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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.

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

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).

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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....

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