Ok, this thread is for n00b's and beginners who want to take a stab at doing their own suspension upgrade as far as sway bar replacement and strut bar installation. I have the monstermotorworks rear strut bar and Suspension Technique (ST) Anti-Sway bar.


You want to begin by jacking the car up on both sides and placing the car on jack stands. The reason the car must be on jacks stands is 1. for safety, and 2. in order to properly apply the strut bar the load must be partially taken off of the chassis. Make sure the height is even on both sides.


Now you want to go ahead and remove everything from the trunk space to gain access to the 4 nuts that you need to remove to install the strut bar.


Loosen and remove the 4 nuts. They are on tight, I climbed into the trunk and used my legs and a closed wrench to push them loose. Install the strut bar, tighten the nuts the same way you loosened them, and you have this...


Some cutting will be required when you are done to replace your hidden compartments. Don't worry, the jack will fit properly even after you cut through the foam. You need to cut out a large space in the back if you want to replace the compartments though.

Now for the sway bars...

Climb under your car with you 14mm hand wrench, ratchet, 14mm long socket, 14mm short socket, and ratchet extensions. There are 4 nuts and 2 bolts that need to be removed. Begin by removing this nut on both sides of the vehicle.


Then remove the nuts here, and the two bolts are directly above. Use your ratchet and socket to do this.


Now your sway bar should be loose...


You need to manipulate the position of the bar a little bit to get the side to your right into this position...

^Notice how the end of the bar is out and under the wheel... Now just curse, twist and turn the bar until you can slide it out.

Notice the difference...?


Now you want to get your new Anti-Sway bar into position. This may be acomplished alot easier if you unbolt the exhaust right above your head. It's 2 14mm bolts that have springs on them. Undo them so you can separate the exhaust and squeeze your ASB into position.

Begin by sliding the new ASB into position like this.


Work the bar into position, it should be outside the exhaust pipe now. Just go ahead and separate the two pieces and slide it in between and it should now set right into place.



Now you need to get the hyper urethane bushings. There is a razor sharp cut in the bushings so you can slide them over the bar. Spread the bushing to loosen it up to make the application easier. Do it about 3-5 times. Now grease the bushing. Make sure you grease them well. If you can purchase some and go overboard. I used both tubes that the company supplied. After you've greased them, slip them into place and install the bracket. I highly recommend tightening the bolt on the top of the bracket before the nuts on the bottom. Once you do that, tighten the nut's onto the end of that bar into the position of choice. Further away from the bar is a softer setting while closer is more aggressive.



Congratulations on your installation. Make sure you check for loose nuts and bolts as there should be none. Make sure everything is fastened down, all your tools are collected. Lower the car and your all set.

And becareful when it's raining...

 

i thought the ST suspension sway bar came as a front and rear set?

 

Nice writeup...very useful for those are weren't confident enough to do it before, now they can!

 

^They did, I'm not willing to do the install on the floor or without a hydraulic lift and floor jack due to the fact that the sub frame needs to come down...

 

Thanks, it's rather simple but for some reason when people see a DIY write up like this with color in detail pics and not crappy instructions they tend to be more confident and do it successfully...

 

Nice write up. What's the size of that ST sway? And how much stiffer than stock?

 

Awesome writeup, my TRD RSB is on its way, I knew it was easy but I kinda needed DIY with DETAILED PIX so I don't mess up anything. GREAT JOB!

 

I'm not sure the size, I haven't really been able to test the stiffness yet. It was highway all the way home. But around a few bends i didn't slow down from 100, and the off ramp to my apt i braked hard into and accelerated out alot faster, i cant be certain how much of an improvement it is. i'll keep updating. It's nice tho... Now i'm going to work on lowering it... Needs springs and struts. But I think I'm going to wait for the Tockico struts to come out.

 

Your TRD RSB has stoppers on it... nice little feature. It's a rather easy install. Just don't give up if you can't get the bar out, you gotta work at it. Patience...

 

^^It didn't say what % over stock?

 

what's stoppers?

 

haha, these are stoppers...



inside the red box are the stoppers. they are right on the inside of the bushings

 

Those are the stoppers.

 

Ahh! You beat me!

 

Oh I see, so they prevent sway bar to move side to side?
Thx guys

 

pretty much, dont know what thats going to say for mine but oh well...

 

Very nice. I cant wait to install mine now. :D

 

whos in charge of sticky'n stuff? this is a common DIY. Sticky in my opinion. Because I wrote it too.

 

now you gotta do a write up of the front and you will be all done lol.

 

Haha yeah one of the Mods will do it.... eventually