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dayofpain · 2007-11-09, 03:45 PM

heres my problem every since the other day my car feels like it has no swaybars.
i dunno what it could be.

currently im running the strano front bar with the 29mm whiteline in the rear. i have the heavy duty endlinks in the rear and the strano bar doesnt use them. i have looked closely and i didnt snap the control arm tab. it seems alot of people had problems with over tightening the bolts there. i have no broken tabs or bolts on the front OR rear bar.

i honestly dont know where to go from here. is there something else i could check? i dunno why it would suddenly start this. without something being broken.

thanks again for helping.

help me please!

Dean · 2007-11-09, 04:17 PM

"D" Brackets still attached/tight? Bushings in them OK?

Tire pressure?

Use the front and rear center jack points or side jack stands so both sides are off the ground at the same time and then use another jack under one side or the other to see what is happening.

dayofpain · 2007-11-09, 04:19 PM

tire pressure is good. all brackets are tight and secure. all the bushings look to be ok. i was kinda wondering if it could some how be related to my front differential.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2007-11-10, 01:00 PM

If the car truly has more body roll from one day to the next, without you changing anything, then something has broken or is in the process of breaking. It could be a broken swaybar link, a mount fatiguing out, a bushing breaking apart, a damper blowing out, who knows, but something is definitely wrong. You might have to put the car up on stands and start systematically taking the suspension apart, inspecting, and putting it all back together to figure it out.

dayofpain · 2007-11-10, 01:08 PM

eff that ess right in the AA

id only do that if i had a lift. i have air tools but no lift.

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-11-10, 02:00 PM

don't be a puss. I changed a wheel bearing and my rear struts on jack stands in my driveway with no air tools. If your not willing to do that, then I guess its not bothering you enough yet.

dayofpain · 2007-11-10, 02:23 PM

lol i have done quite a bit of work in my own garage. including work on others peoples cars.

but this front sway bar is easily the hardest one because of how the endlinks work.

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-11-10, 02:28 PM

so your saying that you can't deadlift the front of your car while someone else gets under there and checks it out?

dayofpain · 2007-11-10, 02:29 PM

yeah, no ramps. i did the sway bar one side at a time then moved the jack back and forth. only because the car is too low to get my jack under the front.

dayofpain · 2007-11-10, 05:29 PM

so i posted a thread on nasioc with pictures included if you guys would check it out maybe youll see something i havent cause im baffled.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1383790

Double Phister · 2007-11-10, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dayofpain

yeah, no ramps. i did the sway bar one side at a time then moved the jack back and forth. only because the car is too low to get my jack under the front.

Protip: put some wood down then drive on top of that.

dayofpain · 2007-11-10, 09:30 PM

yeah tried that too. only had enough wood to raise it 1/2 an inch.

Dean · 2007-11-10, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dayofpain

yeah tried that too. only had enough wood to raise it 1/2 an inch.

I can't decide whether to say "Are we still talking about cars?" or "That's what she said."

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-11-10, 11:43 PM

^hahah well played.

dayofpain · 2007-11-10, 11:47 PM

of course you realize that it means i lifted a car 1/2 inch off the ground with my dick...

dayofpain · 2007-11-12, 03:34 PM

anyways... i fixed it. before dean came over yesterday i put more fluid in my tranny cause its leaking still.

the whole time we were out logging i didnt even feel it but i forgot about it till i got home and saw the fluid sitting out. i was like, oh yeah, my cars all brokie. i flogged her early this morning and everything is back to normal.

go figure eh?

100_Percent_Juice · 2007-11-12, 04:47 PM

I don't understand.

dayofpain · 2007-11-12, 04:51 PM

more fluid in transmission = problem solved.

i dont get it either.

wrxkidid · 2007-11-12, 07:07 PM

So by filling your tranny you eliminate body roll??

sybir · 2007-11-12, 08:11 PM

something something lower COG something something

I got nuthin'. that's weird.

MattR · 2007-11-12, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dayofpain

more fluid in transmission = problem solved.

i dont get it either.

dayofpain · 2007-11-12, 11:37 PM

lol yeah i dunno. but its not doing it now, and all i have done is put more fluid in the tranny.

wrxkidid · 2007-11-12, 11:45 PM

It was probably more a mental thing than anything. You knew you were missing something you just didn't know what.

WRX06TR · 2007-11-12, 11:50 PM

You + Dean = balance...you didn't so much correct the problem as much as learn that whatever the problem is, it's on the passenger side

dayofpain · 2007-11-13, 12:03 AM

yeah but that would mean that the problem would come back. after he gets out. and the problem hasnt returned.

2007-11-09, 03:45 PM	#1
dayofpain R.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: reno, nv Posts: 599 Car: 09 335xi silva	oh noes! heres my problem every since the other day my car feels like it has no swaybars. i dunno what it could be. currently im running the strano front bar with the 29mm whiteline in the rear. i have the heavy duty endlinks in the rear and the strano bar doesnt use them. i have looked closely and i didnt snap the control arm tab. it seems alot of people had problems with over tightening the bolts there. i have no broken tabs or bolts on the front OR rear bar. i honestly dont know where to go from here. is there something else i could check? i dunno why it would suddenly start this. without something being broken. thanks again for helping. help me please! __________________ DayOfPain "In order for me to get busy at maximum efficiency, i need a girl with a big 400 ton booty."

2007-11-09, 04:17 PM	#2
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	"D" Brackets still attached/tight? Bushings in them OK? Tire pressure? Use the front and rear center jack points or side jack stands so both sides are off the ground at the same time and then use another jack under one side or the other to see what is happening. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2007-11-09, 04:19 PM	#3
dayofpain R.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: reno, nv Posts: 599 Car: 09 335xi silva	tire pressure is good. all brackets are tight and secure. all the bushings look to be ok. i was kinda wondering if it could some how be related to my front differential. __________________ DayOfPain "In order for me to get busy at maximum efficiency, i need a girl with a big 400 ton booty."

