I've had my rsb for 2 weeks now and today was the first time that
07-09-2002, 10:19 PM
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Originally posted by Tanman
The parking block on the first pic you posted earlier threw me off. You are pretty close to the ground. Some parts of the Addco rsb look like they hang a bit low. Maybe you should get the Stillen bar, it's more uniformly parallel. If it scrapes, the whole bar will scrape!
The parking block on the first pic you posted earlier threw me off. You are pretty close to the ground. Some parts of the Addco rsb look like they hang a bit low. Maybe you should get the Stillen bar, it's more uniformly parallel. If it scrapes, the whole bar will scrape!
07-10-2002, 04:01 AM
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Re: I've had my rsb for 2 weeks now and today was the first time that
Originally posted by ms.thicknes
I drove with it AND with a full load of ADULT passengers
it was a horrible and horrendous event and I am never carrying more than myself and ONE other passenger ever again.
EVERY single damn nook and cranny and bump and dip made the rsb scrape
and scrape
and scrape
and scrape
I actually stopped and pulled over cause I thought I was driving with a friggin flat. AND YES i already had the rsb adjusted once because of the scraping over speed bumps and it has been fine for 4 days
but a full load of passengers was just horrible....
anyone else have this problem
I drove with it AND with a full load of ADULT passengers
it was a horrible and horrendous event and I am never carrying more than myself and ONE other passenger ever again.
EVERY single damn nook and cranny and bump and dip made the rsb scrape
and scrape
and scrape
and scrape
I actually stopped and pulled over cause I thought I was driving with a friggin flat. AND YES i already had the rsb adjusted once because of the scraping over speed bumps and it has been fine for 4 days
but a full load of passengers was just horrible....
anyone else have this problem
07-10-2002, 04:45 AM
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Re: Re: I've had my rsb for 2 weeks now and today was the first time that
Originally posted by wdave
Ok, looked at your pictures, fix is simple - just move the passenger side (only) bracket 3-4 inches toward the center of the car or until the noise stops (you'll need a ballast crew for testing).
Ok, looked at your pictures, fix is simple - just move the passenger side (only) bracket 3-4 inches toward the center of the car or until the noise stops (you'll need a ballast crew for testing).
07-10-2002, 07:30 AM
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Re: Re: I've had my rsb for 2 weeks now and today was the first time that
Originally posted by wdave
Ok, looked at your pictures, fix is simple - just move the passenger side (only) bracket 3-4 inches toward the center of the car or until the noise stops (you'll need a ballast crew for testing).
Ok, looked at your pictures, fix is simple - just move the passenger side (only) bracket 3-4 inches toward the center of the car or until the noise stops (you'll need a ballast crew for testing).
07-10-2002, 10:24 AM
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I have pictures on homepage of my Addco, and the clearance I get . Like I said before it clears with no problem with a car load of people, and Maxspeeds. I think that my 17's make it stand higher. As far as needing ramps, and jacks, My buddy and I installed it without even lifting the car at all, and my car is lowered ! I think that Thicky, should have her suspension checked out... That does not sound normal at all !
07-10-2002, 10:43 AM
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Originally posted by kloogy
Like I said before it clears with no problem with a car load of people, and Maxspeeds. I think that my 17's make it stand higher. As far as needing ramps, and jacks, My buddy and I installed it without even lifting the car at all, and my car is lowered !
Like I said before it clears with no problem with a car load of people, and Maxspeeds. I think that my 17's make it stand higher. As far as needing ramps, and jacks, My buddy and I installed it without even lifting the car at all, and my car is lowered !
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07-10-2002, 10:58 AM
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Re: Not at all on my Max...
Originally posted by MichaelAE
I drove to Whistler, 4 hours or so, with four adult passengers and a trunk full of luggage and didn't get one scrape on the whole drive. Car was practically bottomed out on the back end, but the RSB did not scrape.
I drove to Whistler, 4 hours or so, with four adult passengers and a trunk full of luggage and didn't get one scrape on the whole drive. Car was practically bottomed out on the back end, but the RSB did not scrape.
