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Old 05-04-2010, 07:32 AM
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So i have a noob question, the softest setting is the outer hole(the one from the end of the sway bar)?
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Thanks Jtc. Hopefully ill install it today or tomorrow. Ohh yeah
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Originally Posted by RoboCop
Brother finally picked up my sway at the UPS place. Just have to wait till Sunday to slap this bad boy on.

til sunday? i slapped my rear sway on in 30 minutes first time
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i sure hope mine comes in the next couple days.
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Originally Posted by tokenride86
til sunday? i slapped my rear sway on in 30 minutes first time
It's kinda hard to install it when I'm a thousand miles away.
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jump in a box and overnight yourself
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or if you have a girlfriend closer to your car call her up and talk her through it, im sure she can handle it
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Originally Posted by tokenride86
or if you have a girlfriend closer to your car call her up and talk her through it, im sure she can handle it
lol... I think she wants her hands to be clean.

it's not that easy to install. well, it took me an hour or more for the first time.
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haha, car is with me. I have to drive back saturday.
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I have already gotten a few emails and PMs about people instantly falling in love with the performance of this bar. Please continue to post reviews people.
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Still waiting for the DIY,. lol. I want to get this right the first time. I think am going to give it a try. Hopefully i dont break anything.
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Originally Posted by Pr0wler
Still waiting for the DIY,. lol. I want to get this right the first time. I think am going to give it a try. Hopefully i dont break anything.
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/tc-tech-diy-1818/sway-bar-install-rear-progress-98351/
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Aww Thank u. Well am off to install it. Yay.
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Ok so i just finished installing it, not as hard as i thought. But i have a question. Is the sway bar supposed to be sitting on the control arm? (i think thats what its called.)
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Originally Posted by Pr0wler
Ok so i just finished installing it, not as hard as i thought. But i have a question. Is the sway bar supposed to be sitting on the control arm? (i think thats what its called.)
No
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Old 05-06-2010, 12:11 AM
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Yay am done. I put it on the middle setting. Now its not touching at all. I had to mess with the endlinks to get the perfect hight, hopefully they wont pop off. lol.
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Is there any torque specs for the bushing brackets or should we just make sure it's nice and tight? Does it affect the performance of the sway bar if the brackets are on too tight (if that's even possible?)?
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Originally Posted by MSG_tC
Is there any torque specs for the bushing brackets or should we just make sure it's nice and tight? Does it affect the performance of the sway bar if the brackets are on too tight (if that's even possible?)?

I used the TRD sway bar torque spec of 26 ft-lbs for the bushing brackets. I definitely would recommend torquing these bolts down, otherwise the brackets could create unwanted noise possibly from the bracket moving up and down.
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got mine today and installing tonight.
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