front sway bar with downpipe install??
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front sway bar with downpipe install??
I'm getting my 42 DP installed on tuesday of next week and I've been having a clunk in the front end whenever I start or stop moving in traffic and what not. That being said I've changed the bushings in the control arms (wish I had put defcons in at the same time) and the dogbone mount trying to get rid of the clunk. A while ago I had my car at the dealer and they mentioned that the front sway bar needed to be replaced, which I ignored as they wanted to charge me 500 for the job. Am I correct to think that the subframe has to be dropped to put in the DP? If so, is it a good idea to buy a front sway bar now to save on labor?
I was going to try to do all the work myself but after hearing what a PITA the downpipe is, I figured I'd pay someone to suffer with it for a couple hours
I was going to try to do all the work myself but after hearing what a PITA the downpipe is, I figured I'd pay someone to suffer with it for a couple hours
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You can avoid the alignment if...>>>
You take a Camber index reading on both sides before dropping the subframe. When re-bolting, nudge it back to the same readings and you'll retain your previous alignment settings.. I doubt many shops do this though..
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No need to replace sway bar. Just get poly bushings and break off OEM plastic sleeve.
Not very difficult to do yourself. Replace old rubber bushings with 20mm polyurethane.<ul><li><a href="http://www.ttstuff.com/performance_suspension_bushings.php">number 3 in theTTStuff figure</a></li></ul>
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