Installed my Progressive Rear Sway Bar tonight.......took me 2 friggin hours!!

[MassiveOverkill]

After talking to my neighbors for an hour and 40 minutes. Seriously, this thing was ridiculously easy to install. Didn't have to put the car up on jack stands. All I used was my 19mm socket, 3/4" ratchet, a breaker bar, and a torque wrench with the same breaker bar to tighten the bolts. Car handles soooo much better. I can't believe I'm turning into a ricer.

[WaveAction]

awesome man..shoulda got some pics of the install..hopefully i'll be getting hotchkiss swaybars and install them at work(free use of tools and hoists) which makes it alot easier

[MassiveOverkill]

I know, but I just got home from work and couldn't wait because it was starting to get dark (neighbors coming by to visit didn't help).

[WaveAction]

ohh..well thats understandable..still it's great to hear..are you lowered at all? or just the swaybars installed on stock springs/struts?

[MassiveOverkill]

Not lowered yet. Just the swaybar. I'll probably hold off on the lowering springs until I need an alignment done. I'm cheap like that.

[AKLGT]

LOL. i don't think adding a sway bar makes you a ricer. now adding unpainted body parts, body kits or otherwise, then you may be considered a ricer, and/or revving your engine to race every car you pull up next to on the street. until then, i think doing suspension mods are the more intelligent mod route to go.

[MassiveOverkill]

I know, but the urge to test my new handling abilities against another car that outclasses mine would.............I think it may happen too :leaving:

[djb383]

Just don't install a fart cannon for a muffler, especially if it's an automatic, that's ricey.

[northvibe]

you have to get an alignment done after spring install so...unless you are waiting a long time to get springs, just hold off on the alignment until after you install the springs. The rear sway bar I hear helps a ton! I want one soo bad, but I sorta want the front one too.... decisions decisions. you have any pics? 20 min for an install? I look easy to install too, just goes across the back axle thing.

[Mavrik]

it takes longer to jack up the car then crawl under and install. I jacked my car up because it was lowered and I couldn't really fit under. What a difference though it made. A good install and not a ricer one IMO.

[MassiveOverkill]

I'd never install the coffee can. I can't stand the sound. I knew I'd have to get an alignment after installing springs, so that's why I'm going to wait until I need alignment........do the springs first and then get her aligned. Unfortunately I don't have pics. I can only see needing to jack the car up if you're lowered ike Mavrik and/or your top bolt is rusting and spins when you try and loosen the lower bolt. My car is only a year and a half old, so the bolts came off pretty easy (not counting the elbow grease). I really see no need for the front swaybar unless you plan on autocrossing.

[cohocarl]

Quote, originally posted by WaveAction »..shoulda got some pics of the install...Here's a couple old posts I made a while ago:RearFront

[Sublimewind]

Quote, originally posted by MassiveOverkill »I know, but the urge to test my new handling abilities against another car that outclasses mine would.............I think it may happen too :leaving:Just make sure you do it in a School Zone, for full ricer effect.... lolBut seriously, nothing :ricer" about doing a SB....

[WaveAction]

cool..thanks for the 2 links cohocarl..the front looks abit complicated..didnt think it was that hard..rears look easy though