Like the title says, I'm hearing some weird noise coming from the rear after installing a rear upper strut bar. I was just wondering if anyone else experienced this as well and if it's normal or if I did something wrong. The noise only occurs when my car is in motion and above 10 mph. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

didn't tighten the nuts properly?

I don't think that's it. They're tightened.

Make sure the bar has a neutral tension, it should be able to raise and lift over the studs without force.

Then torque the spring hat nuts to 32 ft/lbs.

Also, make sure the strut bar to strut bar hat bolts are tight.

So you mean that my bar's tension isn't balanced correctly on both sides?

What I'm trying to say is you shouldn't tighten the bar inward or outward once it's bolted up.

Oh okay. So what should I do then. Tighten the bar before I bolt it on my car?

Well, you can keep everything loose until you put it over the bolts, just don't make the bar push outward or pull inward.

Okay, then after I bolt it on loose, I could tighten the bar?

The bar should never be pushing or pulling.

Originally posted by WickedESi
The bar should never be pushing or pulling.

Yes! I agree totally! The only thing those bars are for is to HOLD the position of the struts and not let them move. With a "pre-tension" on them you are defeating the purpose...

I can almost promise its the piece that connects to the hatch when it opens and closes.....The thing that doesn't let people see into ur trunk.....there r small metal bars on the bottom of it and its hittin the strut bar when bumps....

Originally posted by silvereclipse30
I can almost promise its the piece that connects to the hatch when it opens and closes.....The thing that doesn't let people see into ur trunk.....there r small metal bars on the bottom of it and its hittin the strut bar when bumps....

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