TRD Rear sway bar help- I've tried everything!

[minig646]

Hey guys, this TRD rear sway bar has been giving me trouble as long as I've had it. I've had popping and crashing noises from my rear suspension for a long time. I've replaced the bolts holding the RSB in place, the brackets, the end links, I've lubed the hell out of it, and it still pops and crashes when I turn. I think I found a possible cause but I see no way to fix it. The bar is rubbing against some round metal piece that looks like a stopper? I have no clue but I took pictures of where it was rubbing. I'm laying down on my back, drivers side, feet towards the front of the car.




Everything is tight, the car drives fine, and as far as I can tell the RSB is in correctly. I have no idea how I can be the only one with this problem. Can anyone shed some light on this?

[ThatVietGuy]

Does the popping happen immediately after you've tighten down bolts? The only time I got popping in the rear was because the nut holding the bar to the endlink was loose.

Other kinds of popping could be from loose strut mounts or something.

And, no, unless the bar is installed really bad or something, it shouldn't be hitting that arm. And if it was, you'd see the damage on either the bar or the arm.

[minig646]

You can't see it in the pic, but there is a good deal of scratching and minor damage on the bar where it's clearly been rubbing. I took the endlinks and RSB apart and reassembled it all and the popping went away, but I know it will be back. It always comes back.

Could loose strut mounts cause the bar to rub like that? I don't really see how that could be.

[minig646]

Things I've replaced:
~sway bar bushings
~sway bar retainers and bolts
~both struts
~both strut mounts
~both end links

The popping noise is exactly the same. I'm real close to going back to the stock sway bar.

[sliDingSolAra...]

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I SOLVED IT TOO... kinda

i right the sway bar comes in contact with the suspension control arm washers. so what i did was take vinyl tubing and cut it to 3" section and then cut them in half (ONLY ONE SIDE) and place in on the sway bar were it comes in contact with the washers.

problem solved!!!!! if you want i bet garden hose would be better because of the wall thickness. and in the cold the vinyl gets hard and starts clanking just a little bit

HOPE THIS HELPS!