Link pin rattle - advice needed

[Longman]

Hi All,

Several months ago I upgraded my suspension. I put new FE2 springs and Monroe GT shocks all round. New sway bar bushes, link pins and castor bushes on front. The link pins are the heavy duty z type. I installed them correctly aligned and reversed the cup washers as most on this site have suggested. My issue is that the links keep coming loose causing the sway bar to knock and a horrid rattle from the washers (like a pocketful of change!). I'm not sure if the nuts are coming loose or it's just the bushes compressing naturally. Any ideas? it's a pain to have to keep taking the wheels off and tightening the nuts again every few days.

Cheers & thanks.

[dazza33]

Are you using nylock nuts?

[Longman]

Yes mate, the nylocks that came with the new links.

[wrx884]

Try some loctite on the nuts also mine had come loose also after a couple days from the mechanics n thats all they put on.

[Longman]

Cool, I've got some locktite red here so will give that a go. I was told by a mechanic mate that you shouldn't tighten the nuts right up as it will damage the bushes, anyone know if that's true?

[Wagon_Wheel]

If they are nolathane ones, im pretty sure they advertise theres saying they cant be over tightened