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Old Jun 8, 2025 | 10:51 PM
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Racing Beat Rear Sway Bar

Hi all,

This is dumb and very newbie of me, but here we go.

This is my first time installing a sway bar, and I got everything bolted down but wanted to make sure this at least looks proper to you guys, as it took me a while to get this to fit properly…

Does this look to be oriented the correct way? On the instructions page Racing Beat specifies the sway bar installs only one way and I want to make sure I have it correct haha.


Also sorry for the poor lighting

Driver’s side
Driver’s side


Passenger side
Passenger side








Thanks,
Pascal

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Old Jun 9, 2025 | 06:54 AM
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Looks good to me. I think you need to tighten it up now so those bushings can do their thing.
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Old Jun 9, 2025 | 01:56 PM
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When you set the weight of the car back on it's wheels, the bar will rotate slightly and raise the center section so it's sitting more behind the pumpkin than where you see it now. This helps to raise it from being the low part of the car and prevents damage to it. It ends up almost even with your diff oil fill port, depending on what springs you have installed and their age.

Looks right. Tighten it up,
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Old Jun 9, 2025 | 04:12 PM
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Perfect, thank you both!
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