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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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Hey gang, I got a bit of a question/ concern about my sway bar. I installed it a little back and it is on the race setting. I followed the instructions and it took the place of the srock sway bar. I thought it was pretty easy, I mean it was only a couple of bolts.
Anyway, when I drive, it sounds like my car is bottoming out? Is that what it should sound like if I got it set to the race setting? Please, any information would help. Thanks gang! Best to all!
Old Aug 12, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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Recheck your endlinks, one or both may be loose
Old Jun 28, 2008 | 01:42 PM
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so u could install the rear sways urself easily?? i thought it was jst the front strut that was easy. lol
Old Jun 28, 2008 | 03:58 PM
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no, the front is hard, the back is easy.
Old Jun 28, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Need4Bass05
no, the front is hard, the back is easy.
2nd that

also, see if you tighten the endlink bolts and see if you put enough KY jelly on the bushings
Old Jun 29, 2008 | 04:57 AM
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Originally Posted by exzess
so u could install the rear sways urself easily?? i thought it was jst the front strut that was easy. lol
the front sway not strut is hard. The rear is easy. the front strut bar is very easy but if you do one make sure you jack the car up when you put it on.
Old Jun 30, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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I installed mine, but I forgot about the replacement bushings and just put the stock ones back on. Also the end links look to be bowed in I dont know if its normal tho... a couple times i heard a little noise when I came over speed bumps? I have to check it to make sure nothing is loose. Does this all sound normal tho? I didnt lubricate the bushings when I put them back in? should the endlinks look straight? cuz they look crooked where they are bolted?
Old Jun 30, 2008 | 10:27 PM
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they should look striaght. No crookedness to them at all. The arent very beefy stock. You could get dezods or the camry ones are pretty beefy too.
Old Jul 1, 2008 | 05:42 AM
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well not crooked but they point inward, dont know if its normal or not. checked it out today and one of the bolts that holds the bushings in place fell off, so I gotta go to toyota tommorow and see if I can order another one or try to find one at ace hardware or something...
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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can any1 give me and others a small DIY on the install? or are the directions of the box more than enough to install it? i looked at my trunk n still have no idea were it goes lol
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 08:27 PM
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hahaha dont look at your trunk man, look at the bottom of your car from under your car!


heres what ya do to prep:
1. raise your car up for the rear wheels using two car jacks
2. find the stock rear sway bar (its black)
3. follow the instructions and dont forget to tighten and put the ky jelly
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 09:21 PM
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yea i meant "under my trunk"...haha dat'd b lame if i really did hahahaha
Old Jul 2, 2008 | 10:53 PM
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btw were do i put da jelly and wat for. if its not a joke.
Old Jul 3, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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haha no the jelly aint no joke man
the trd bar comes with something called bushing lubricant*
this is very important because he helps prevent the squeaking of your rear sway bar

anyways, follow the directions and put the lube on the area where the black bushings (rubber round things) meet the sway bar
(dont skimp on the lube or you will pay for it later)

check this out for reference:
http://www.trdsparks.com/install/006...00-110inst.pdf

item 3 is what the bushings look like
item 4 is the lube aka the ky
Old Jul 3, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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you put in the rubber bushings right?
Old Jul 3, 2008 | 07:27 PM
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yea
put the ky IN THE HOLE ^_^
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