ASR 24mm swaybar making noise


saxophonias

saxophonias

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I have it for several years now and the first thing I got rid of was the endlinks for their unbearable noise they used to make. I put some stock ek4 ones and problem solved with no difference in performance.
However noises came up again, and they come from loose swaybar bushings.
Similar issues had this guy here
asr sway bar loose help - Honda-Tech

It's not just the irritating sound, but i came to notice that in tight corners it has a tendency of transferring weight more that it did in the past, resulting in having to counter steer all the time. It may be fun to drive but it's not normal,so i am seeking for replacements. Due to being expensive ordering from the states do you know any ASR dealer in E.U.?

Also I think that i can also get these bushings from energy suspension
Universal Sway Bar Bushings | Energy Suspension Parts
They make universal ones and they offer 2 typers in the 24mm size. Do you think they will fit?
Any dealers of Energy Bushing in England?
Thanks in advance
 
ASR noisy? They all do that sir!

I solved mine with some U shaped spacers between the D brackets and the welded retaining rings on the bar, the stop it moving laterally.

Yes, it will cause more oversteer, it's pretty much the entire point of it!
 
Is it because the bushings are too soft and they don't hold the bar as tight as they should? I think that this sudden move of the bar makes a snap oversteer tense, which you don't want.
Can you post a pic to see yours?
 
What I found was that the distance between the inner faces of the welded rings on the bar was a few mm wider than the distance between the outer faces of the D brackets/bushes, which allowed play and caused it to knock.



I made a couple of square spacers with a U cut into one side,



Then fitted them between the bracket and welded ring with the bottom of the U facing the subframe brace, so that it couldn't work it's way out.



Seemed to work OK, but undoubtedly scored the bar. I think ASR will provide some nylon spacers if you ask them, after I flagged this issue up with them they did send me some but seeing as I had already fixed it myself I never fitted them.
 
They are very helpful indeed! They are sending me these stuff for free. Excellent service.
 
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