A mechanic friend of mine has a garage & lift, we scheduled the install(s) for this Saturday. I have been waiting for over a week to get this done and don't want any last minute issues, A few questions to those who have done these upgrades:

1) RSB, my mechanic tells me that sometimes the endlinks break when taking the sway bar off, was this an issue to anyone? Is this a part I can pick up at the local AutoZone? if they break?

2) I don't see any issues with the ypipe it came with the gaskets & nuts and bolts.

3) Assuming I'll need an alignment after the spring install, I plan on doing this a few days after the springs are installed, it should be ok to drive for a few days prior to the alignment, correct?

Anything I should be aware of doing these all at once?

This forum is a wealth of knowledge, Thanks!

 

Question 1, no the end links won't break swapping the bars...maybe what the installer meant was the end links could snap once the new bar is in. Which is true if the endlinks are set on the stiffer of the two settings. Install the factory endlinks on the softer(Oem) of the settings and they'll be fine. If you want the bar on the stiffer setting you'll need to upgrade the endlinks

Question 2, I'm not telling you not to get an alignment right away, but the eibach drop is so subtle I didn't find it necessary to rush and get an alignment. I waited about 3-4 weeks....

 

Thanks. Yes, planning on using the softer of the 2 settings.
Also, I have seen a lot of "squeaking" complaints with the RL bushings so I'm going to use the OEM bushings for the RSB.

 

Yes I wish I installed the oem bushings at the time of my install, I installed the poly bushings with the grease and after a month and of course the frigid cold we've had in Boston the squeaks are insane. Waiting for some dry ground and decent weather to swap them out.

 

Red polyurethane bushings squeak, the black polyurethane don't. Self lubricating.

 

Ok did I get a bad set of bushinges then? Or would the extremely cold weather play a role? I have the black ones and they squeak like crazy over any dip in the road. And can u elaborate with self lubricating, how does that work?

 

They're graphite impregnated.
You can read more about it on their site.

I have the black poly replacing several bushings on mine including the RSB and haven't heard a squeak.
Friend of mine has the red ones on his truck and he's greasing them all the time to stop them.
Not sure why yours are noisy.
I automatically assumed you had the red when you said you hear them.

 

To be honest the weather this past week has been decent, 30s-40s....and the squeaks have been non existent. I'm assuming the squeaks were from the cold and hopefully with the warmer weather coming they'll go away and won't need to climb under the car again. Good info fakie, thanks

 

Put anti seize on your polyurethane bushings to prevent squeaking.

 

Had the ypipe and RSB installed this past weekend.

Impressions:

ypipe - Hmmmmm, actually I was expecting more. I know I's only advertised
as a +10/14 hp/tq. increase. I feel a bit more willingness in the mid-high rpm range and nothing really a lower rpm. I think it's a worthwhile mod but obviously not a silver bullet for performance. Very slight growl, no worries about it being "loud".

RSB - Installed at the firmer setting. Very nice, tightens the back end, no more squirminess going over a stutter bump at highway speeds.

Eiback Prokit: My buddy ran into a time crunch and couldn't do it. Scheduled for this weekend. Something to look forward to.

 

I got the black ones with my RL RSB and used the grease they provided. It started squeaking a month later. I crawled under the car again and used some brake caliper grease i had (pretty much anti seize grease) and it got better for a couple months. Unfortunately the squeaking is back. I cant wait for spring to get here so I can get the OEM bushings back on.

 

I'm with you brother, got a car wash the other day and it washed away my silicone spray and back to the squeaks. Good weather comes, good riddance poly bush