PhilbertZ Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 thanks oddman - didn't see your reply until I posted mine - will await the arrival of the kit and address the grease issue then. Thanks for the pre load info too - that's what I thought (getting in there to torque it will be interesting indeed, given the ride height....guess I'll lay down some planks for the wheels to create some clearance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddmanout84 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Using some ramps or dunnage may work, or maybe a jack with a piece of wood (with the rest of the car raised) to slightly compress each wheel might work. ramps are probably safer though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddmanout84 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 On a side note... You will find it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to install the sway bar bushing without loading the suspension. The bolt provided is too short for you to thread the nut on the other end otherwise. I had a real hard time doing this, even with loading each corner, then compressing the sway bar end into the control arms with another jack or a block of wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilbertZ Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 thanks! will be an adventure either way.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideways Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Mosto f these kits dont say anything about the tension rod bushings- Is there something im missing or do they not include these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddmanout84 Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Mosto f these kits dont say anything about the tension rod bushings- Is there something im missing or do they not include these? Mine came with them. But be warned, they've been known to snap T/C rods so most people don't use them, or go for the set with the ball joint instead. Personally, I didn't have the option of using my old rubber T/C bushings because they were shot, so I drilled the urethane ones full of holes on one side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideways Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Ya ive seen a little mention of that. I half wonder about the installation sometimes- Ive seen a lot of harm come from people who install their bushings but dont properly load the suspension when they tighten things down, which puts some extra stress on the parts when you do set the car down and put weight on the bushings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilbertZ Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I finished the install this weekend finally - here is my thread post with lots of photos: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=149208 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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