Sway bar removal - leave car on the ground? Jack it up a bit?
Thanks
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I've always had mine up on jack stands, wheels hanging.
It is a no hassle move that way.
YMMV
Larry
It is a no hassle move that way.
YMMV
Larry
There may be a small amount of interference in the angles between bar ends and the a-arm brackets, making it difficult to attach all the bolts. In that case, you might need to jackstand the frame and use a floorjack under each a-arm to get the angles correct so the bolts go in unstressed. I find adding a spot of oil to the a-arm attach bolts helpful. Many Pantera body/chassis are twisted a bit- especially those with big wheels and stock bay-braces, making the angle-matching with swaybars even more problematic.
Mine line up best with the car sitting on the suspension.
Mike
Mike
You'll have to force the sway bar in place and hold it while you get the bolts in place. Don't tighten anything until all your bolts are started.
OK.....So reading over the reply's - we got
"1 up on jack stands, wheels hanging.
2 jackstand the frame and use a floorjack under each a-arm to get the angles correct so the bolts go in unstressed
3 car sitting on the suspension"
Now uh, Where to start ????
"1 up on jack stands, wheels hanging.
2 jackstand the frame and use a floorjack under each a-arm to get the angles correct so the bolts go in unstressed
3 car sitting on the suspension"
Now uh, Where to start ????
1 and 2 are related. With the car on jack stands you use the floor jack to move the A-arms to a point to unload the sway bar making installation and removal easier. If nothing else it gives you some working room.
If the anti sway-bar is not easily removable when the car is sitting on the suspension, I expect something is in a bind. The anti-sway bar spends most of its time in this position so you wouldn’t want things bound up when it is in the home position.
Mike
Mike
I just removed the front and rear sway bars (I call them anti-roll bars). I have done it before a few times as well.
Easy to remove with the car up on jackstands. I did not use floor jacks under the suspension - Not required. I remove the outer clamps first.
INSTALLING the anti-roll bars is different.
As stated above:
1) Put the car on jackstands
2) With a floor jack under the suspension, jack up and install the a-arm bushings and clamps so that they go in with a minor amount of coaxing. Oiling the studs and bolts is a good idea (Thanks Bosswrench) - Although I do not know the effect on the lock nuts (inner clamps). I install the outer clamps first. Then push in (rear), or down (front) on the anti-roll bar and attach the inner clamps.
3) As David said. Tighten up after you get all the fasteners started.
Easy to remove with the car up on jackstands. I did not use floor jacks under the suspension - Not required. I remove the outer clamps first.
INSTALLING the anti-roll bars is different.
As stated above:
1) Put the car on jackstands
2) With a floor jack under the suspension, jack up and install the a-arm bushings and clamps so that they go in with a minor amount of coaxing. Oiling the studs and bolts is a good idea (Thanks Bosswrench) - Although I do not know the effect on the lock nuts (inner clamps). I install the outer clamps first. Then push in (rear), or down (front) on the anti-roll bar and attach the inner clamps.
3) As David said. Tighten up after you get all the fasteners started.