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BaylorCamaro · 12-05-2010, 06:36 PM

So I just finished installing Pfadt sways and end links and when I drive the car I hear some noise now. I've taken two of my friends for a drive and they think it might be because everything is much stiffer now. One of my friends used to have a jacked up jeep and he said once he got the lift kit on it, it sounded similar. When I taken turns now at any speed I don't hear the noise. I only hear it when driving streight. Is this usual or is something wrong?

Apex Motorsports · 12-05-2010, 07:15 PM

Most of the time noise complaints after end links are installed is due to the end links and chassis brackets being tight but not torqued to spec. Make sure the chassis brackets are tight as possible and all the end link fasteners are torqued to 33 lb.ft..

Silver Ice · 12-05-2010, 07:22 PM

BaylorCamaro · 12-05-2010, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Apex Chase

Most of the time noise complaints after end links are installed is due to the end links and chassis brackets being tight but not torqued to spec. Make sure the chassis brackets are tight as possible and all the end link fasteners are torqued to 33 lb.ft..

I torqued everything down with a torque wrench except the chassis brackets, my torque wrench is too big to get to those.

96/10SS · 12-05-2010, 08:54 PM

Ive seen where if you have the older pfadt hardware that is part of the issue and also something to do with the bushings in the end links i believe if you contact pfadt they should know exactly what to get you to fix it

Jeanius · 12-05-2010, 09:35 PM

Keep us updated

AdamCzap · 12-05-2010, 09:52 PM

Also, did you grease the crap out of all the bushings? That could cause noise if you didn't. If this is the case it will probably go away on it's own after it settles in.

BaylorCamaro · 12-05-2010, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by AdamCzap

Also, did you grease the crap out of all the bushings? That could cause noise if you didn't. If this is the case it will probably go away on it's own after it settles in.

I used all of the lubricant that it came with.

AdamCzap · 12-05-2010, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BaylorAirForce

I used all of the lubricant that it came with.

So did I. I also used a butt load more from another tube I had in the garage. I'm just saying that could be your problem. We need more info about where the noise is coming from, other symptoms, etc. Sounds like bushing squeak to me though.

BaylorCamaro · 12-05-2010, 10:43 PM

Sounds like a poping sound when I drive. It never happens when I turn, just when I drive in a line. I'm thinking it's either the bracket which was the only thing I wasn't able to get with the torque wrench or a lack of lube.

AdamCzap · 12-06-2010, 09:10 AM

Well, I guess you know your options then... kinda sucks to take it all back apart, but maybe you could try waiting a month and seeing if it settles in and the noise stops? I'm not sure how annoying the sound is to you but I'd try that first.

SSOOCH · 12-06-2010, 10:07 AM

Bad install! Guaranteed.

PfadtRacing · 12-06-2010, 03:06 PM

PM'd. We need to see some install pics. We want to get to the bottom of this.

BaylorCamaro · 12-07-2010, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by PfadtRacing

PM'd. We need to see some install pics. We want to get to the bottom of this.

I've got finals coming up so I have no time to deal with this, college is a bitch

So I dropped it off at the Chevy dealer for them to deal with it, had this been a week ago I would deal with this but I can't afford the time. I'll keep everyone filled in on what the issue was.

12-05-2010, 06:36 PM	#1
BaylorCamaro Track > 1/4 Mile Drives: 2016 C7 Z51 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: League City, TX Posts: 6,072 View My Garage	Installed Pfadt sways and end links, now hear noise? So I just finished installing Pfadt sways and end links and when I drive the car I hear some noise now. I've taken two of my friends for a drive and they think it might be because everything is much stiffer now. One of my friends used to have a jacked up jeep and he said once he got the lift kit on it, it sounded similar. When I taken turns now at any speed I don't hear the noise. I only hear it when driving streight. Is this usual or is something wrong? __________________ Automotive YouTube Channel / Texas World Speedway / MSR Houston

12-05-2010, 07:22 PM	#3
Silver Ice Drives: 2010 Camaro 2ss-rs Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: RI Posts: 845 View My Garage	__________________ Pfadt drop springs, Pfadt sway bars Pfadt end links Pfadt rear tie rods Pfadt rear trailing arms Pfadt rear lower control arm reinforcement bracket Kooks Long tube headers and high flow cats Airaid Cold air intake Magnaflow catback exhaust Mti short throw shifter Jannetty tune

12-05-2010, 09:35 PM	#6
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12-05-2010, 10:43 PM	#10
BaylorCamaro Track > 1/4 Mile Drives: 2016 C7 Z51 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: League City, TX Posts: 6,072 View My Garage	Sounds like a poping sound when I drive. It never happens when I turn, just when I drive in a line. I'm thinking it's either the bracket which was the only thing I wasn't able to get with the torque wrench or a lack of lube. __________________ Automotive YouTube Channel / Texas World Speedway / MSR Houston

12-06-2010, 10:07 AM	#12
SSOOCH Camaro SL,UTs Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS #16429 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 7,358 View My Garage	Bad install! Guaranteed. __________________

12-05-2010, 07:15 PM	#2
Apex Motorsports Drives: 2000 Camaro SS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky. Posts: 25,179	Most of the time noise complaints after end links are installed is due to the end links and chassis brackets being tight but not torqued to spec. Make sure the chassis brackets are tight as possible and all the end link fasteners are torqued to 33 lb.ft..

12-05-2010, 08:54 PM	#5
96/10SS Drives: 2010 2SS Orange w/ Grey stripes Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: SFL Posts: 372	Ive seen where if you have the older pfadt hardware that is part of the issue and also something to do with the bushings in the end links i believe if you contact pfadt they should know exactly what to get you to fix it

12-05-2010, 09:52 PM	#7
AdamCzap Drives: 18 zl1, 17 sierra denali Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Detroit Area Posts: 471	Also, did you grease the crap out of all the bushings? That could cause noise if you didn't. If this is the case it will probably go away on it's own after it settles in.

12-06-2010, 09:10 AM	#11
AdamCzap Drives: 18 zl1, 17 sierra denali Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Detroit Area Posts: 471	Well, I guess you know your options then... kinda sucks to take it all back apart, but maybe you could try waiting a month and seeing if it settles in and the noise stops? I'm not sure how annoying the sound is to you but I'd try that first.

12-06-2010, 03:06 PM	#13
PfadtRacing Drives: 2010 Camaro, 2006 Z06 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 3,370	PM'd. We need to see some install pics. We want to get to the bottom of this.

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