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06-16-2015, 10:35 PM | #29 |
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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
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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.
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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.
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Maybe I missed it somewhere, but what's the torque specs for the bolts on step 3R? (rear bushing brackets)
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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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! |
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