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yomny · 06-16-2015, 10:35 PM

Sorry for reviving the dead but I need some help. I'm installing sway bars and the end link length is something that always troubles me. I've installed the sway bar with the car on jackstands, all 4 sides. Is this the correct way or must the suspension be loaded at regular ride height to avoid any preload? One of my endlinks is slightly longer than the other in order to not have any preload, why in the world is this so? I have white line adjustable end links btw. if I had not allow the suspension to drop I wouldn't have noticed the end links hit the control arm, the distance isn't the same at full drop as opposed to loaded suspension. Thanks
@Hotchkis

cowdog360 · 07-01-2015, 06:19 PM

Thanks for the super clear instructions. Did my Perrin 19mm front swaybar in about 2 hours. Just drove it up on ramps, used a jack to raise hte car a little while leaving the tires on the ramps. Honestly, the part that seemed to take the longest was removing and re-installing the two covers.

FutureFT86 · 07-21-2015, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yomny

Sorry for reviving the dead but I need some help. I'm installing sway bars and the end link length is something that always troubles me. I've installed the sway bar with the car on jackstands, all 4 sides. Is this the correct way or must the suspension be loaded at regular ride height to avoid any preload? One of my endlinks is slightly longer than the other in order to not have any preload, why in the world is this so? I have white line adjustable end links btw. if I had not allow the suspension to drop I wouldn't have noticed the end links hit the control arm, the distance isn't the same at full drop as opposed to loaded suspension. Thanks
@Hotchkis

Good question, i'm wondering this also! Seeing as the only way I can adjust my swaybar is with the car on jackstands I wonder how preloading works with the adjustable endlinks.

yomny · 07-22-2015, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by FutureFT86

Good question, i'm wondering this also! Seeing as the only way I can adjust my swaybar is with the car on jackstands I wonder how preloading works with the adjustable endlinks.

Do so in jack stands, when the suspension is loaded(car on floor or ramp) the bottom part of the endlink will be farther away from the control arm so you won't know for sure if it hits when suspension droops. i did it on ramps and when I raised the car and put it on jack stands, the endlink hit the control arm, adjusted while on stands once more and it was perfect afterwards. I learned the hard way.

AznKirby · 08-29-2015, 02:47 PM

Maybe I missed it somewhere, but what's the torque specs for the bolts on step 3R? (rear bushing brackets)

Prmspen · 01-30-2017, 10:27 PM

Thanks for this DIY. I installed mine on the weekend. It took longer than expected, but I wouldn't have been able to do it without your instructions and pictures. My first sway bar install done!

Cueman · 06-13-2017, 11:37 AM

I just picked up a rear sway bar to try on my street class auto-xer, and am a bit confused by the bridge plate.

Is there supposed to be a cutout in the chassis side mount for the bridge plate to fit in? I can't find one on my car. The bridge plate doesn't seem to sit flush to anything.

I've currently installed the bar without it... although I noticed that the retaining collars can't sit flush to the bushing because there isn't adequate clearance to chassis mount.

Nitro22 · 06-14-2017, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Cueman

I just picked up a rear sway bar to try on my street class auto-xer, and am a bit confused by the bridge plate.

Is there supposed to be a cutout in the chassis side mount for the bridge plate to fit in? I can't find one on my car. The bridge plate doesn't seem to sit flush to anything.

I've currently installed the bar without it... although I noticed that the retaining collars can't sit flush to the bushing because there isn't adequate clearance to chassis mount.

The rear mount on the subframe should have a "valley" that the booby on the bridge plate takes up. What year is your car? Do you have any pictures of the mount?

Thanks,
-Aaron

Cueman · 06-14-2017, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Nitro22

The rear mount on the subframe should have a "valley" that the booby on the bridge plate takes up. What year is your car? Do you have any pictures of the mount?

Thanks,
-Aaron

Thanks for your response!

Mine is a 2015, so surely I'm not the first. Odd. I'll take it apart and snap some pics.

Cueman · 06-15-2017, 08:10 PM

Replacing a TRD rear sway bar, I realized I had the TRD reinforcement plate installed. If TRD thought the plate was needed for their bar, it's surely a good idea for the Hotchkis, so I just left it on and put the Hotchkis bridge plate back in the box.

ApexEight · 06-15-2017, 09:31 PM

I'm planning on installing my front sway bar on my car on Sunday and will be reusing my stock endlinks.

Any tips on loading the front suspension when installing the end links? I'll be working on jackstands so I'm not sure how to proceed. Just don't want any clunking going on. I'm on stock suspension.

ApexEight · 07-26-2017, 09:27 PM

Does anyone know what thread pitch the 10mm and 12mm skid plate bolts are?

Are the 12mm bolts for the metal skid plate and the 10mm for the transmission one or the opposite?

Thanks!

06-16-2015, 10:35 PM	#29
yomny Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 FRS Whiteout Location: MIA Posts: 1,545 Thanks: 557 Thanked 469 Times in 340 Posts Mentioned: 33 Post(s) Tagged: 5 Thread(s)	Sorry for reviving the dead but I need some help. I'm installing sway bars and the end link length is something that always troubles me. I've installed the sway bar with the car on jackstands, all 4 sides. Is this the correct way or must the suspension be loaded at regular ride height to avoid any preload? One of my endlinks is slightly longer than the other in order to not have any preload, why in the world is this so? I have white line adjustable end links btw. if I had not allow the suspension to drop I wouldn't have noticed the end links hit the control arm, the distance isn't the same at full drop as opposed to loaded suspension. Thanks @Hotchkis __________________ GTX2867R, moto-tuned , tomei op , motiv fp , Invidia Q300 ti , Rota titan 17x9 +42 , nt555 255/40 , ST coilovers w/cascam , Hotchkis sways

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06-13-2017, 11:37 AM	#35
Cueman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: In Perfect Control At All Times Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 117 Thanks: 66 Thanked 28 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I just picked up a rear sway bar to try on my street class auto-xer, and am a bit confused by the bridge plate. Is there supposed to be a cutout in the chassis side mount for the bridge plate to fit in? I can't find one on my car. The bridge plate doesn't seem to sit flush to anything. I've currently installed the bar without it... although I noticed that the retaining collars can't sit flush to the bushing because there isn't adequate clearance to chassis mount. __________________ Q kyushashoes.com

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