Installed the Rear Anti-Sway bar tonight
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From: New Hampsha
Thanks for the pics bigallis1! I've been talking to Brad at neverenoughauto and will be ordering mine on Monday 
I mentioned that he should stop by here as we have a few folks who may be interested in ordering the sway bar. He said he would check us out as they are looking to add another site as being a supporting vendor.
You need a torque wrench to do this right? 45 lbs if I remember correctly?
Goose
I mentioned that he should stop by here as we have a few folks who may be interested in ordering the sway bar. He said he would check us out as they are looking to add another site as being a supporting vendor.You need a torque wrench to do this right? 45 lbs if I remember correctly?
Goose
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Joined: 04-19-2006
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From: Arvada CO
Yes Goose...it's 45 lbs.
I've got install pictures from Mike at SoCal that he had posted on his site that he has allowed me to use for a how to. I'll post them in that section if they are not already there...along with my Deb How-To.
I've got install pictures from Mike at SoCal that he had posted on his site that he has allowed me to use for a how to. I'll post them in that section if they are not already there...along with my Deb How-To.
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Joined: 08-17-2006
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From: Ottawa, Ontario
That was also the first time I had been under a vehicle in over 20 years, so I spent some time checking out the undercarriage
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From: Arvada CO
Was looking thru all my many HHR photos and found the pics that Mike from SoCalHHR's had for install.
Thought I'd share them with those of you who would like to see them and post my version of installing the sway bar.
Plus the pics are here on the site, just in case Mike's page ever disappears for some reason.
This is what your package should look like if's it's a Progress Tech.
Very large heavy box with sway bar and a bag of parts.
Mine came with instructions when I bought it from Mike.
Hardware needed to install the sway bar.
(oh lookie there...there's the directions inside that plastic bag)
Ladies will read them...guys will do the macho thing and set them aside.
Henry and I backed my car up on ramps and that made it much easier to install.
It is recommended to do it flat...
but when you are in your early 50's like us,
you don't fit under the car like you used to.
Easy part is finding the holes where the sway bar will attach.
Then slide the piece that the bolts will screw into above these holes
and line it up as best you can.
This can be a little tricky when putting the bolt and washer on,
cuz the dang thing moves.
Insert bolts and hand tighten.
Tighten the right side with torque wrench to 45 ft lbs.
Tighten the left side with torque wrench to 45 ft lbs.
You are now done...take that mean machine of yours out for a spin
and check out the difference in the ride.
Thanks go out to Mike from SoCalHHR's for the great photos and product he supplied me.
Definitely made a huge difference with body roll once it was installed.
Thought I'd share them with those of you who would like to see them and post my version of installing the sway bar.
Plus the pics are here on the site, just in case Mike's page ever disappears for some reason.
This is what your package should look like if's it's a Progress Tech.
Very large heavy box with sway bar and a bag of parts.
Mine came with instructions when I bought it from Mike.
Hardware needed to install the sway bar.
(oh lookie there...there's the directions inside that plastic bag)
Ladies will read them...guys will do the macho thing and set them aside.
Henry and I backed my car up on ramps and that made it much easier to install.
It is recommended to do it flat...
but when you are in your early 50's like us,
you don't fit under the car like you used to.
Easy part is finding the holes where the sway bar will attach.
Then slide the piece that the bolts will screw into above these holes
and line it up as best you can.
This can be a little tricky when putting the bolt and washer on,
cuz the dang thing moves.
Insert bolts and hand tighten.
Tighten the right side with torque wrench to 45 ft lbs.
Tighten the left side with torque wrench to 45 ft lbs.
You are now done...take that mean machine of yours out for a spin
and check out the difference in the ride.
Thanks go out to Mike from SoCalHHR's for the great photos and product he supplied me.
Definitely made a huge difference with body roll once it was installed.
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Joined: 04-19-2006
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From: Arvada CO
If you're talking about the stock suspension and not what comes on the 2LT, yes it does. I've got a 1LT and it definitely improved the ride...better cornering and less body roll on the highways in the wind. Definitely an inexpensive mod that I would recommend to any HHR owner.
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Joined: 05-03-2006
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From: Newfoundland, Canada
Thanks for the pics bigallis1! I've been talking to Brad at neverenoughauto and will be ordering mine on Monday I mentioned that he should stop by here as we have a few folks who may be interested in ordering the sway bar. He said he would check us out as they are looking to add another site as being a supporting vendor.
You need a torque wrench to do this right? 45 lbs if I remember correctly?
Goose
I mentioned that he should stop by here as we have a few folks who may be interested in ordering the sway bar. He said he would check us out as they are looking to add another site as being a supporting vendor.You need a torque wrench to do this right? 45 lbs if I remember correctly?
Goose
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Joined: 05-23-2006
Posts: 1,082
From: Chandler, AZ
When I installed mine I didn't have a torque wrench, so I just put lock-tite on the bolts and tightened them as much as I could. I figured you can't make them any tighter than tight! What exactly is the need to use a torque wrench in this instance anyway. 
