TRD Sway Bars installation / cost / tips
#1
TRD Sway Bars installation / cost / tips
Hello guys.
Since there are some group buys, I'm sure many people got the TRD sway bars for their 2GS. Just wanna sum up some info for the installation.
Q: How straight forward is the installation? Are there lots of things that need to be removed in order to access the sways?
Q: What is reasonable labor cost for installing 2 sway bars?
I also noticed some old threads mentioning that the front sways might be installed backwards, and that it will rub against the speed sensor, damaging it. Just want to give people some heads up.
Since there are some group buys, I'm sure many people got the TRD sway bars for their 2GS. Just wanna sum up some info for the installation.
Q: How straight forward is the installation? Are there lots of things that need to be removed in order to access the sways?
Q: What is reasonable labor cost for installing 2 sway bars?
I also noticed some old threads mentioning that the front sways might be installed backwards, and that it will rub against the speed sensor, damaging it. Just want to give people some heads up.
#2
The installation is very easy, the swaybars goes right back onto the stock location and there should be no complications.
According to ALLDATA, it's rated at 0.8 hours per swaybar.
According to ALLDATA, it's rated at 0.8 hours per swaybar.
#6
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My brother just had his TRD swaybar set-up installed about two weeks ago. I'll ask him for his impressions on the install when I get a chance.
Here's a pic of the front swaybar looking down from the engine bay
Here's a pic of the front swaybar looking down from the engine bay
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#9
Where can I find some removal diagrams for the sway bars? It will be much easier if there's something to look at
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My bro and I will attempt to install them tomororw morning. We have 4 jack stands, and my bro removed his whole exhaust manifold off his WRX with those jack stands, so we'll give it a shot.
Where can I find some removal diagrams for the sway bars? It will be much easier if there's something to look at
Where can I find some removal diagrams for the sway bars? It will be much easier if there's something to look at
#13
I am a DIY kind of person. It was not that hard just time consuming. Jack up the car. For the fronts you have to take off the plastic valance and side supports. remove the sway bar mounts and end link nuts. just be careful of the wheel sensors. remove the sway bar. the trd sway bar is considerably heavier, so it is a balancing act to install the bar. for the rear the mufflers can stay on. if you have a tom's 6 link rear end then it will have to be removed first. i tried to work around it and it did not work, so i removed it and the rear sway installation was a breeze.
#14
Hello Mango,
the pics are not showing up for some reason. Maybe I need to log in or something?
Thanks for your help man. I think i'm going to do this TONIGHT! (12:30am now). See if I can do it in a few hours, if not I'll wake up and do the rest tomorrow. (it's nice and cool now)
the pics are not showing up for some reason. Maybe I need to log in or something?
I am a DIY kind of person. It was not that hard just time consuming. Jack up the car. For the fronts you have to take off the plastic valance and side supports. remove the sway bar mounts and end link nuts. just be careful of the wheel sensors. remove the sway bar. the trd sway bar is considerably heavier, so it is a balancing act to install the bar. for the rear the mufflers can stay on. if you have a tom's 6 link rear end then it will have to be removed first. i tried to work around it and it did not work, so i removed it and the rear sway installation was a breeze.
#15
guys.
I JUST FINISHED INSTALLING THE SWAY BARS.
It's now about 4am. I started around 2:00am, and finished around 3:45am. Took me and my bro 1 hr. 45 min.
Pretty tired now. No time to test drive. I took plenty of pictures, will do a write up tomorrow.
thanks to everyone's help and advices. They really helped. Boy, the front was easy but time-consuming, the rear was a short task but very tricky!
I JUST FINISHED INSTALLING THE SWAY BARS.
It's now about 4am. I started around 2:00am, and finished around 3:45am. Took me and my bro 1 hr. 45 min.
Pretty tired now. No time to test drive. I took plenty of pictures, will do a write up tomorrow.
thanks to everyone's help and advices. They really helped. Boy, the front was easy but time-consuming, the rear was a short task but very tricky!