DIY: Hotchkis F&R Sway bar install
#32
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I have the front and rear Hotchkis bars on my 08 G37 S. I had to recently replace the left rear sway bar end link. I don't know if it failed due necessarily to a relatively weak stock part or because maybe it was not sufficiently tightened when originally installed. Regardless, I would like to ask if anyone knows if these bars are supposed to be "loaded" when installed? I.E., does the suspension need to be loaded before bolting them in to work as originally designed?
Thanks for any input you may have!
-James
Thanks for any input you may have!
-James
#33
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Loaded
I have the front and rear Hotchkis bars on my 08 G37 S. I had to recently replace the left rear sway bar end link. I don't know if it failed due necessarily to a relatively weak stock part or because maybe it was not sufficiently tightened when originally installed. Regardless, I would like to ask if anyone knows if these bars are supposed to be "loaded" when installed? I.E., does the suspension need to be loaded before bolting them in to work as originally designed?
Thanks for any input you may have!
-James
Thanks for any input you may have!
-James
#35
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Thanks,
James
#36
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If it's connected, it's connected. It will settle into place via the endlinks, either way. Some cars are just harder to connect without the suspension in the right spot, usually loaded. You should be fine. I have had mine on over a year and it's cold and I can hear them. I Need some new grease in the bushings.
Last edited by 04STi208G37; 02-14-2011 at 07:58 PM.
#37
Sorry to start this again, but can anyone comment on if removing the rear bar would require removing the exhaust pipes, i have stillen catback on my sedan and there doesn't seem to be a lot of room to take the old bar out and put the new one in, especially with the shape of the bar.
#39
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Sorry to start this again, but can anyone comment on if removing the rear bar would require removing the exhaust pipes, i have stillen catback on my sedan and there doesn't seem to be a lot of room to take the old bar out and put the new one in, especially with the shape of the bar.
#41
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