Sway bar install

STI Tiff · 10-23-2006, 07:46 PM

Is it difficult to install sway bars?

kts262 · 10-23-2006, 07:48 PM

Nope.

Worx Tuning Sway Bar Install How-To

Rear is super easy. Front is a bit harder but it's still not hard.

STI Tiff · 10-23-2006, 07:55 PM

Cool, thanks. I just got the pink STi sway bars. I'm gonna do my whole car up with the pink STi parts!!

STIfrog · 10-28-2006, 08:05 PM

How in the WORLD do you get the front sway bar mounts to come off? There is ZERO room between the lower subframe and those 12MM bolts. Try as I might, I absolutely could not get enough muscle to get a teeny weeny 12mm box open wrench to move those bolts without wanting to round the edges... any advice?

OldGuySTI · 10-28-2006, 08:51 PM

Take subframe off.You can get at bolts then.I used loctite on every thing after.

STi05' · 10-28-2006, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by OldGuySTI

Take subframe off.You can get at bolts then.I used loctite on every thing after.

Way overkill in my honest opinion. Just torque them to spec.. or just good and snug really.

sti2relaxxin · 05-11-2007, 04:33 PM

Bullhonky!!! Taking the subframe off is a simple matter of removing a few bolts. Leave them in a pattern under the car that mimics where they were holding the subframe on. Each bolt must go back into the same hole it came out of. I don't know how you can possibly twist the existing bar out of there without removing it.
I know exactly what bolt you are talking about. What a pain in the bottom! Here is the trick: Get 2 visegrips; one to attach to the bolt, and one to tighten the screw on the attached visegrip. Tighten that screw REALLY tight. After that, just unscrew the bolt. Once you loosen it, it is obviously a snap to get off.

10-23-2006, 07:46 PM	#1
STI Tiff Professional STI Driver Car: 06 STI Location: Southern California Posts: 428 Join Date: Jun 2006 Trader Rating: (5)	Sway bar install Is it difficult to install sway bars? This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

05-11-2007, 04:33 PM	#7
sti2relaxxin Silver Member Car: 2007 OBP/Gold Wheels Fav Mod: Prodrive Mudflaps Location: Philadelphia, Pa Posts: 884 Join Date: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (3)	Re: Sway bar install Bullhonky!!! Taking the subframe off is a simple matter of removing a few bolts. Leave them in a pattern under the car that mimics where they were holding the subframe on. Each bolt must go back into the same hole it came out of. I don't know how you can possibly twist the existing bar out of there without removing it. I know exactly what bolt you are talking about. What a pain in the bottom! Here is the trick: Get 2 visegrips; one to attach to the bolt, and one to tighten the screw on the attached visegrip. Tighten that screw REALLY tight. After that, just unscrew the bolt. Once you loosen it, it is obviously a snap to get off. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

10-23-2006, 07:48 PM	#2
kts262 HowTo Contributor Car: 2008 DGM (BBS+Navi) Fav Mod: stock FTL? Location: College Park, MD Posts: 2,123 Join Date: Jan 2005 Trader Rating: (9)	Nope. Worx Tuning Sway Bar Install How-To Rear is super easy. Front is a bit harder but it's still not hard.

10-23-2006, 07:55 PM	#3
STI Tiff Professional STI Driver Car: 06 STI Location: Southern California Posts: 428 Join Date: Jun 2006 Trader Rating: (5)	Cool, thanks. I just got the pink STi sway bars. I'm gonna do my whole car up with the pink STi parts!!

10-28-2006, 08:05 PM	#4
STIfrog STI Driver Car: 06 STI Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 226 Join Date: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	How in the WORLD do you get the front sway bar mounts to come off? There is ZERO room between the lower subframe and those 12MM bolts. Try as I might, I absolutely could not get enough muscle to get a teeny weeny 12mm box open wrench to move those bolts without wanting to round the edges... any advice?

10-28-2006, 08:51 PM	#5
OldGuySTI Amateur STI Driver Car: 05/STI-Silver-Silver Location: Massachusetts Posts: 9 Join Date: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Take subframe off.You can get at bolts then.I used loctite on every thing after.