I just got a H-sport adjustable rear sway bar installed on my MCS and wanted to how to adjust it. More specifically, do I need to raise both rear wheels before I adjust it or can I lift one wheel at a time?
TIA

 

either both rear wheels up or down, but not one at a time! this will put the bar under stress and you will not be able to adjust.

 

but you better have both wheels in the air. Also our cars aren't perfect, so you may find that even with the wheels up, there is some load on the sway bar. You can jack one side up a bit to unload it.

But be carefull. A lot of people make the rear bar too stiff before the are ready for it, and find that the rear end trys to step out a lot. So, if you make it stiffer, approach turns cautiously at first, until you're comfortable with the new set up.

Matt

 

If you don't want to jack up both sides at the same time, you'll need to jack up one side, put something sturdy (very sturdy - I use a bottle jack) under then buttom of the strut on that side, then slowly lower the car, compressing the strut, until you can easily remove the bolt from the swaybar to make an adjustment.

Easiest is to just jack up both sides at the same time.

 

Hey! For safety, don't forget to chock the front wheel(s) when jacking the rear wheels. Vice versa for jacking the front.

 

safety first!! ive seen too many cars drop to the ground at the track - once with children around!!

On a very flat surface, chock the wheels... jack up using the front jack points and put a safety stand under the rear. lower the front and do the other side. at the end you will have jack stands on both rear lifting points and the wheels in the air. you shouldnt have any trouble adjusting the bar then. Make sure to break loose the lugs before lifting unless you have an impact gun.

Forward hole = stiffer
Middle = good setting to start with
Rear hole = softer

happy drifting!! (even on stiff the car is very neutral and takes some work to really get it to snap. i recomend going to a parking lot when it rains/snows to get a feel for how the car feels when it is sliding.. then some tight on-ramps. oh, DONT lift or jump on the brakes if you get too sideways, a little gas will move the weight rearwards and give you more traction.. drive out of it)

phil.

 

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