Also the car is lowered about an inch and a half from stock on Apexi exv n1s. And as I turn the wheel it makes popping noises like its catching something a little and it looks perfectly fine when the tires are straight. Wouldn't look like a clearance issue until he wheel is turned.

 

your car is probably too low. I had the same issue and im running apexi's too.

a good starting point is 14" in the front and 13.75" in the rear (measured from the fender the wheel hub) stock endlinks are short to begin with so i dont think that would be an issue.

the turning popping noise is probably coil bind. Did you grease your coils before installing them?

 

No and it did the same thing when I had the tein s drop springs on there as well. I'm gonna get it back in the shop and ad an inch to the lift wich should put within an inch of stock height

 

Post a pic of the sway bar installed

 

I'll get a pic up soon (I'm on CQ right now. The military world knows what that is) but I can tell you they are the whiteline 22mm fixed front swaybars fitted for the 04-07 wrx sti I'm gonna get it back on the lift and see if I can losen it up just a little and try and rotate the bar away a little and retorque it. If I can get it to move a quarter inch I'm good. Plus I'm going to spray something up into the springs to lube them up. Any suggestions? Wd40 for example

 

The bar can easily be installed upside down which will cause the issue. Additionally it needs to be installed with the suspension compressed, as on ramps. Also, you are almost certainly too low.

 

The shop on post is a DItY shop with multiple lifts. Your standard life and the type u drive the car on. Anyone have some tips to help get the wheel assembly lifted back in place when your reinstalling the coilover mounting bolts? I remember when I was helping my mechanic it was a sever pain in the ass when it came to getting it held up in place to get the bolts back in. I'll post up pics of how the car sits an the pictures I got from the bars in the next box.

 

nvm its not wanting to let me upload anything but i think your right it is a little too low.

 

Just like a-man said its possible to have them installed wrong because I did it and it rubbed against inside of my wheel. I'm running 24mm whitelines, not lowered though.

 

Could someone maybe put up a pic of the section where it links up so I can see the curve of the bar to compare to mine so I can make sure they are good? I didn't get a chance to see how the stock bar sat because I was deployed when they were installed. Thanks

 

I had the same problem as you with my whitleine 24mm front sway bar with their adjustable endlinks. I've tried all types of combinations to gain clearance, shortened the endlinks, changed mounting holes, etc. I ended up just grinding down the side of the sway bar where it is rubbing the tie rods and just used the other mounting hole. I have plenty of clearance now and now rubbing issues.

 

Ya I was thinking of just grinding mine down a mm or two as well but there are a good amount of speed bumps in the shopping centers and I've already made contact a couple times from going slightly too fast. Not to mention my driveway is steep and I have to come in at an awkward angle to keep the front bumper from scaring the pavement. Already have to repair the bottom of it from it getting a little smashed up. FML

 

Ok ya mine don't rub against the wheel. The links point up towards the wheel well. Today when driving it I didn't hear anything except a subtle pop from what sounded like a spring "breaking loose" from what was mentioned before with the lack of lube at the top hat plate. Once I find the man power to help with the coil over adjustment I think all will be good. I'll keep everyone posted because I've been reading a lot of similar posts about this issue but it's often diagnosed wrong. They have all mentioned some sort of lowered suspension and aftermarket springs or coilovers. So I'm assuming the issue they are having is the same as mine just didn't find what I found.