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Old 06-02-2010, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by rougenite
i love this bar....was a little scared that after I put the car back on the ground (installed SS=Ps this weekend as well) that is was going to rub.

Question I have is...how much side-to-sid eplay are the endlinks supposed to have? Drivers side doesnt really pivot at all, but the passenger side is really easy to do.
Glad you like. Can you be a touch more specific to ensure you get a proper answer?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aRw1lT0nTM

this is one of my incar vids from the course this past weekend. i will post more wen ever i uploadthem.
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Nice^^^^^^
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Nice, I wish our autocrosses had few people like that. We'd be able to get more runs in.
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there was more than that. i got a total of 8 runs that day. there were 2 heats i think about 40 people.
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Just got done installing this bar. So far it feels very firm and nice. The bar compliments my Teins. I placed the setting on medium and tried to get the car to rotate but there is just too much traffic and the Sox parking lot is being occupied. Perhaps I will continue my testing later.

Some of the problems I ran into while installing. First, I decided to get something for my ride to sit on. I felt this would be the best way in doing everything since Dan said this is the proper way to adjust your endlinks. As I tried to install my sway, I noticed I did not have enough room...looked around and discovered I needed the suspension to drop. By the time I realized this, I scuffed up my nice sway... oh well, its bound to get messy. So yes, jack your vehicle, let the suspension drop and install the sway. Place ramps or bricks under your tires and adjust the endlinks.

Also when installing your brackets, I found it easier to install the top bolt first.
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Otherwise this was an easy install. A bit frustrating but simple. BTW, I only lubed the inside of the bushing. I hope this is right.
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Wow domo that sum good info.
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Originally Posted by speedintc
there was more than that. i got a total of 8 runs that day. there were 2 heats i think about 40 people.

Nice vid.

We usually get 6+ runs with upwards of 150 people with 1 minute or so courses. Some clubs just dont do as good of a job running events and are lucky to get 3 runs in.
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yea on that course my best time was a 103.somethin i thinkthe fastest time was a 90, but it was a track car, i did really well out of 40 cars.
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did anyone else scuff up their bar? I feel pretty sad right now.
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scuffed mine a lil bit, as soon as it bumped something the first time i stopped caring, eventually this car is gonna be a charred, twisted wreck anyways lol
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thanks, I feel better. It was just so hard not to get it scuffed...trying to snake it through the exhaust and everything was a bit too much.
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lol i tried putting it on w/ the plastic bagging that came with it but scuffed mine up anyways =/
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maybe there is a way to get it on without scuffing but as a one person installation and working on the ground, it gets pretty hard not to mess things up.
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the best i can think of to not scuff would be a lift and unbolting the axle-back
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yep, that probably would have been the best choice with an extra helper but I didnt have a lift and I only partially unbolted the exhaust. Either way, the bar is scuffed and my face is sad. I was fine yesterday but then I was reading Super Street and saw the beautiful undercarriage of an s2000. Made me a bit sad, knowing my bright big bird bar is scuffed.
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Why a lift? Use jack stands and then set it back on ramps, or even on the ground, to adjust the endlinks.

Its under the car, dont really care if it is scuffed unless it is gouged to the point of possibly rusting. It is there to make the car more competitive, not to look good ;)
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A lift would be ideal to maneuver the bar. I did scuff my bar to the point where some areas had no paint. I was working on a cement ground. Any who, the bar is yellow so it is suppose to draw some prettiness.
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haha it's all good man.. made me sad as hell too. usually i feel happy as ____ when i install something that drastically changes my car but after a few days of driving it, i'm just glad i got a bar that feels this good
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Its nice to hear I wasnt the only one that felt this way.
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