07-10-2002, 11:07 AM
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scrape and install
My Addco RSB was making the clunking noise over bumps too, but if you inspect it closely it should be easy to see where it is hitting. Mine was hitting on the corner of one of those flat plates that the U-Bolts go through. It was easy to see, since the corner of the plate was bent where it had been hitting. All I did to fix it was file down the corner of the plate that was hitting and it was fixed.
For the install, you don't need jacks. Find a curb and hang the butt of your car off of it...you'll have plenty of room to get in there. Make SURE you set your e-brake and leave it in gear too.
For the install, you don't need jacks. Find a curb and hang the butt of your car off of it...you'll have plenty of room to get in there. Make SURE you set your e-brake and leave it in gear too.
07-10-2002, 11:55 AM
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Re: Re: Re: I've had my rsb for 2 weeks now and today was the first time that
Originally posted by MaxRU
How will relocating the bracket affect the RSB performance?
How will relocating the bracket affect the RSB performance?
07-10-2002, 12:53 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Re: I've had my rsb for 2 weeks now and today was the first time that
Originally posted by wdave
Moving the bracket toward the center of the car will slightly decrease it's effectiveness but stop the noise. The real problem is that the bar was designed for the 95-99 where the transverse link is in front of the axle and never fixed for the 2k+ where the bracket's behind.
Moving the bracket toward the center of the car will slightly decrease it's effectiveness but stop the noise. The real problem is that the bar was designed for the 95-99 where the transverse link is in front of the axle and never fixed for the 2k+ where the bracket's behind.
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07-10-2002, 01:46 PM
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Now he tells me! I just came from KMart to get those $17 metal ramps. I guess i can always return these 
Originally posted by kloogy
My buddy and I installed it without even lifting the car at all, and my car is lowered !
My buddy and I installed it without even lifting the car at all, and my car is lowered !
07-10-2002, 01:59 PM
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Originally posted by Y2KMaxGXE-R
do you have any undercarriage rubbing if the car is lowered?
do you have any undercarriage rubbing if the car is lowered?
i am gonna look under there today to see what part of the metal looks worn and then file it down
and also not carry a full load anymore
07-10-2002, 07:23 PM
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Originally posted by kloogy
Maybe Ms.Thick's passengers have been taking too many trips to McDee's ! They are WEIGHING her ride DOWN !
Maybe Ms.Thick's passengers have been taking too many trips to McDee's ! They are WEIGHING her ride DOWN !
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07-10-2002, 08:58 PM
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Originally posted by kloogy
I have pictures on homepage of my Addco, and the clearance I get . Like I said before it clears with no problem with a car load of people, and Maxspeeds. I think that my 17's make it stand higher. As far as needing ramps, and jacks, My buddy and I installed it without even lifting the car at all, and my car is lowered ! I think that Thicky, should have her suspension checked out... That does not sound normal at all !
I have pictures on homepage of my Addco, and the clearance I get . Like I said before it clears with no problem with a car load of people, and Maxspeeds. I think that my 17's make it stand higher. As far as needing ramps, and jacks, My buddy and I installed it without even lifting the car at all, and my car is lowered ! I think that Thicky, should have her suspension checked out... That does not sound normal at all !
07-11-2002, 03:03 PM
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Originally posted by ms.thicknes
ok...here is the pic of my addco rsb
ok...here is the pic of my addco rsb
I had this problem for the longest time. The clunking occurs when the suspension part above the axle hits the U-bracket that goes over the top of the axle. If you get down under the car, you can see on the right side U-bracket where the arm of the suspension has been scraping against it. I loosened the bracket and slid it WAY in (a couple inches), and then I loosened the left side so the bar would be balanced. I used a soft mallet to bang it along the bar, and moved it far enough to guarantee that the arm above would clear the bracket no matter the load on the suspension. Since the arm is only on the right side, the left bracket is unaffected, but I slid it in so the set-up is symmetric.
The clunking used to be so bad that passengers would jump in surprise as I'd go over bumps, thinking my car was a busted-a** piece. After I did this, I test drove it with three fatsos in the back, and no clunking. Haven't had a clunk since. And the bar still performs well, and the car is solid as a rock.
Good luck to you.
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