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This is the best mods I have done to the Fit in terms of performance. It was just as good as when I upgraded my Integra to the 22mm ITR rear swaybar. The install is pretty easy and shouldn't take you more than an 45 minutes. I don't remember all the wrench sizes that I used, so I apologize about that. I did use red loctite for the nuts and bolts to make sure it doesn't come off in the future.
Here's a picture of what came in the package from Progress.
You need to take off the rear wheels first so you have more room to work with.
Then I jacked up the car with the 3 ton jack on the tow hook and placed two jack stands on the rear side jack points.
After that you need to take off the rear springs. It is held into this rubber piece to the metal bracket that it sits in. Once you get the spring out, you can see the mounting holes for the rear swaybar. You will use three on each side.
Insert the swaybar from the driver side to the passenger side. That seems to be the easiest way to get the swaybar in there.
Once you get it in there start with one side of the swaybar first and put the three bolts in from the top and then line up the swaybar to the bottom of it and put the washer and nuts on. Do not fully tighten it yet until you have both sides ready to be tightened. Do the same for the other side and then fully tighten all the nuts. I even used some red loctite, since I didn't want the swaybar to fall off one day.
Here's the passenger side of the rear swaybar installed.
Here's a picture of the driver side of the rear swaybar installed.
The swaybar is installed and all the bolts have been tightened.
After that you tightened the bolts and nuts, go ahead and reinstall the rear springs. Put your wheels back on and lower the car back onto the ground. Don't forget to tighten your lug nuts and you are done! Take it for a spin.
10 comments:
Most excellent DIY info. Thanks
Fit_61
just curious, did the raised bolt heads affect the height of the car?
Glad you liked the DIY.
The bolts do not raise the car, but it does cause it to sit a little uneven. There are smaller head bolts you can use that are flatter and/or fill the other holes with similar bolts to even the seat area so the spring can sit evenly.
Do you need a spring compressor to get the springs out, or are they easy to remove with the car on the lift?
You don't need a spring compressor. Once the car is lifted up and you undo the shock from the fork the springs will just decompress and you can take them out by hand.
Does it seem as though the screws will degrade the rubber seat on which the spring is placed?
Yes...it's rubbing against it. you can use rounded screws to install the swaybar that will fit better.
I'm having trouble removing the rear springs. I can't seem to get the 14mm bolt holding the shock in place to loosen up at all. Am I just weak or is there some easier way to remove the shock to get the spring out?
how about to re-install the springs...need a compression tool for that?
On the rear springs you don't need a spring compressor. It' just sits in there. :)
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