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madmaxx18 · 07-22-2011, 05:58 PM

Well I got my stuff in today and can't wait to install it tommorow. Funny thing is they sent me the wrong sway bar for the front. It turns out they sent me the one that goes to their racing sway bar kit. So now I have to wait and install it next week when the replacement one comes in.

More Pictures to come as I go tommorow. lol best place to spend a birthday working on my car.

axis · 07-22-2011, 06:27 PM

You can still do the springs and rear sway. Those are the big ones anyway. The front sway is icing on the cake.

PfadtRacing · 07-22-2011, 06:55 PM

Hey MadMaxx, no better place to spend a birthday than under the hood of a car! Let us know how the install goes. Like Axis mentioned the springs and rear bar will make a big difference on their own, but the matched front bar will really work better with that rear than the bar you received. Our apologies for the inconvienence.

Your parts went in the mail today, you will be matched up in no time!

madmaxx18 · 07-22-2011, 07:54 PM

I know the rear will work didn't finish the original post cause I had to leave and theres no need to apoligze mistakes happen. I do however want to thank you guys for being helpful on the phone about it. I plan to throw the rear one in and then throw in the front one, when it comes in next weekend. Also heres some pics I decided to take of my brand new springs next to my car.

Oh and one more thing to add the kit came with those reinforcement brackets which is a bonus and I love the fact that the sway bars are painted black.

madmaxx18 · 07-22-2011, 08:08 PM

Does anyone know if I'm supposed to leave those rubber sleeves on the springs? In some install pics of other threads I don't see them installed?

Darth_Emma · 07-22-2011, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by madmaxx18

Well I got my stuff in today and can't wait to install it tommorow. Funny thing is they sent me the wrong sway bar for the front. It turns out they sent me the one that goes to their racing sway bar kit. So now I have to wait and install it next week when the replacement one comes in.

More Pictures to come as I go tommorow. lol best place to spend a birthday working on my car.

HBD!!! Tomorrow is my birthday too. We might be twins! AND my car has Pfadt suspension parts too... It's like the Twilight Zone. doo doo doo doo...

madmaxx18 · 07-22-2011, 09:14 PM

Hbd to you too then lol did you take the rubber sleeves off when you did yours?

Darth_Emma · 07-22-2011, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by madmaxx18

Hbd to you too then lol did you take the rubber sleeves off when you did yours?

I have coilovers on mine, so I'm not sure.

I have never seen them before in other pics. Send a PM to Pfadt and see what they say.

axis · 07-23-2011, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by madmaxx18

Hbd to you too then lol did you take the rubber sleeves off when you did yours?

Yes you leave those sleeves on. They are there to keep the coils that are close together from hitting metal on metal when they compress. Most if not all aftermarket springs have those sleeves.

SilverIceman · 07-24-2011, 06:10 PM

Are you using your stock end links or Pfadts?

madmaxx18 · 07-25-2011, 10:00 AM

stock endlinks, why? Also, I will be posting up some pics to show the drop and a more in depth review this evening. I would of had one yesterday except the internet was out.

SilverIceman · 07-25-2011, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by madmaxx18

stock endlinks, why? Also, I will be posting up some pics to show the drop and a more in depth review this evening. I would of had one yesterday except the internet was out.

You're good.

The aftermarket ones make all kinds of noises when you turn the car or drive up driveways. Really embarrasing to drive.
Hopefully I can find an alignment or suspension shop that can fix these.

Make sure you grease the sway bar bushings real good with the lube they recommend, cause they really get noisy too. At least I think that's what is making all the squishing noises.

PfadtRacing · 07-25-2011, 02:44 PM

To answer some questions posed in the thread here:

Leave those rubber rings included on the spring, on the springs.

Aftermarket endlinks for these cars can be a handful if they aren't setup properly. The best thing you can do is ensure that they are properly torqued, and the Hiem Joints are properly aligned and not at an acute angle while the car is at ride height. We are working on an endlink solution we feel will take care of noise issues experienced in the past. Keep an eye on the stock endlinks though, they do have a tendency to bend.

Use plenty of lubrication between the bar and the bushing. None is required for the interface between the bushing and chassis, or bushing and bushing bracket. We supply an extremely tacky, high quality marine grade grease with all of our poly bushings that should provide a long squeak free service life. They may need to be periodically relubricated, it's something to keep an eye on every few oil changes.

Let us know if you have any more questions!

Buffnshine · 07-25-2011, 03:06 PM

welcome to Team PFADT Autocrossed mine again yesterday at SCCA SOLO yesterday and the car is so responsive. Cant wait to get more parts

07-22-2011, 05:58 PM	#1
madmaxx18 Drives: 07_tundra/08_zo6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wichita falls, tx Posts: 722	My Pfadt stage 2 kit install review Well I got my stuff in today and can't wait to install it tommorow. Funny thing is they sent me the wrong sway bar for the front. It turns out they sent me the one that goes to their racing sway bar kit. So now I have to wait and install it next week when the replacement one comes in. More Pictures to come as I go tommorow. lol best place to spend a birthday working on my car.

