Yes i've searched and everyone just says put the bar on and drive. But i know there is more to it.

1: Do i want the bar adjusted all the way inward so its pulling the struts toward the inside of the car? Or do i want them adjusted so they are pushing toward the outside of the car??

2: Do i want to raise the car into the air the same way you would install a FRONT strut bar?

3: If i am raising the car in the air do i make my adjustments to the bar while its up in the air?

 

If it's adjustable I'd adjust it to put some preload into it (pushing out).

The rear has shocks, not struts, so either way it won't matter for camber, and adjusting it for preload will be better for stiffness.

 

can anyone confirm this?

 

wha? RAISE the car to put the front strut bar on??
i just threw mine on???????

 

You normaly raise the front of the car to seperate the chassis as much as possible. Then install the bar tightly so that when you set the car down it keeps the chassis pushed out thus making it stiff

 

HUH, shows how much i know!!!
THANKS!
sorry to thread jack!

 

HA same here .. i just slapped it on and went HAHAH

 

YOu do the rear just as you would the front, lift, and put as much preload as posiable.. also the rear should bolt directly onto the strut tower.. on the rear. Not the speaker box... something like this:




Hope that helps.

 

hmm... what happens when you bent the peice that bolts to the strut tower by giving to much preload?

 

I've got the same bar as you btw

 

ahah i went over board i loosend my motor mounts jacked up the motor and the car instaled it and its stiff as hell! haha worked tho

 

i just slapped mine on. i think the concencus about jacking it up is forrect, but it wont matter. it prevents flexing. its not supposed to keep it a certain way so you need to jack it up. its supposed to just not felx. jacking it up or not jacking it up achieves the same result imho.

 

looks nice trainwreck!
how much did you pick that up for?

 

You leave the ebay seller bad feedback!

 

haha great idea..

but seriously... will it hurt anything?

 

the rear one is a bitch to put on, i had to drill a 3 inch hole to make it work, couldnt be happier after i put the speaker box and carpet back over the hole, looks stock

Aaron