'm upset and angry that the noise continues to persist. When I am driving highway speed or on an on-ramp, the bar works great, flatted my ride out and the body role is almost gone completely, however, I can't be using something that only functions half the time.
If anyone has any suggestions out there or similar problems please let me know! Thanks for listening.
