Steeda Rear Sway Bar Install -- Bad Bad Luck

[SWO]

How long is the bolt? Is it a blind hole into the casting?

Sounds like you already have the shop doing the work, but I wonder if it would be easier to lower the rear subframe.

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[Logal727]

Damn, I’ll just stick with the bumpy ride

 

[kennethjk]

I had the rear sway bar put on and no issues so far, but this and the problems with the front bars have cured me of any thoughts of changing the front to Steeda’s.

I am looking into changing the shocks that our intepid members here have worked on, that I will try or at least have someone do for me.

 

[mkhuffman]

It's just goes to show that using a computer to build a car in all aspects, including the build plan as it hits down the assembly line does not allow us to do much modifications without causing us great pain and time. Now I know why people spend so much money on older cars because there's so much easier to work on. I could never see myself doing any work on one of these cars even though I own one there an absolute nightmare to take apart according to Ford mechanic that had to take apart the front of my car due to rodent damage, and then again with the battery pack having to be removed the first time the dealership did this they almost drop the battery on the ground. These cars are no fun to work on and the warranty reimbursement it ford gives the dealers is horrible. This is why so many Ford dealers keep pushing people back out on the street saying the cars have no problems.

I think it is true that 30 year old cars are easier to work on, but I didn't think replacing the front and rear sway bars was that hard. Yes it took me about 5 hours, but that is because I have never done any suspension modifications before. In retrospect, it was very easy.

That said, replacing OEM parts with parts that are not designed by the manufacturer is risky. There is no way an aftermarket part company is going to have access to the testing and data the manufacturer has to design and qualify parts. Aftermarket companies could get it just perfect, but it is hard to do.

While Iove the improvement from the Steeda bars, replacing stock parts with aftermarket parts is not something you can do and forget. There are consequences. If you want your car to be a project, no problem. Otherwise, think twice.

And I think that advice applies to all model years. I don't think new cars are any different in that respect.

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