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Old 08-15-2007, 01:49 PM
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just go all out and lose the spare, less weight
 
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Old 08-15-2007, 07:50 PM
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the funny thing is my spare tire is actually a factory tire that I swapped out when I got new rims/wheels, so its fricken heavy. The spare tire included with my car was too small and I figured why spend the money.If someone could explain the position of the back bar wouldnt affect the tire I would be glad to get it.

Is there a specific ebay one I should get? They all look somewhat different. Do I have to jack the car up to install?

What is the difference between a sway bar?

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Old 08-16-2007, 07:24 AM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...96261&rd=1

something like this okay?
 
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Old 08-16-2007, 07:36 AM
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sways would help alot more and I see no reason the spare would get in the way of a rear strut bar

 
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Old 08-16-2007, 11:20 AM
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^ no what? Its not worth it? Driving my 99 DX with a front strut bar vs. my friends 96 DX without a strut bar is super noticable difference
lol. sorry. i meant NO to the bar getting in the way of the spare tire.
 
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Old 08-16-2007, 07:04 PM
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No u don't have to jack up the car, u just have to take off some nuts put the bar on and then put the nuts back on 15-20 min tops if the nuts are real tight. Then go take some tight turnsand u will def feel the dif.
 
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Old 08-16-2007, 07:19 PM
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okay thanks and any generic ebay brand is good enough?

how come some said someone said to jack up the car to lessen the tight springs or whatever.
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Old 08-18-2007, 03:53 PM
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they say to jack it up because it relaxes the tops of the struts so that when you install and set it back downit binds the chassis up and make it stiff. I suggest looking for 1 peice bars w/o pivoting points on them.
 
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Old 08-19-2007, 01:58 PM
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they say to jack it up because it relaxes the tops of the struts so that when you install and set it back downit binds the chassis up and make it stiff. I suggest looking for 1 peice bars w/o pivoting points on them.
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