O well, I only post this here instead of problems and fixes because I really need to find out before the shop calls me tomorrow morning for what parts I want for the car. Thank you for your understanding and here it is:

"Hey guys,

I just got my car back from checkup because there's a popping sound coming from the rear sway bar whenever I go over a pump. And it doesn't happen all the time; only when one of the wheels hit the bump.

Anyway, they told me that the bushing is wearing down and it's causing the sway bar to shift around. they also said that the endlink might need to be changed.

My question is since it's a aftermarket sway bar, and i know that the diameter is larger than the oem sway bar, where can I get the bushing for the progress sway bar? because the previous owner apparently just jam the sway bar into the oem bushing, which I don't think is right to do...

And also, they said the endlink might need to be changed, even though they said it could've just been the bushing that's causing the noise. but the car has 85K miles on board and just wondering if it'd be right to replace or those things last forever supposedly..

FYI, I have a 04 if that makes any different than the 06 onward..

Thanks "

 

popping noise isnt abnormal, but i think using oem bushings on a bigger sawy is. you can get some from our forum vendor heeltoeatuo.com

 

I have an extra set of bushings. PM sent

 

hmm.. I went to take a look at the old bushing and actually it has the progress bushing on. So any idea what's the lifespan on those bushing in terms of miles? I guess I could just call into heeltoeauto and find out if I could purchase a new pair of bushing from them... or maybe call Progress??

 

simple.

prothane bushings:
http://www.heeltoeauto.com/Beaks-Pro...ts-pr-104.html

and

fastline performance adjustable endlinks:
http://www.heeltoeauto.com/Fastline-...-pr-63175.html

 

^ wait, u mean those reduce the noise ?

 

yes, they surely do.
eliminate it in most cases.

 

I have the MOOG endlinks.. bought it off amazon.. much more affordable (~35$/piece) than Fastline.
My OEM's snapped on me at with about 30k on the upgraded RSB. I'm at 66k now with the MOOG, no problems.

 

One thing you might want to check on is if the mounting tabs are still connected to the body properly. The 04s have had some issue with the spot weld that holds the little bracket popping off.

 

Thanks mms, I got a pair of Prothane bushings but I didnt use them since rsb came with its own pair. Time to order endlinks