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Old 09-08-2001, 01:45 PM   #1
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Post How To Pull The Front Sway Bar?

1.How Hard Is It?
2.What Do I Need To Do To Take It Off?
3.How Long Does It Take?
4.Will I Be Able To Drive To The Track With It Off??

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Old 09-08-2001, 02:13 PM   #2
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1) Easy, except the plastic nut retainers above the frame will likely break. Have to remove or cut the rubber splash guards to get it out as I recall.

2) Ordinary wrenches and/or ratchet.

3) About 5-10 minutes.

4) Yes... Just don't take any high speed corners. It'll feel really loose.

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Old 09-08-2001, 03:57 PM   #3
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the first time you take it off can be a little bit of a pain because of the plastic retainers described above, but other than that its easy, especially with air tools, 1st time may take 30-45 minutes, after that maybe 20 min.
i drive mine everyday with it off, it takes getting used to but its not as bad as some people describe, just dont forget its off and try to take an offramp at 130mph
its also fun to launch and feel/see the front of the car come up

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Old 09-08-2001, 06:26 PM   #4
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i just took mine off last week and had a bit of trouble with the upper nut on the frame mount. they would spin and i had to use a pair of channel lock to hold them while i undid the bolt from below. took me about 45 minutes. i don't take curves fast anyways so i don't notice and diff in handling but do notice the front end moves up when accelerating quickly. that thing is heavy too! about 20-30 lbs.

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