rbehny
12-15-2004, 05:33 AM
Whiteline 22mm FSB install - 2001 Impreza 2.5RS MT
Keep the car at normal height (i.e. don't jack it up). I used a set of ramps to elevate the car since I’m running a lowered suspension. Elevating the car proved to be more a pain than expected, more on this later.
Tools you’ll need:
12mm wrench
12mm socket
14mm wrench
14mm socket
Small clamp – optional but helpful
You will need to undo 8 bolts to remove the stock sway bar, a bolt at each end link, a bolt in each bushing mount, and 4 from the metal plate between the cross member (front jacking point when using a floor jack). The crossmember plate's front bolts have nuts on top that you'll need a 12mm wrench for and the rears are captive so the 12mm socket comes in handy.
*This is where having the car on ramps becomes a problem.
At this point I needed to take a wheel off to remove the swaybar out the side. The exhaust headers run directly below the swaybar making the removal of the bar from beneath impossible with out their removal as well.
After removing the car from the ramps I jacked up the passenger side of the car with the stock jack and inserted a jack stand on the cross member to be safe. Remove the wheel and manipulate the swaybar to come out (a counter clockwise motion seemed to work best for me). Insert the new swaybar making sure the orientation of the bar is the same as the bar you are removing. Replace wheel and lower car for final assembly.
After the new bar is in place, lube up the new bushings and slide them over the bar. I first reattached the end link then the bushing mount. The bushing mount brackets did not want to move for me so I used a small clamp to aid in starting the bolt back into the mount. Reinstall cross member plate and you’re done.
i have pictures attached at :
http://www.rs25.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22837
if more are needed let me know.
Robert
Keep the car at normal height (i.e. don't jack it up). I used a set of ramps to elevate the car since I’m running a lowered suspension. Elevating the car proved to be more a pain than expected, more on this later.
Tools you’ll need:
12mm wrench
12mm socket
14mm wrench
14mm socket
Small clamp – optional but helpful
You will need to undo 8 bolts to remove the stock sway bar, a bolt at each end link, a bolt in each bushing mount, and 4 from the metal plate between the cross member (front jacking point when using a floor jack). The crossmember plate's front bolts have nuts on top that you'll need a 12mm wrench for and the rears are captive so the 12mm socket comes in handy.
*This is where having the car on ramps becomes a problem.
At this point I needed to take a wheel off to remove the swaybar out the side. The exhaust headers run directly below the swaybar making the removal of the bar from beneath impossible with out their removal as well.
After removing the car from the ramps I jacked up the passenger side of the car with the stock jack and inserted a jack stand on the cross member to be safe. Remove the wheel and manipulate the swaybar to come out (a counter clockwise motion seemed to work best for me). Insert the new swaybar making sure the orientation of the bar is the same as the bar you are removing. Replace wheel and lower car for final assembly.
After the new bar is in place, lube up the new bushings and slide them over the bar. I first reattached the end link then the bushing mount. The bushing mount brackets did not want to move for me so I used a small clamp to aid in starting the bolt back into the mount. Reinstall cross member plate and you’re done.
i have pictures attached at :
http://www.rs25.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22837
if more are needed let me know.
Robert