sliding the OE size front bar in/out isn't too difficult

sliding a large front bar with longer adjustable arms in/out is a major PITA

drop front undertray
drop lower radiator mounts
big front bar goes in/out easily

 

that was it! being that his car was already being stripped the entire nose was apart in pieces.... makes it VERY easy...

 

My problem was getting hung up on the electric power steering cables. I disconnected them and everything went smoother.

 

Thanks all. Very helpfull. Takes pics of your install if you can.

 

I will make a DIY guide for the AP Sways.

Thats what I was told. Sounds like the best thing to do. I have major know how of taking that thing off and putting it back on. That should save me time.
I should be home around 4pm today and reay to work

I am a no0b when it comes to Sway Bars.
Can someone tell me the best setting for my AP sway bars? what holes do I use? how do I set up the rear end links?
Thank you!

 

Well are you lowered? If you are, Sway bar must be parallel to ground when adjusting endlinks. So make them angle down a little so when car gets lowered they even up. Right now im using the Middle hole in the front, and the stiffest setting on the rear. And you will notice cornering changes drastically. This setting helped me on the highway with my stiff suspension, kind of mellowed out the hopping.
I like this setting cause i do a lot of aggressive driving, you might find another setting works better for you.

 

So what hole would be the stiff setting?

I want stiff

 

stiff is closest to bar. So stiffer towards the left on pic.

 

Towards the left of the pic is closest to the bar sorry could not help it

 

we are going by the bar, not the pic.

 

Thanks dude

 

Disaster! I can not fig out how to install the AP Rear end links???
Anyone have pix of what they look like when you did the in stall or what they look like on your 8 PLEASE post a pic so I can see them.
I think I have the rear end links on wrong. My car is raised up high in the back and looks like a 69 SS
HELP!

 

lol ill try to find a pic

 

 

This is the back sway bar and end links. But I dont know how to build the end links.

Deiver side with end link



Center



Right side with end link



Top shot of right end link



WTF?




welp!

 

Angle on sway bar should be aimed upwards. also with end links should be upwards not to the side like that.

 

 

passanger side but same thing.

 

Now here is what they look like installed on a RX-8. The next 2 pix are from vividracing site and from agency performance site. Look at them realy good. They are built/put together just like mine. Odd yea?





I'm back to stock now going to pick up my Girl and eat

Oh and my oem/stock end linkes are bent back like the elbow in this pic

They dont stand straight up like in the ones in the pix you posted of them and expo1.

 

First pic is a rear set, 2nd is a Front. I was actually supposed to give Vivid photos of the AP install since i got a little sponsor through them and AP. Just haven't gotten to it. Can u rotate the sway bar upwards any? that is all i can think of to do to fix this.

 

Tried that too.
Also look at the stock/oem bar. My AP dont look like that its the other way around. See red lines in pic.

 

Well ok not all the way down but not as up as the oem/stock rear sway bar it points more to the front of the car than up.



I even tryed driving down then back up my drive way. No dice

 

Have you tried switching it around? from pic; bottom goes to the right side, and top to left. so that the hump gets aimed upwards.

 

Yes and there is no way the end links can go on. That way would be upside down.

 

Lower the car and then tighetn the endlinks...Make sure the rear has the bent part upwards

The endlinks need to be pointing up and down for the most part, not angled back like that, loosen and the reposition the rear bar so that it is level