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Suspension Quick Q on Hsport comp rear bar (urgent)
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Trying to install the rear bar on my car, but found there are 2 little bolts that comes with the bushing pkgs? Can anyone tell what's that for? Where do I screw the bolts?
If they are the zerk fittings, make darn sure you point them in the correct direction so you'll be able to lube them after the sway bar is installed without any interference.
If they are the zerk fittings, make darn sure you point them in the correct direction so you'll be able to lube them after the sway bar is installed without any interference.
The stock bushing bolts are an acceptable length, but difficult to tighten down if you have the stabilizer endlinks connected already or if you tighten one side all the way down before tightening the other side.. also if you tighten the bushing bolts while you have the subframe dropped it much easier to tighten... I'd suggest using a bit of locktight on the the bushing bolts too.. one of mine worked loose, and ended up causing a clunking sound as the bar hit the underside of my car.... An issue I had was that the bushing ended up touching a body tab on my 2005, but I left it, instead of grinding or removing any undercoating... good luck, it will work out.....
Just get it close by eye. You should be able to get a good sense of where the center is by looking from behind the car. As long as it's not way off (and hitting the inside of the wheel or something of that nature), it should wiggle itself center when you drive it.
I took a piece of string, and used as a flexible measuring tool and played with bar centering until the length of string from the swaybar bushing to the bar end appeared to be the same on both sides..... not perfect but got length about the same... It doesn't have to be exact...