yes

 

so that means we are basically pre loading the bar then? everything just totally made more since right there. haha

 

The main point is that you want zero preload on the bar with the weight of the car sitting on the suspension. The only way to do that reliably is to set the length of the links with the car sitting on the wheels. And you really should have it sitting on the wheels on a level surface or you still have some amount of preload. You can get away with doing it on a fairly level surface, sitting on ramps.

I used a string and level along with some scraps of plywood under the tires where needed to level the car. I then was able to lie down and reach under the car to set the endlink lengths.

 

well i think my car is up high enough to just reach under but i think i could move the bar up a little bit so its more parallel with the ground

 

Has anyone else noticed the bar rubbing the bracket the endlinks mount to? I checked my bar the other day to make sure all was good and saw a spot where the paint had been worn off the bar. I moved the endlinks out a little more to get the bar higher but I think it is still making contact under hard cornering. I'd move the endlinks out more but I don't like to have less than the thickness of the threaded rod in the heim joint. I'll try and get a picture up in a few.

Here we go:

 

That is the control arm. The links just need to be adjusted longer.

 

I'll see how much further I can go tomorrow. How far out do you think the links can be positioned before they are a hazard?

Edit:
The website says over 4.25", I'll bust out the dial caliper when I adjust them.

 

^I had the same rubbing problem when I had it on the softest setting. Just adjusted to the middle setting, and no more rubbing

 

very little rubbing for me...but it is making all kins of popping noises....lube for the bushings!

 

you have to completely tighten everything on the endlink. Actually everything in general that is connected to the bar. I notice I had a popping noise coming from my right side, went back down, re-tighten everything, and now its fine. I have grown use to the squeaks. Tried to re-lube everything, work fine for the first few hours and then back to noise noise noise...so yea.

 

Def too much for me as a DD. It's no doubt a great sway bar to run, but it's too much noise and way too stiff when i'm just trying to cruise around town

been giving it some thought for the last week or two and i'm mostly likely going back to the TRD route. not going to sell this sway bar but just save it for special occasions.

 

Got the lube in the bushings, Tightened everything down, still some noise...not like a 'only i notice it cause its my car noise' but a noise that other people notice >_> Is it ok to go past the torque recommendations without damaging anything? Or are the brackets around the bushings too tight and causing it to do this?

 

Been answered in this thread already.

And over-tightening will potentially cause failure of the hardware.

 

I thought everyone knew to never over torque their nuts.
(Couldn't help myself)

 

anyone wanna sell me their stock endlinks for cheap i need a set asap

 

For those having issues with the squeaking did you use the lube that came in the hardware kit? And if so did you lube up the bar and the inside of the bushings?

 

Hmm...No noise for me yet. *knocks on wood*

 

i used every drop of lube. it was still noisy so i was gonna get some of that lithium grease, but before i could, one of my bushings and brackets were completely destroyed... gonna order universal brackets and ES 25mm bushings, when i have some spare change...

 

yes

 

Pleaseeeee lol