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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 06:51 PM
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rear sway bar install

Can anyone reccomend a good mechanic for a sway bar and end link install.
not sure if i want to tackle this myself. I thought about Mini of Morristown, thought the labor rates might be kinda high.
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 07:24 PM
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Give Eric a call at Helix, it is worth the drive to philly.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 06:41 AM
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"Motoringfile" has a good testamonial about a Helix rear swaybar installation. It is an easy DIY with the assistance of numerous tutorials and videos available on the internet. Basic mechanical skills are sufficient (meaning which end of the wrench attaches to the bolt). The only assistance I required was removing the old sway bar and inserting the new and also coaxing the right rear shock for the lower bolt reattachment. The rest of the wrenching was easy. I did have this big boogieman vision of dropping the subframe and re-bolting it--that turned out to be far simpler and easier than described. As a newb this DIY first appeared a bit daunting but as I continued it was quite the opposite. As I often say if I can do it anyone can. Good luck.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 08:29 PM
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+1 on Helix.
 
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