rear sway bar
- 124JOE
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rear sway bar
hey guys im going to fix my pass side mount it seems to have sliped out
as it has before but not this much any more and i would have lost its pearch
as it has before but not this much any more and i would have lost its pearch
when you do everything correct people arent sure youve done anything at all (futurama)
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- 124JOE
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Re: rear sway bar
update---
it was lose because of the 3 1/2 u bolt wasnt threaded long enuff
so i used a washer and lockwasher under all nuts
it was lose because of the 3 1/2 u bolt wasnt threaded long enuff
so i used a washer and lockwasher under all nuts
when you do everything correct people arent sure youve done anything at all (futurama)
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- Kevin1
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Re: rear sway bar
You might want to move that brake line outside the u-bolt while you are in there.
- 124JOE
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Re: rear sway bar
its all good its been on there for seven years
it seems to have all the space it needs
it seems to have all the space it needs
when you do everything correct people arent sure youve done anything at all (futurama)
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- Razooli
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Re: rear sway bar
On mine, I found the plate the U-bolt goes thru bends very easily and no matter how much you tighten the nuts, the bracket always loosens up. I put a couple pieces of thicker steel shim between the piece that hits the axle and the plate and no more loosening.
Lynn Shuler
1982 Spider 2000
Remember, this hobby is supposed to be your therapy, not the reason you need therapy.
1982 Spider 2000
Remember, this hobby is supposed to be your therapy, not the reason you need therapy.
- 124JOE
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Re: rear sway bar
THANKS
when you do everything correct people arent sure youve done anything at all (futurama)
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Re: rear sway bar
Have you noticed an appreciable difference with the rear bar? I'm thinking off adding one, but my car bites so well into tight turns now, that I can't imagine what more it could do for it.124JOE wrote:its all good its been on there for seven years
it seems to have all the space it needs
Re: rear sway bar
Where the front forged (flatened) ends of the bar attach to the frame, are there already holes in the frame, or did you have to drill them? Are they held to the frame with just cinching bolts, or do you have to blindly reach up and in and fasten a nut?124JOE wrote:hey guys im going to fix my pass side mount it seems to have sliped out
as it has before but not this much any more and i would have lost its pearch
Thanks!
- Razooli
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Re: rear sway bar
Check out these links for the instruction sheet and diagram. You have to drill two holes and slip a u-bolt inside the frame. The end-link bracket attaches to the ends of the u-bolt.SanRafaelFaz wrote: Where the front forged (flatened) ends of the bar attach to the frame, are there already holes in the frame, or did you have to drill them? Are they held to the frame with just cinching bolts, or do you have to blindly reach up and in and fasten a nut?
Thanks!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12662916@N ... otostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12662916@N ... otostream/
There are also a bunch of photos of my bar there.
Lynn Shuler
1982 Spider 2000
Remember, this hobby is supposed to be your therapy, not the reason you need therapy.
1982 Spider 2000
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- 124JOE
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Re: rear sway bar
yes it goes just like the links show
to locate i had to fully asemble the sway bar kit and mark it
then remove parts of it drill then reasemble it
all and all id rather buy the bigger front sway than the rear
to locate i had to fully asemble the sway bar kit and mark it
then remove parts of it drill then reasemble it
all and all id rather buy the bigger front sway than the rear
when you do everything correct people arent sure youve done anything at all (futurama)
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- manoa matt
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Re: rear sway bar
"all and all id rather buy the bigger front sway than the rear"
Not if you knew what was involved to mount it, and some of the resulting problems.
Not if you knew what was involved to mount it, and some of the resulting problems.
- 124JOE
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Re: rear sway bar
well then mabey not
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Re: rear sway bar
I have one in the front. I don't remember ever having it put on so I can only assume it came with it, and I'm the original owner. So does that negate any effect adding a rear one might have?124JOE wrote:yes it goes just like the links show
to locate i had to fully asemble the sway bar kit and mark it
then remove parts of it drill then reasemble it
all and all id rather buy the bigger front sway than the rear
- manoa matt
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Re: rear sway bar
SanRafael, you are likely talking about the stock front sway bar. Here is a write up on adding an aftermarket bigger front sway bar: http://www.ovingtonpaint.com/fiat/id4.html
- 124JOE
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Re: rear sway bar
no te car hadles like a dream /powers through cornners. you know get one if ya want to
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