Gopher44

I am new to the Rx8 communitty. I was wondering if the rear sway bar would have been factory. I have one bolted in the trunk. I am wondering if I remove this in order to put in a custom sub enclosure if it will affect the day to day driving. Or should I say how it will affect the handling. Now granted Im not a speed demon or in it for the racing. Mostly in it for show. It looks as a after market add on. Thanks for any help

Chad D.

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Take it out. Add Bass. Enjoy. Pm sent.

nycgps

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ricer alert !

alnielsen

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It wouldn't be a sway bar. Those would be located under the car. What you are talking about is either the spare tire carrier or a rear brace that was added to the car. Either can be removed without a problem.

Gopher44

Thanks alot. Thats what I was told it was. Either way I am just used to having either xtreme blazer or camaros. So this is all new to me.

Chad D.

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here's the pics.

Spin9k

That's one funky looking rear brace - anyname on it? Have to say it does look like an anti-sway bar w/the way it's shaped. Whatever, it's not needed for a street car as the hidden factory brace is just there behind the rearseat and the padding you see in your pics. Is that yours or the OP?

Chad D.

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The OP's. I am just helping out.

lilring

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It almost looks like the progressive sway bar installed as a rear strut brace.. i think someone what a slow child when they did this.. lol.. Just take it out of there and have fun with sound

alnielsen

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That mount in the center of the bar has me curious. Could that bar have been meant for a camera mount? I've never seen the spare tire mount to know what that looked like.

lilring

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its not the spare tire mount. i know that for sure

maskedferret

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Can't tell if this is sarcasm... but yes, this is the spare tire mount; I have one myself.

I think it's on backwards, though; as the center mount should be angled so that the edge of a mounted spare tire would run near the upper lip of the trunk opening, where it would butt up against a rubber spacer (part of the install kit).

The mounting brackets that extend out of the lining are also part of the kit and can be removed if desired.

lilring

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I had one in my last 8 when i first got it. It didnt look anything like this

maskedferret

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Icky Mettle

Spare tire mount. Mine looks just like this.

9krpmrx8

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That is the factory spare tire carrier. I have been looking for that bar but everyone wants an arm and a leg for it and I just want it to play with mounting my nitrous bottle on it.

YaXMaNGTO

Well, cool, here's your opportunity to get that one from the OP. In the GTO, I have my nitrous bottle mounted to a trunk brace. I guess it's similar to that one for the 8, and it sure worked well for me. Got the bottle off the floor of the trunk, and I can get a couple sets of golf clubs in there.