GhostStrykre

i recently installed some pypes pype-bomb axlebacks and encountered a number of issues. first off, pypes didn't bend the hanger rods properly and i had to measure, test, and repeat until it fit..... i feel like some quality checking was blown there... awesome.

next issue was droning. nothing i could do here other than wait for the supposed "break in" period to take effect... if such a thing exists. so far, it has gotten better, but has some bad days.

finally, there was a rattle.. it never occurred when the car was first started, but developed during a drive and got annoying as hell. after some google searches, i discovered that those hanger rods can move as much as an inch once things heated up. so i got underneath and sure enough, one of the brackets was damn close to the hanger mount.

so i dreamed up a little fix instead of bending the hanger rods. what i got was some 3/8 inch rubber hose, and zip ties from autozone (less than $5 spent). i went home and cut the hose to length, and then cut it open on one side from end to end (to allow it to slip over the hanger rod). then i wiggled it up over the area where contact was being made and zip tied it down.

after some extensive driving the rattle is 100% gone! victory! see the picture below for my finished product... i was pretty proud of myself for thinking up such a simple and cheap solution one morning and then executing it. i do think this solution will require the rubber hose to be replaced over time as it'll wear over time, but that's fine. maybe this will help others, maybe not. i just wanted to share some success.