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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 12:36 PM
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Would there be anything wrong with buying used Neupseed Sway bars? Age is unkown.. but the poly bushings are said to be in good condition...

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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 12:37 PM
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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 12:38 PM
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get new endlinks. get new bushings. the bar itself shouldnt make a difference.
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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 12:38 PM
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also.. how hard is the install? 5th gen prelude btw
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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 12:40 PM
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not familiar with 5G Ludes... shouldn't be that difficult. look at your current one.........

although, if it's much thicker than your stock one - you might want to think about reinforcing the subframe to prevent subframe tearout.
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if you dont mind being under your car you can DIY it... i did my rams last week and it was a bitch to lay down and push up while trying to bolt it back in but its an under mount bar whereas the prelude should mount to the rear of the suspension.... also thats a 32 mm sway bar... having a friend never hurts....
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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by LT6916
not familiar with 5G Ludes... shouldn't be that difficult. look at your current one.........

although, if it's much thicker than your stock one - you might want to think about reinforcing the subframe to prevent subframe tearout.
its 25mm im not sure what the stock is... and how is this done?
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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Samson
its 25mm im not sure what the stock is... and how is this done?
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Stock is like 19mm I believe but I could be wrong.

That is one thick ass sway bar.
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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 02:50 PM
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i've got used swaybars... they work fine. As long as its not bent up or anything, theres nothing that can really be wrong with it.
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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 02:58 PM
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In theory I guess the metal could fatigue, but I would imagine if they have less that 300,000 miles on them they should be OK.
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