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Old 08-22-2005, 07:29 PM
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Quick Q on Hsport comp rear bar (urgent)

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?
 
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Old 08-22-2005, 07:33 PM
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Also, do I use the factory bolts to mount the brackets/bushings? They seems abit too short!
 
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Old 08-22-2005, 07:36 PM
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Could the small bolts you refur to be the zerk fittings to lubricate the bushings? Is there a small hole in the middle of them?

Yes, the stock bolts should be fine to reuse.
 
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Old 08-22-2005, 07:46 PM
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small screws

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.
 
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Old 08-22-2005, 07:56 PM
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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.
Can anyone explain what's zerk fittings?
 
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Old 08-22-2005, 07:57 PM
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Can anyone explain what's zerk fittings?
that's where you shoot grease into that type of bushing.
 
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Old 08-22-2005, 08:08 PM
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The stock bolts are way too short, has anyone tried using a longer bolts to mount the brackets?
 
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Old 08-22-2005, 08:12 PM
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Something must be wrong with how you are doing this. The stock bolts are fine.

This photo shows what you should have found in the box. Two of whats in the photo and the bar itself.

 
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Old 08-22-2005, 09:10 PM
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This might be helpful: check out this "how to".

http://store.webbmotorsports.com/for...topic.php?t=14
 
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Old 08-23-2005, 12:31 PM
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Got the bar on last night, the rear is making loud clunking noise, I might have to re-install it again later this afternoon.
 
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H-sport comp bar

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.....
 
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How did you guys center the bar?
 
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How did you guys center the bar?
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.
 
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bar center

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...
 
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