Are my BMR bars supposed to do this?
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Instructor
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From: Midwest City OK
Are my BMR bars supposed to do this?
I got BMR sway bars installed a few months ago and just recently I've been getting increased noise. They used to be quiet and now they make metal on metal creaking noises. It almost sounds like my camaro convertible did when I went over speed bumps when the rubber chassis would flex all over the place. I can tell it's the bars because I had the end links adjusted and it stopped for a day or two. Is there something wrong or is this a normal noise that I'm going to have to live with. I love these bars because the handling improvement is amazing, so so bad azz 
Safety Car
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From: Melbourne FL
If they have urethane bushings then the noise is probably normal. Urethane bushing will squeak quite a bit more than the OE rubber bushings.
You could spray the bushings with WD40 or similar to quiet them down but, that won't be a permanent fix.
You could spray the bushings with WD40 or similar to quiet them down but, that won't be a permanent fix.
Drifting
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From: Havin' fun in Frederick, MD!!!
St. Jude Donor '05 '09
I tried installing a grease zert into the bushing brackets (and channels cut into the urethane to distribute the grease) on another vehicle I added larger sway bars to, but I could never seem to get it to work correctly. Still makes an annowing creaking noice. I HATE urethane!
Tom
Tom
