09-19-2013, 10:01 PM | #589 |
COTW 9/16/13
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Well I guess since I got COTW it is only fair that I post a mod! Lol last week I ordered some LSR Sway Bars and they arrived today. I went with LSR for a couple of reasons. One reason was they were on sale at the time with free shipping. Another reason is because they are made out of chrome-moly and chrome-moly is usually lighter than steel. Here is what they look like.
Today I decided to start with the easier of the two, the rear. O lord did I have a huge problem with that. I had so much trouble undoing the end-links from the sway bar. When I would untighten the nut everything would move with it. If the rest of the end link wasn't round it wouldn't of been a problem but it was near impossible to get a grip on it to stop it from moving but after an hr and a half I managed to get both un-hooked. As you can see in this pic I had to use a pair of pliers and a death grip to hold the circular part stationary as I tried to under the nut. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't. I did however find it was a little easier to do when I hit the nut with a heat gun. Finally got the stock one off and put the LSR Rear sway bar on. I set it to the stiffest setting. Here are some pics of it installed. The black stuff on them is from the gloves I was using during the install. I will say though that with just the rear sway bar in the car does handle better than before. It feels stiffer in the corners and doesn't seem like it will break loose. Can't wait to see how the car feelings with the front installed. I plan on doing that tomorrow morning before work. Now I weighed the LSR rear sway bar with the bushings and it weighed 8lbs. The stock sway bar and bushings weighed only 4.96lbs. I was expecting the stock to be more honestly. So far with the install of the sway bars I gained 3.04lbs. I wonder what the front sway bar will weigh, the LSR front sway is 7.58lbs, so a little lighter than the rear. I'm going to be going to a road course this Saturday so def want to get the front sway on ASAP. I am also going to the drag strip on Sunday to see if I can run some personal best times with the cooler air. Not sure how the sways will affect that, I doubt they will help too much. |
09-19-2013, 10:14 PM | #590 |
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The mod fever never ends brother
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09-19-2013, 10:15 PM | #591 |
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Good luck with installing the front and at the tracks!
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09-20-2013, 04:44 AM | #593 |
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Hope the front goes on easier for you than the rear, or you will be later for work. The front was tricky as it needs to snake thru the openings. I found it easier to take the front right tire off. I am guessing that they weigh more as they are probably solid bars, and the stock ones are hollow. Good luck at the tracks and enjoy.
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09-20-2013, 02:31 PM | #594 | |
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09-20-2013, 05:35 PM | #595 |
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congrats on COTW!
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09-20-2013, 11:03 PM | #596 |
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Gorgeous!!!
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09-20-2013, 11:07 PM | #597 |
COTW 9/16/13
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Thank you very much! I love your IOM it is sick! Also thank you for the amazing sig pic it is awesome. I may have to ask you later if you can add "COTW 9/16/13" to it somewhere haha.
Thank you very much! I love your vents they really pull everything together I feel. Great product! |
09-22-2013, 08:44 PM | #598 | |
COTW 9/16/13
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Here is a pic of the stock front sway bar vs the LSR front sway bar: Here are a couple of pics of the LSR front sway installed: I weighed the stock front sway bar and the LSR and the stock one weighs 6.78lbs and the LSR one weighs in at 7.58lbs. That is only a gain of 0.8lbs. After finding out how much heavier the rear LSR bar was I thought the front would be just as heavy if not a little lighter. Was not expecting that. All in all though great upgrade wish I would have done it sooner. Now I just need to figure out what is next lol. |
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09-23-2013, 06:57 AM | #599 |
Awesome build man! Keep up the awesome work! I'm torn between dumping more money into my v6 or just paying it off and purchasing a V8 haha.
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09-23-2013, 10:08 AM | #600 |
COTW 9/16/13
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Thank you very much. I have really grown attached to my v6 and plan on keeping it forever haha. Also the way I see it is everything I do is a learning experience to prepare me for when I get a 6th gen v8
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Nice Iom 2LT/RS !!
just read thru all the pages, cool transformation from new to current condition ! It would take me 10 years prolly to do to mine what you have already done. And Congrats on the COTW very well deserved ! !
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