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rayjay: (2018-05-21 06:19:12)
So I purchased MSA front and rear sway bars some years ago for my 86tand I was running only the front MSA bar while I left the back one stock. After refinishing my rear subframe and adding an LSD, Iâm ready to install the rear bar.
So so I got under the car today and I had some initial obervations. Firstly, the new bracket holes didnât quite fit on the mounting studs on the rear crossmember. 30 seconds of light filing and they cleared the studs easily. Then, I had a hell of a time getting everything up and bolts started and needed to use a jack to help, which I guess isnât so unexpected. But when I took a closer look, it seems as though the sway bar makes contact with the crossmember not to far away from the mount closer to the centre of the car. Is it supposed to touch like that? Hopefully the pics below work.
The other things is that it looks like the bar bushing doesnât quite come together completely and deforms slightly when I tighten it all the way. Is this normal?
in any case, itâs installed and the mounts just needs to be snugged up before I install the end links. I donât remember if the bars came with instructions but Iâm pretty sure I lost them.
any tips and tricks related the the MSA rear bar would be greatly appreciated. If iâm not missing anything, all good!
Thanks!
rayjay: (2018-05-21 15:34:14)
Some other images
Dunkine: (2018-05-21 21:12:48)
Do you have it upside down? Shouldn't be touching like that.
That has to be upside down, the front of the bar should go down, not up.
The bushings look like they are for a smaller diameter sway.
rayjay: (2018-05-22 05:19:25)
Well, I donât think itâs upside down. From looking at my stock bar, the ends of the bar that connect to the endlinks should be sweeping up, not down, which is how I have it installed.
As for the bushings, those are the ones that came in the kit from MSA and when I put them on the bar prior to installation they fit around the bar perfectly. They just deformed slightly when I started to snug everything up.
Seems pretty odd odd to me. I havenât installed the endlinks yet because I didnât want to get it all installed before asking on ththe forum. Do you think with the endlinks installed it would correct it?
rayjay: (2018-05-22 05:27:29)
This barâs ends are clearly sweeping up, not down.
rayjay: (2018-05-22 15:15:57)
Does anyone have a picture of a rear MSA sway bar installed for a reference?
rayjay: (2018-05-22 21:22:08)
Looks like this one is almost touching too, but it isnât an MSA bar I donât think.
Dunkine: (2018-05-24 02:09:59)
Yeah, looks like the others go up too… If it's hitting you could trying shimming the mounts to give you some more space.
nater86zx: (2018-06-13 11:04:18)
I have the MSA bars and I never had any fitment issue. I will try to get a pic up soon, if you still need it.