HVE 20mm Accent Sway Bar Install
04-29-2009, 07:20 AM
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HVE 20mm Accent Sway Bar Install
By Al - Updated with pics hosted on HA's server!
After long wait I finally got a day off and put HVEs 20mm sway bar. Installation took only 30 minutes with jacking up the car and getting wheels off which took most of the time.
This thing made huge difference is way my LC drives. It drastically reduced understeer and body roll, I can take corners at much much higher speeds now and few times when testing it out I made few "power slides"(got that from NFS underground
)
I recommend this mod to anyone!
My next upgrade is HVEs Heavy Duty clutch Sat 6th, cant wait!!
Here is install procedure:
1. Remove rear wheels to gain easy access to mounting points of stock sway bar.
2. Remove Nut holding end of the sway bar using 17mm socket
3. Remove 2 12mm bolts holding mid mounts
3. Throw away stock sway bar. This is a pic comparing stock and HVE sway bar side by side. You may not be able to tell much difference in the picture but HVE's sway bar is at least 2 times heavier then stock not to mention a lot thicker
4.Bolt that new bar back under the car and you're done.
NOTE: you may need to bend new heavy duty mid mounts to get botl holes ligned up.
After long wait I finally got a day off and put HVEs 20mm sway bar. Installation took only 30 minutes with jacking up the car and getting wheels off which took most of the time.
This thing made huge difference is way my LC drives. It drastically reduced understeer and body roll, I can take corners at much much higher speeds now and few times when testing it out I made few "power slides"(got that from NFS underground
)I recommend this mod to anyone!
My next upgrade is HVEs Heavy Duty clutch Sat 6th, cant wait!!
Here is install procedure:
1. Remove rear wheels to gain easy access to mounting points of stock sway bar.
2. Remove Nut holding end of the sway bar using 17mm socket
3. Remove 2 12mm bolts holding mid mounts
3. Throw away stock sway bar. This is a pic comparing stock and HVE sway bar side by side. You may not be able to tell much difference in the picture but HVE's sway bar is at least 2 times heavier then stock not to mention a lot thicker
4.Bolt that new bar back under the car and you're done.
NOTE: you may need to bend new heavy duty mid mounts to get botl holes ligned up.
