Dang, I was hoping the clearance from being forward was enough. Now I’ll have to jack it up again and bust out my angle grinder. Appreciate the heads up though, Mark!
I didn't really expect to see any issues since I never heard or felt anything plus had the bracket/bar mounted all the way forward. I was kind of surprised but I know one thing, it isn't going to happen anymore. I hope Steeda is following this thread. Now that we have several of us having rubbing issues, they need to make a version 2 without that last hole. Doubt anyone would ever use it plus even in their instructions is suggests the middle hole to start with I believe.
Wouldn’t be the first time my wife caught me taking a grinder to my car ? It was a weekly occurrence for a while when I was “restoring” a very rusty xTerra off roader build I did a few years ago.
Typically, and I welcome anyone else's feedback, but the sway bar end links should be adjusted so that when you set the car back down, the sway bar is level to the ground and vehicle belly.
Clearly an interference issue with the design. I don't think anyone is going to use the soft hole anyway after going to the trouble of installing it. So they should eliminate it and just go with two holes.
I also sent a note to Tim at Steeda to ask if they were going to modify the bar.
I'm going to proactively lop off the last hole prior to installation. I'd like to reserve the possibility of using the medium setting, just in case, but see no downside in getting rid of the soft setting... Install is this weekend on a lift in Sonora. ?
Hi Ken, Steeda has quite a few employees and departments. I've talked to them many times over the years regarding their parts and install. I have been very happy with everything I have purchased from them. Since you are talking to someone in particular (Rod? Tim?) why don't you ask them who we should be contacting or emailing with these rubbing issues. That way, all of us on here will message the same person and they won't get lost in the shuffle. I have no problem sending them photos or even the post here on this thread that has my description of the problem and my photos. I know Steve, Mike and others have had the same issue. Installing a sway bar is not rocket science. You really cannot screw it up. I've installed maybe 25 bars in my life, maybe more and this one is no different. I know Steve has probably done the same.
LOL I have bent and heat-treated my own bars in the past for weird stuff (like a 1.25” front bar/1” rear on a 1st gen Celica). Not a lot of issues with interference on those either. ??
I highly doubt they are going to modify the bar. If anything they might come out with a U-bracket that you can mount the bar slightly more forward or possibly lengthening the end links might allow it to miss the tie rod. I have not looked into that yet but am about in a little bit. I would buy them and deal with what needs to be done later. I know after cutting off that last hole, I won't have any issues.
