DIY: Rear Sway Bar
08-12-2010, 06:57 PM
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Tools you'll need:
16mm wrench
T30 torx head socket I used 1/4 inch drive ratchet
3/8 drive ratchet
3/8 socket 14mm
14mm wrench
Grease
spare jack stand (optional)
Jack the car up and support it with stands or use Rhino Ramps. I used Rhino ramps so. Be safe though.
One car is up, you wanna loosen the endlinks first using the closed end of the 16mm wrench over the nut, then take the T30 torx head and hold the bolt from spinning, then ratchet the nut off the bolt, do that on both sides. Next take your 14mm socket and break loose the nut on all 4 bushing brackets, then take your 14mm wrench and feed thru to the top of the bolts holding the brackets on and once in place ratchet the nut off the bolts. Now you will take the bolts out from the top, Caution that the bar might fall once all nuts are taken off in this case use a spare jack stand and place it underneath the sway bar. Mine was seized in place so it didnt fall but you never know. A few tuggs may be needed to remove.
Once off, look at the location off the stock mounts. The new sway bar will come with bushings so take the grease and apply a liberal amount and wipe some inside the bushing and then put a little on the sway bar where bushing will sit. It will take some finessing to get the new bushings on the bar, slide the bushing close to wear stock is then push straps over the bushing after that reverse the install. I am sure I missed something so please ask
You can see stock vs Dinan 21mm!!!
16mm wrench
T30 torx head socket I used 1/4 inch drive ratchet
3/8 drive ratchet
3/8 socket 14mm
14mm wrench
Grease
spare jack stand (optional)
Jack the car up and support it with stands or use Rhino Ramps. I used Rhino ramps so. Be safe though.
One car is up, you wanna loosen the endlinks first using the closed end of the 16mm wrench over the nut, then take the T30 torx head and hold the bolt from spinning, then ratchet the nut off the bolt, do that on both sides. Next take your 14mm socket and break loose the nut on all 4 bushing brackets, then take your 14mm wrench and feed thru to the top of the bolts holding the brackets on and once in place ratchet the nut off the bolts. Now you will take the bolts out from the top, Caution that the bar might fall once all nuts are taken off in this case use a spare jack stand and place it underneath the sway bar. Mine was seized in place so it didnt fall but you never know. A few tuggs may be needed to remove.
Once off, look at the location off the stock mounts. The new sway bar will come with bushings so take the grease and apply a liberal amount and wipe some inside the bushing and then put a little on the sway bar where bushing will sit. It will take some finessing to get the new bushings on the bar, slide the bushing close to wear stock is then push straps over the bushing after that reverse the install. I am sure I missed something so please ask
You can see stock vs Dinan 21mm!!!
08-13-2010, 05:11 AM
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Great job posting the DIY!
This is an easy DIY mod with a definite performance improvement thats quite frankly overlooked.
I swapped out my front and rear sway bars for the M6 convertible bars.
29mm in the front
20mm in the rear
This is an easy DIY mod with a definite performance improvement thats quite frankly overlooked.
I swapped out my front and rear sway bars for the M6 convertible bars.
29mm in the front
20mm in the rear
08-13-2010, 10:57 AM
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I replaced front and rear sway bars 2 weeks ago and the difference is so amazing. Its a great mod if you love turning sharp or changing lanes like you're in a go kart! 
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