2007-11-10, 01:00 PM	#4
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	If the car truly has more body roll from one day to the next, without you changing anything, then something has broken or is in the process of breaking. It could be a broken swaybar link, a mount fatiguing out, a bushing breaking apart, a damper blowing out, who knows, but something is definitely wrong. You might have to put the car up on stands and start systematically taking the suspension apart, inspecting, and putting it all back together to figure it out. __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2007-11-10, 01:08 PM	#5
dayofpain R.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: reno, nv Posts: 599 Car: 09 335xi silva	eff that ess right in the AA id only do that if i had a lift. i have air tools but no lift. __________________ DayOfPain "In order for me to get busy at maximum efficiency, i need a girl with a big 400 ton booty."

2007-11-10, 02:00 PM	#6
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	don't be a puss. I changed a wheel bearing and my rear struts on jack stands in my driveway with no air tools. If your not willing to do that, then I guess its not bothering you enough yet. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2007-11-10, 02:23 PM	#7
dayofpain R.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: reno, nv Posts: 599 Car: 09 335xi silva	lol i have done quite a bit of work in my own garage. including work on others peoples cars. but this front sway bar is easily the hardest one because of how the endlinks work. __________________ DayOfPain "In order for me to get busy at maximum efficiency, i need a girl with a big 400 ton booty."

2007-11-10, 02:28 PM	#8
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	so your saying that you can't deadlift the front of your car while someone else gets under there and checks it out? __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2007-11-10, 02:29 PM	#9
dayofpain R.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: reno, nv Posts: 599 Car: 09 335xi silva	yeah, no ramps. i did the sway bar one side at a time then moved the jack back and forth. only because the car is too low to get my jack under the front. __________________ DayOfPain "In order for me to get busy at maximum efficiency, i need a girl with a big 400 ton booty."

2007-11-10, 05:29 PM	#10
dayofpain R.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: reno, nv Posts: 599 Car: 09 335xi silva	so i posted a thread on nasioc with pictures included if you guys would check it out maybe youll see something i havent cause im baffled. http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1383790 __________________ DayOfPain "In order for me to get busy at maximum efficiency, i need a girl with a big 400 ton booty."

2007-11-10, 09:30 PM	#12
dayofpain R.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: reno, nv Posts: 599 Car: 09 335xi silva	yeah tried that too. only had enough wood to raise it 1/2 an inch. __________________ DayOfPain "In order for me to get busy at maximum efficiency, i need a girl with a big 400 ton booty."

2007-11-10, 11:43 PM	#14
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	^hahah well played. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2007-11-10, 11:47 PM	#15
dayofpain R.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: reno, nv Posts: 599 Car: 09 335xi silva	of course you realize that it means i lifted a car 1/2 inch off the ground with my dick... __________________ DayOfPain "In order for me to get busy at maximum efficiency, i need a girl with a big 400 ton booty."

2007-11-12, 03:34 PM	#16
dayofpain R.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: reno, nv Posts: 599 Car: 09 335xi silva	anyways... i fixed it. before dean came over yesterday i put more fluid in my tranny cause its leaking still. the whole time we were out logging i didnt even feel it but i forgot about it till i got home and saw the fluid sitting out. i was like, oh yeah, my cars all brokie. i flogged her early this morning and everything is back to normal. go figure eh? __________________ DayOfPain "In order for me to get busy at maximum efficiency, i need a girl with a big 400 ton booty."

2007-11-12, 04:47 PM	#17
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	I don't understand. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2007-11-12, 04:51 PM	#18
dayofpain R.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: reno, nv Posts: 599 Car: 09 335xi silva	more fluid in transmission = problem solved. i dont get it either. __________________ DayOfPain "In order for me to get busy at maximum efficiency, i need a girl with a big 400 ton booty."

2007-11-12, 07:07 PM	#19
wrxkidid EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Incline Village, NV Posts: 1,232 Car: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd. 5.7l Class: None :/ Cory, just put a 4g63 in it.	So by filling your tranny you eliminate body roll?? __________________ Mosey down the road.

2007-11-12, 08:11 PM	#20
sybir The Don Real Name: Aaron Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,097 Car: '97 Legacy / '05 FXT Class: low	something something lower COG something something I got nuthin'. that's weird. __________________ Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic.

2007-11-12, 11:37 PM	#22
dayofpain R.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: reno, nv Posts: 599 Car: 09 335xi silva	lol yeah i dunno. but its not doing it now, and all i have done is put more fluid in the tranny. __________________ DayOfPain "In order for me to get busy at maximum efficiency, i need a girl with a big 400 ton booty."

2007-11-12, 11:45 PM	#23
wrxkidid EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Incline Village, NV Posts: 1,232 Car: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd. 5.7l Class: None :/ Cory, just put a 4g63 in it.	It was probably more a mental thing than anything. You knew you were missing something you just didn't know what. __________________ Mosey down the road.

2007-11-12, 11:50 PM	#24
WRX06TR EJ251 Real Name: Nick P Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Reno Posts: 881 Car: 2005 STi Class: MadtyteTunerBro! Back to the studio!	You + Dean = balance...you didn't so much correct the problem as much as learn that whatever the problem is, it's on the passenger side

2007-11-13, 12:03 AM	#25
dayofpain R.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: reno, nv Posts: 599 Car: 09 335xi silva	yeah but that would mean that the problem would come back. after he gets out. and the problem hasnt returned. __________________ DayOfPain "In order for me to get busy at maximum efficiency, i need a girl with a big 400 ton booty."

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