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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 05:16 PM
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rear sway

well, I installed the rear sway yesterday, and I must say it was more difficult than I expected

My initial expectation was it would just be able to slip out... WRONG but all in all, its a cool mod and well worth it!
 
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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Good choice! I have the same one and have been extremely happy with it!
My only complaint is that I hurt my back the while installing it
 
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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Good choice! I have the same one and have been extremely happy with it!
My only complaint is that I hurt my back the while installing it
haha im not sure what exactly its called.. but I had to drop the frameish thing to slip it out

not a cool thing to discover half way through it :impatient
 
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 06:05 PM
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Oh, the SUB-frame?......Yeah, that was fun!
 
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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Oh, the SUB-frame?......Yeah, that was fun!

yup that would be it :impatient
 
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 06:13 PM
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The shop that installed mine quoted me 1 hour labor to install my H-Sport bar. It ended up taking them more than 2 hours, but they honored the estimate.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by mini_jenny
The shop that installed mine quoted me 1 hour labor to install my H-Sport bar. It ended up taking them more than 2 hours, but they honored the estimate.

it took me about 2 as well, and 30 of that staring at the "subframe" in hatred
 
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by justintime
it took me about 2 as well, and 30 of that staring at the "subframe" in hatred
I had a little trouble lining the sub-frame bolts back up, but got it together in the end. (w/ a break due to back pain, 3 hours and it wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be)
 
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by YakiMini
I had a little trouble lining the sub-frame bolts back up, but got it together in the end. (w/ a break due to back pain, 3 hours and it wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be)
did you disconnect the shocks as well? I reconected them before the supframe and used the jack to line it back up

I DO have a valid question about this however.. you have the madness as well correct? the two silver circle mabobbers.. where do they go??
 
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 06:33 PM
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Circle thingy's....

http://www.mini-madness.com/pdf_file...structions.pdf

I didn't install them right away, but I talked w/ George and they keep the R.S.Bar from sliding around and coming in contact w/ the springs.
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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ah, this is kinda what I figured so I went ahead and put them on the inside of the sway, and the bushings that hold it in place.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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Cool! I need to re-align everything when I get the chance cuz my bar is not 100% square at the moment, but it should not effect anything that I'm aware of...
Motor On!
 
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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 07:23 AM
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Cool! I need to re-align everything when I get the chance cuz my bar is not 100% square at the moment, but it should not effect anything that I'm aware of...
Motor On!

I could be wrong, but if its not aligned correctly.. wouldnt it be forcing the rear around harder on one side?
 
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