TRD RSB install
by redgen1 » Fri May 11, 2007 1:03 pm
alright, as requested i took some pics when i installed my RSB and although it comes with instructions, ill try to walk ya through it.
i couldnt find my jackstands so i was forced to only raise the car a few inches which happened to make this install muuuch harder then it should have been. so, if you can, get it off the ground with some room to work with.
its a pretty simple process, first remove the nut circled in red, there is a 5 mm hex bolt inside of it and if youre unlucky like me, a socket wrench wont work because the bushing will just turn inside of the housing without loosening it, so just use a wrench and a hex key together to get that off
next remove the bolt circled in yellow, there are 2 for each bracket
finally when you get those 6 bolts undone (the 4 for the brackets and the 2 to the sway bar links) comes the tricky part, like i said i didnt have my car off the ground, so i had to pretend that the stock sway bar was one of those puzzle games where you have to fandangle it carefully out from above the exhaust system. it takes a little work and a little muscle but you can get it off w/o removing the exhaust. pay careful attention to how you take it off because youll need to put the new RSB on the same way, and because its much stiffer, itll be a little bit of a challege to muscle in there.
once you get it up in there, apply a generous amount of lubricant (mine was supplied with my bushings, looks like silicon grease though) and slip them onto the RSB
Replace the stock brackets onto the new bushings and put the 4 bolts back in -- i found it easier to put the bolts in from back to front, could be different for you
Put the sway bar links into the proper holes - my guide said to use the outer hole for "track useage" but i tried it out and its excellent, i would see no reason to use the other. Again, this part may take some muscle because of the new stiffer RSB, but it will go in.
when youre done - tighten everything back up, i didnt have a torque wrench so i just tightened it all as best i could. I figure if i could take off the bolts with hand tools, i should be able to put them back on with the same tools.
heres a picture of the new sway bar, the brackets and bushings installed, the sway bar link has yet to be put in the bottom hole
hope this helped out, pm me if you have any questions
i couldnt find my jackstands so i was forced to only raise the car a few inches which happened to make this install muuuch harder then it should have been. so, if you can, get it off the ground with some room to work with.
its a pretty simple process, first remove the nut circled in red, there is a 5 mm hex bolt inside of it and if youre unlucky like me, a socket wrench wont work because the bushing will just turn inside of the housing without loosening it, so just use a wrench and a hex key together to get that off
next remove the bolt circled in yellow, there are 2 for each bracket
finally when you get those 6 bolts undone (the 4 for the brackets and the 2 to the sway bar links) comes the tricky part, like i said i didnt have my car off the ground, so i had to pretend that the stock sway bar was one of those puzzle games where you have to fandangle it carefully out from above the exhaust system. it takes a little work and a little muscle but you can get it off w/o removing the exhaust. pay careful attention to how you take it off because youll need to put the new RSB on the same way, and because its much stiffer, itll be a little bit of a challege to muscle in there.
once you get it up in there, apply a generous amount of lubricant (mine was supplied with my bushings, looks like silicon grease though) and slip them onto the RSB
Replace the stock brackets onto the new bushings and put the 4 bolts back in -- i found it easier to put the bolts in from back to front, could be different for you
Put the sway bar links into the proper holes - my guide said to use the outer hole for "track useage" but i tried it out and its excellent, i would see no reason to use the other. Again, this part may take some muscle because of the new stiffer RSB, but it will go in.
when youre done - tighten everything back up, i didnt have a torque wrench so i just tightened it all as best i could. I figure if i could take off the bolts with hand tools, i should be able to put them back on with the same tools.
heres a picture of the new sway bar, the brackets and bushings installed, the sway bar link has yet to be put in the bottom hole
hope this helped out, pm me if you have any questions
02 SLE V6
Kaizen *constant improvement*
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