When I first started looking at this install I figured Id have to take it to a shop. You have to navigate a bolt that is just barely small enough to fit, way way inside the rear trailing arm, and drop it into a tiny hole. No way to reach with your fingers. If you have some really long nosed pliers that *might* work.

What I figured out - take a 13/14mm or so wrench, lay the bolt in it, then tape the bolt on so it wont slip off.

Then you should be able to get the bolt in the control arm sideways, then twist it around to vertical, and then hunt around until you get it to drop in the hole.

then just tear the wrench/tape off.

 

Cool... Someone (*ahem* look in the mirror) should do a walkthrough on how to install the sway bars so scared DIYers like me can be more confident in installing the sway bars.

To get screws in in hard-to-reach places (without using two hands), I used to use tissue (kleenex) to hold the screw on the screw driver... Now I use those long flex screwdrivers that have a bit that expands and contracts to hold the screws.

 

easy............... just put a wire threw the opening and then tape the bolt to the wire then pull.

 

that's the rear... don't you gotta lift the motor to get to the front? i think it's more work than that.

 

I tried that with some string at first, tying it, but the knot kept coming lose =)

didn't have any wire =)

 

I dunno

haven't done it.

 

I used my Mac tools extension magnet to put the bolts in their place and blasted the nut on with my Snap-on Airgun. But I wanna see the DIY on the front swaybar, thats a challenge a lot of people want to see.

 

Do you think it would be a much easier job for someone who has not lowered there car yet to just put the front sway bar on when they are putting new springs on?????

 

no

the difficulty mainly lies that there is tons and tons of crap you need to take off from under the car to get the old bar out and the new one in.


ive only looked at it briefly and thought "Damn!"

I may try in a few weeks to DIY and I'll post if I do

 

ok, when lowering your car, you take out the strut. When installing the swaybar, you need the strut to hold the subframe. So, yeah no. Don't lower the car at the same time as the swaybar install.
The DIY instructions will be in full detail, because I am using air tools and a lift. And it still takes me 2 hours to install the dam thing.