Miata Mailing List: February 1997, Message #61
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Subject: JR Sway Bar Install

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My Jackson Racing sway bars came in last week from DlrAlt. The mid-day

temperatures here in Chicago hit the upper 30's (F) yesterday, so I

put them in. 



Front Bars: About three hours. Those of you without power steering or

ABS can probably do this job in half the time. For me, hoses for these

things got in the way and their mounting brackets had to be undone. 

Either way, I think you still have to drain the radiator and remove the

lower hose to allow the bars to come out and go in. It might be different

if the car was on a a lift or stands instead of ramps. It might then be

possible to turn the front wheels and wiggle out the bars? 



Rear Bars:  Less than an hour.



The rear bars have three mounting holes. I chose the middle hole because

it corresponded to the same geometry as the stock bar. A question for

the list. Does the most inward hole correspond to the most stiffest

setting? I know Bill Cardell could answer this immediately, but he's

probably out on his bike this Sunday morning.



IMHO, these sway bars rank next to the timing advance as one of the

better lower cost performance upgrades. 



Now I'm going out in my miata to enjoy the rest of this morning.



Harry



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