strut bar installation

irondiezl3 · 08-02-2008, 11:27 AM

have front strut bar on front had to use a slightly longer bolt cuz the factory ones werent long enough to tighten down. only problem is the car makes a quite poping sound only when pulling in or out of a parking space u can tell its the strut bar plus when i take it off it goes away. the bar isnt touch the alt so i dont think its hitting it plus it only does it when pulling in and out of a parking space at very slow speeds? anyone have any idea wtf this is?

cherrington17 · 08-02-2008, 11:43 AM

is it tightened down as much as possible?

try rocking the engine to see what it might be....

get a friend to stand there while you pull in w/ the hood up, to see what/where the noise is coming from....

irondiezl3 · 08-02-2008, 12:17 PM

i dont know if this mnatters but on each end of the bar there is a bolt that u can tighten or losen which allows the bar to turn. i tried having them tight and lose no difference. yea i could probably tighten them a little. i thought maybe they were too long or wrong size so i took factory strut bolts to lowes bought identicle one just a smidget longer just enough to get the bar tightened down. but once i got some slack i stopped tightening cuz i was afraid id do damage overtightening.

Redog · 08-03-2008, 09:28 PM

Tower strut?

If you didn't have enough thread to put the nut on, you have another problem.

If that's not what you're talking about, nevermind