Progress Tech's Rear Sway Works!
11-03-2004 | 02:37 AM
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Progress Tech's Rear Sway Works!
Yesterday, while doing my interstate commute, Joe Suburbia's Dakota bounced his new step ladder over tailgate and onto the pavement. Well, at 65 mph it came sliding across 3 lanes at a 45 degree angle like a hockey puck. Headed right at me, I began to twitch the wheel madly to get out of its way and not encroach on the car about to pass me. Well, it was a real sphincter tightening experience but I made it. The manouver required some jerky, sweeping adjustments and if the tail end had its stock swaybar the car would have been too unforgiving and uncontrollable. Fortunately, all ended well.
This bar should be on the stock car, no doubt.
This bar should be on the stock car, no doubt.
11-04-2004 | 02:42 AM
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Fubared neckbonenick's post...sorry.. here's the post before I fubared it.
Originally Posted by neckbonenick
Used the coupon code ($142.45 shipped) and got it here today and installed it. It is a very substantial bar. Bigger and heavier than my wildest dreams. Took me a little while to figure out how to install it because of the crapiest directions I have ever seen Typos, words missing, and one unhelpful picture but I managed. For those interested in this bar IMO it's worth the money. It corners very firm now. Pretty nice.
To those who get it and have a hard time like I did. Here's some pointers:
1. Jack up the back end of the car and remove the wheels
2. Get a couple phone books or somthing to prop up the other end of the sway bar as you thread the bolts on one side and then the other.
3. the bar is installed with curved arc side toward the front of the car.
4. the flag nuts that come with it go inside the hollow cavity and the bolt goes up trough it.
Here's a few pics.
To those who get it and have a hard time like I did. Here's some pointers:
1. Jack up the back end of the car and remove the wheels
2. Get a couple phone books or somthing to prop up the other end of the sway bar as you thread the bolts on one side and then the other.
3. the bar is installed with curved arc side toward the front of the car.
4. the flag nuts that come with it go inside the hollow cavity and the bolt goes up trough it.
Here's a few pics.
11-04-2004 | 03:20 AM
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11-15-2004 | 08:31 AM
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fyi, it looks exactly and installs exactly the same on the xA.
I bit of a pain to install if you've anly got one person, but installable. I installed it myself alone in about 15-20min. Included some cussing too. ; )
I bit of a pain to install if you've anly got one person, but installable. I installed it myself alone in about 15-20min. Included some cussing too. ; )
11-15-2004 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by LeeD
fyi, it looks exactly and installs exactly the same on the xA.
I bit of a pain to install if you've anly got one person, but installable. I installed it myself alone in about 15-20min. Included some cussing too. ; )
I bit of a pain to install if you've anly got one person, but installable. I installed it myself alone in about 15-20min. Included some cussing too. ; )
11-15-2004 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by squirrel
Originally Posted by LeeD
fyi, it looks exactly and installs exactly the same on the xA.
I bit of a pain to install if you've anly got one person, but installable. I installed it myself alone in about 15-20min. Included some cussing too. ; )
I bit of a pain to install if you've anly got one person, but installable. I installed it myself alone in about 15-20min. Included some cussing too. ; )
11-15-2004 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by LeeD
fyi, it looks exactly and installs exactly the same on the xA.
I bit of a pain to install if you've anly got one person, but installable. I installed it myself alone in about 15-20min. Included some cussing too. ; )
I bit of a pain to install if you've anly got one person, but installable. I installed it myself alone in about 15-20min. Included some cussing too. ; )
11-15-2004 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by squirrel
Originally Posted by Munch
Originally Posted by squirrel
Originally Posted by LeeD
fyi, it looks exactly and installs exactly the same on the xA.
I bit of a pain to install if you've anly got one person, but installable. I installed it myself alone in about 15-20min. Included some cussing too. ; )
I bit of a pain to install if you've anly got one person, but installable. I installed it myself alone in about 15-20min. Included some cussing too. ; )
11-15-2004 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Munch
Originally Posted by squirrel
Originally Posted by Munch
Originally Posted by squirrel
Originally Posted by LeeD
fyi, it looks exactly and installs exactly the same on the xA.
I bit of a pain to install if you've anly got one person, but installable. I installed it myself alone in about 15-20min. Included some cussing too. ; )
I bit of a pain to install if you've anly got one person, but installable. I installed it myself alone in about 15-20min. Included some cussing too. ; )
11-15-2004 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Munch
Originally Posted by squirrel
Originally Posted by Munch
Originally Posted by squirrel
Originally Posted by LeeD
fyi, it looks exactly and installs exactly the same on the xA.
I bit of a pain to install if you've anly got one person, but installable. I installed it myself alone in about 15-20min. Included some cussing too. ; )
I bit of a pain to install if you've anly got one person, but installable. I installed it myself alone in about 15-20min. Included some cussing too. ; )
11-15-2004 | 11:52 PM
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if yer vain about yer toold just bring em back to a sears and says theyre stripped , or that the open end of the wrench has opened up. you'll get new ones. but only 10 at a time
12-02-2004 | 02:03 PM
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Re: Progress Vendor
Originally Posted by speedstarracing
Sup Guys,
I carry the Progress sway bar for xB's...
$175 shipped (48 states)
hit me up!
pz,
wayne
I carry the Progress sway bar for xB's...
$175 shipped (48 states)
hit me up!
pz,
wayne
Originally Posted by mikochu
I think the cheapest place to buy it is ptuning.com with the scionlife coupon (check the sponsered sales section). It comes out to like 144 shipped or something...