07-22-2011, 06:27 PM	#2
axis Search Ninja Drives: 2010 Black 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Ark Posts: 7,183	You can still do the springs and rear sway. Those are the big ones anyway. The front sway is icing on the cake. __________________ 2010 Black 2SS/RS A6 Halltech CF 102 fed GPI modded intake manifold Bo (knows) White ported TB Kooks LT's/ Dynomax VT Pfadted (springs/sways) Dyno tuned by Rhino and GPI I once parallel parked a train.

07-25-2011, 03:06 PM	#14
Buffnshine So Cal Camaro5 Race Team Drives: '10 SS/RS, '06 HHR, '70 El Camino Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 2,589 View My Garage	welcome to Team PFADT Autocrossed mine again yesterday at SCCA SOLO yesterday and the car is so responsive. Cant wait to get more parts __________________ TEAM L99 - So Cal Camaro5 Race Team #27 9/5/09 Purchased #36962 Black 1SS/RS L99 "E-TCKT" Base Dyno 328hp/341tq @BBK meet Mods to Date: Window Tint 5% & 15%, ACC P13W Lighting, Adaptive DRL Harness, Ghost Armor, Lloyds "SS" Mats, Dash Plaque, Flowmaster Outlaw Exhaust, Drake Front Bowtie Delete, Stealth 3457 Chrome/Mirror Signal Bulbs, Grant Revolutions Steering Wheel, PFADT Sport Springs, Sway Bars, End Links, Trailing Arms, 4 Wheel Alignment, Hurst Auto Shifter and Paddle Shifter, Satin Black Rear Tail Light Bezels

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07-22-2011, 06:55 PM	#3
PfadtRacing Drives: 2010 Camaro, 2006 Z06 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 3,370	Hey MadMaxx, no better place to spend a birthday than under the hood of a car! Let us know how the install goes. Like Axis mentioned the springs and rear bar will make a big difference on their own, but the matched front bar will really work better with that rear than the bar you received. Our apologies for the inconvienence. Your parts went in the mail today, you will be matched up in no time!

07-22-2011, 07:54 PM	#4
madmaxx18 Drives: 07_tundra/08_zo6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wichita falls, tx Posts: 722	I know the rear will work didn't finish the original post cause I had to leave and theres no need to apoligze mistakes happen. I do however want to thank you guys for being helpful on the phone about it. I plan to throw the rear one in and then throw in the front one, when it comes in next weekend. Also heres some pics I decided to take of my brand new springs next to my car. Oh and one more thing to add the kit came with those reinforcement brackets which is a bonus and I love the fact that the sway bars are painted black.

07-22-2011, 08:08 PM	#5
madmaxx18 Drives: 07_tundra/08_zo6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wichita falls, tx Posts: 722	Does anyone know if I'm supposed to leave those rubber sleeves on the springs? In some install pics of other threads I don't see them installed?

07-22-2011, 09:14 PM	#7
madmaxx18 Drives: 07_tundra/08_zo6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wichita falls, tx Posts: 722	Hbd to you too then lol did you take the rubber sleeves off when you did yours?

07-24-2011, 06:10 PM	#10
SilverIceman Drives: Camaro SS SIM Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 971 View My Garage	Are you using your stock end links or Pfadts?

07-25-2011, 10:00 AM	#11
madmaxx18 Drives: 07_tundra/08_zo6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wichita falls, tx Posts: 722	stock endlinks, why? Also, I will be posting up some pics to show the drop and a more in depth review this evening. I would of had one yesterday except the internet was out.

07-25-2011, 02:44 PM	#13
PfadtRacing Drives: 2010 Camaro, 2006 Z06 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 3,370	To answer some questions posed in the thread here: Leave those rubber rings included on the spring, on the springs. Aftermarket endlinks for these cars can be a handful if they aren't setup properly. The best thing you can do is ensure that they are properly torqued, and the Hiem Joints are properly aligned and not at an acute angle while the car is at ride height. We are working on an endlink solution we feel will take care of noise issues experienced in the past. Keep an eye on the stock endlinks though, they do have a tendency to bend. Use plenty of lubrication between the bar and the bushing. None is required for the interface between the bushing and chassis, or bushing and bushing bracket. We supply an extremely tacky, high quality marine grade grease with all of our poly bushings that should provide a long squeak free service life. They may need to be periodically relubricated, it's something to keep an eye on every few oil changes. Let us know if you have any more questions!