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Old 08-15-2007, 05:03 PM   #1
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Default Swaybar hitting tie rod ..

It seems as if the driver side is able to clear the endlinks. For the passengar side, it's rubbing just a little bit.

I have some pictures but they're with the phone so it's not that great. The picture is with the wheels turn all the way to the right.







Any idea what I should do?


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Old 08-15-2007, 05:22 PM   #2
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what endlink, sway bar combination are you running?
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Old 08-15-2007, 05:25 PM   #3
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Stupid of me not to post that up ...

Big Whiteline Sway (27-29) and Kartboy Endlinks
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Old 08-15-2007, 06:08 PM   #4
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Default Re: Swaybar hitting tie rod ..

i have the same set-up, and same problem after my struts settled.

All what I did was change the setting to 29.
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Old 08-15-2007, 06:12 PM   #5
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That's a good idea! I don't know why I didn't think of that. Anyways, when you "changed it to 29", did you just twist the bar so that the 29 hole matched up with the endlink?
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Old 08-15-2007, 06:20 PM   #6
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Default Re: Swaybar hitting tie rod ..

Changing it to 29 might be all you need. Or you could try different endlinks. It seems like the only people who've had this problem have been running KB endlinks and the 27-29 Whiteline bar. It looks like the KB lengths are a bit longer than the OEM ones. Here is what mine looks like at full right-lock:



OEM endlinks, whiteline 27-29 bar.
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Old 08-15-2007, 06:26 PM   #7
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Yeah, I guess I'll change it to 29 instead. Also just to confirm, I just need to twist the bar down so that the hole and and the endlinks match up correct?
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Also just to confirm, I just need to twist the bar down so that the hole and and the endlinks match up correct?
Correct.
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Old 08-15-2007, 06:28 PM   #9
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That's a good idea! I don't know why I didn't think of that. Anyways, when you "changed it to 29", did you just twist the bar so that the 29 hole matched up with the endlink?
Yep, just twist the bar to line up the holes. You might have to loosen the mounts just a bit.

After go for a ride and youll feel a difference.
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Alright, thanks everyone for helping me out. Didn't want to order new endlinks just for this situation.
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Old 08-15-2007, 07:45 PM   #11
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Default Re: Swaybar hitting tie rod ..

It might be upside down. Mine was rubbing on the tierods because of that. After I flipped it, no problems at all. I also have KB endlinks with 27-29mm sway bar.
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Old 08-15-2007, 09:05 PM   #12
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It might be upside down. Mine was rubbing on the tierods because of that. After I flipped it, no problems at all. I also have KB endlinks with 27-29mm sway bar.
From the pics its looks right to me
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Old 08-16-2007, 01:44 PM   #13
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Ok, came with a new problem. After adjust it to 29mm, the hole which is closest to the front bumper, I can't seem to get both endlinks to hook up with the sway. What I did, is that one side, I took out all the bushings that Tom @ Kartboy sent me, and on the other side, I'm only using 1 bushing...

Is this okay as long as the endlinks are perpendicular to the ground?
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Old 08-16-2007, 02:16 PM   #14
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Default Re: Swaybar hitting tie rod ..

Switching to the firmer sway bar setting shouldn't change anything because it's still pivoting on the same axis. Maybe it won't hit as early, but it'll still hit.

Similarly, endlinks shouldn't cause this problem either unless they're much too long. Perhaps the Kartboy ones are? (They don't look too different, IMO.)

Very interesting.
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Default Re: Swaybar hitting tie rod ..

I had this problem and had to switch back to stock endlinks problem solved.


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