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Feb 3, 2004 | 10:29 AM

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jobata23

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From: Sin City(LV)

rear sway bar

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Originally Posted by DriftKing

Yes, he is talking about jacking it up, but he is also talking about the rear sway bar, not the front strut brace. And his advice is good. When you do the rear sway bar, you have to lift the car to get underneith it, but you might want to keep a jack handy, you will need to compress the shocks to fully install the bar. Just something to think about. Have fun with the strut brace.

sup Driftking, So do u have to jack it up or can u just go underneath and install it w/out jacking it up cuz i could probably got under the car w/ no problem.

Feb 3, 2004 | 12:30 PM

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DriftKing

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From: MA

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Originally Posted by jobata23

sup Driftking, So do u have to jack it up or can u just go underneath and install it w/out jacking it up cuz i could probably got under the car w/ no problem.

Well, It helps to have the wheels off, so in that case, its easier to have the car jacked up. I can imagine it being possible to do with the car down, but why make it harder for yourself? However, if you do take the wheels off, and there is no load on the suspension, it will be difficult to get the endlink to connect with the sway bar. that is why I mentioned having to jack up the hub. The sway bar is actually a tension spring, so you ahve to relive to the tension to install it. its really quite a simple install, it should take no more that 2 hours, if one hour is spent fighting rusted endlinks and mounting brackets. good Luck!