rasheedn

hi all,

i am getting some noise from the rear end of the car after installing 22mm whiteline arb. i get it only when i am pushing the car really hard

i was looking around and the endlinks i got with my rear ones are the same as the front

ie this one



and not



is this the reason??

and i did put a lot of the white grease??? maybe i need more??

any help would be appreciated

thanks
RAsheed

BrynO

If you have put the drop links in the top pic onto the rear, surely they are catching on the ARB, that's why the rear ones are more horseshoe shaped, to wrap around and clear the ARB :/

911

Exactly!
In fact, I'm surprised you have actually managed to fit them!

You do need the real parts for the rear.

Graham.

big kris

Sorry for the hijack but I have just installed my rear alloy droplinks, and I have noticed a really irritating squealing/rubbing rubber kinda sound. Now when I installed them, I didn't put any grease on, could this be the cause? All bolts are nice and tight so its not movement from that respect.

Kris

911

I think so. Give each link a spray of WD40 (not too much) and see if this does the trick.
This is why i prefer the utilitarian steel rod types, you can readily lub them.

rasheedn

they fit in perfectly and easily in!
i ordered front and rear endlinks and the guy said they are the same!

the stock ones look the same too!??

i took a quick look the other day and i couldnt see where it would touch
but then again under pressure things might change


i will take a better look as soon as i get back 2 the country
oh and will call the supplier and see whats up!

thanks guys

911

Be interested to see some pics. when you can.

dan83590

Look here rallynuts.com : The Subaru Impreza, Chassis and you will see a big difference between the front and rear links.

rasheedn

i def see the dif now

i have not fitted the front arb so i have the end links not used! i will take pics soon once i get back 2the country and see whats goin on!

thanks for the help guys
Rasheed

rasheedn

hey

here r the pics






what do u guys think??/

thanks
RAsheed

911

I'm surprised!
What model car do you have?
I have never seen an Impreza with lower control arms like those before.
Is it an Impreza or a Forrester/Legacy??

I do understand why you think you have the right links, but the angle of the link is not 'right' to my mind.(too angled-over)
Graham.

davedipster

That looks very weird, what car is that?

rasheedn

hey
its a 2004 STI euro model i think ?? its in israel i donno which ones we have here!

umm so what do i do? should i call the supplier and tell him i want tthe correct ones ???

i think i am gonna do that anyways and see what he says hehe

thanks
Rasheed

911

Wise call!
Let us know.
Graham

rasheedn

OK
ppl talked to the guy he's gonna check and call me back

after looking for ppls installed pics (of rear arb)
it looks like my control arm is just upside down???

how it ended upside down i have no idea??? (i installed it myself)

weird!

jgevers

Hi,

The rear swaybar endlinks on STis from the last monthsof '04 on, are straight, balljointed, like the front ones.

The Whiteline parts numbers are:

KLC32 (obsolete part, 'till stocks last)
KLC047 (spherical bearing, adjustable)

Cheers

swifty.....!

iTrader: (4)

have these on my 05 sti as these are the correct type when your connection point is on the top! i'l put a pic of mine on later

911

I learn something every day.
Hope you are keeping well Job!
Graham

swifty.....!

iTrader: (4)

what 05 sti looks like

rasheedn

lol
the supplier is going to talk to his supplier in the states!!

interesting ur control arms look different tho!

so back to the noise ! what do u guys think it is?or it could be

911

I imagine when you are driving (cornering) it hard the link is almost moving horizontal and maybe even going 'over-center' putting the whole system in bind. When the car wants to go level after a hard bend it has to jump back into place.
This will make a lot of noise.

Personally, those links are at an alarming angle and I just cannot believe Whiteline engineered them that way.
I suspect the roll bar is wrong for the car, not the links.
If the bar 'arms' were considerably shorter (50mm at a guess) then the links would be upright and so function correctly. Using a smaller roll bar diameter the correct roll rate can be engineered.

If it were my car I would remove it all and put the stock unit back onto the car till sorted.
Just my opinion.

Job is the real expert.

jgevers

Hi Graham,

Just looked at the pictures. I think you are right.

Rasheed, what part number swaybar did you fit. From the pictures it looks like 'BSR36 (X)Z'.

Your car will probably need 'BSR37 (X)Z'.

BSR36 bars are for C shaped endlinks.
BSR37 bars are for straight endlinks.

Cheers

rasheedn

ok update:

i went 2 my mechanic to install my new egt gauge and we took a closer look

he also has an sti but the car was at home so he will take a look

we changed the settings to the hardest and the car handles even better now!! amazing stuff

and no noise!
i will take a pic later on and post
it looks a lot better
i am not sure what 2 do tho!

weridness!

911

Follow #22 above. Job is the UK importer for Whiteline and knows a bit about it all!