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| btcave |
 Aug 28 2026, 09:03 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 3-May 26 From: Washington Member No.: 29,381 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
Installed a 19mm Tarrett front swaybar. It's very nicely made but the poly bushings that go around the bar are very slightly oversized and have more play than it seems like they should. When I installed them I wondered if this would resulting in clunking over bumps. It did. It's minor but annoying and seems unnecessary. I called Tarrett and the support guy was very nice but said the bushings all have some play like this and only 1 or 2 people have ever complained about it. Wondering if there is a solution for this or any other through body swaybar options as I bought another 914 project car that will need a bar. Stock rubber mounted bars seem hard to come by and smaller than I would like.
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| SirAndy |
Aug 28 2026, 09:06 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,499 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(btcave @ Aug 28 2026, 08:03 AM)  Installed a 19mm Tarrett front swaybar. It's very nicely made but the poly bushings that go around the bar are very slightly oversized and have more play than it seems like they should. When I installed them I wondered if this would resulting in clunking over bumps. It did. It's minor but annoying and seems unnecessary. I called Tarrett and the support guy was very nice but said the bushings all have some play like this and only 1 or 2 people have ever complained about it. Wondering if there is a solution for this or any other through body swaybar options as I bought another 914 project car that will need a bar. Stock rubber mounted bars seem hard to come by and smaller than I would like. Mine rattled when going over bumps but it turned out it was hitting the bottom of the tank when deflecting. Easy solution was to move the rubber spacers for the tank a bit lower which raises the tank. Since i didn't have the holes for the sway bar i'm guessing i drilled them just a tick too high which moved the bar too close to the tank. Worth checking if yours has the same issue. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) PS: (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) |
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| Superhawk996 |
Aug 28 2026, 03:40 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,015 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch 
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Try Sir Andy suggestion to make sure it’s not hitting the tank but extra noise harshness and rattles are to be expected with solid bearings / bushings / heim joints.
Great for the track. No so good for road |
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