"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
05/15/2015 at 11:59 • Filed to: None
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"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
05/15/2015 at 11:59 • Filed to: None | 0
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How on earth does something like this actually install on a car? I have no idea what I’m looking at here. I see a brace, and a sway bar, but how the hell does it actually connect to the parts on the car? This is a million ways removed from the sway bar on my Buick which was two rubber body mounts and a couple end links. This is a different ball game entirely.
Car is a 98 LX with no rear sway bar
Snuze: Needs another Swede
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/15/2015 at 12:12 |
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If the car didn’t have a rear sway bar to begin with, you need a way to attach it to the chassis. So all the extraneous metal is probably some kind of crossbrace you bolt in to hold the swaybar. And you can see the mounts are aluminum with rubber inserts, and of course the ends have holes drilled for endlinks.
The part at the bottom is a little lip to hold the Mugen sticker. Which is the most important part.
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> Snuze: Needs another Swede
05/15/2015 at 12:17 |
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I still have no idea how this is supposed to bolt up to my car... can’t find installation guides or instructions anywhere, or even info on if it will work with my specific car with the stock parts or if I need to get aftermarket LCAs as well. So frustrating and my google-fu is not up to the task
extraspecialbitter
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/15/2015 at 12:25 |
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It didn’t come with endlinks?
AthomSfere
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/15/2015 at 12:30 |
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Bolt holes. Problem solved. :p
E92M3
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/15/2015 at 12:45 |
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Part of it is a subframe reinforcement. Here’s a similar one installed.
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> extraspecialbitter
05/15/2015 at 12:52 |
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I haven’t bought anything. I’m trying to determine if I should buy something
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> E92M3
05/15/2015 at 12:53 |
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Where are the ends of the sway bar attached to? What sort of end links? No picture I can find answers any of my questions
FrederickLawOlmsteez
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/15/2015 at 13:14 |
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Pictures only tell lies. Call the manufacturer.
What kind of build is this? That seems like A LOT of sway bar for anything but a dedicated track monster.
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> FrederickLawOlmsteez
05/15/2015 at 13:15 |
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This is me wanting something to go around corners really well without bullshitting around with aftermarket shocks and compromising ride quality *too* much. Upgrading sway bars on the Murdersofa accomplished exactly this, so I figure a monster sway bar on my Civic should do the trick to have a decent autocrossable daily driver.
MonkeePuzzle
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/15/2015 at 13:27 |
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you need lower control arms that have the hole for sway bars. they can be had from an SI, likely the EX also, not sure if the LX has them. I know the DX and CX didn’t
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> MonkeePuzzle
05/15/2015 at 14:18 |
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Unfortunately, that can’t happen. Both of my lower control arms are seized to the hub, and no amount of bolt loosener is getting them off.
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E92M3
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/15/2015 at 15:28 |
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They attach to the lower control arms. Beefier aftermarket endlinks are suggested.
oldjohn
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
05/16/2015 at 18:39 |
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Fire! and PLENTY OF IT!!