I just finished the install and it was surprisingly easy, but there were a couple issues that i searched for here and couldnt find the answers to.

Through trial and error i got things sorted. Hopefully i'll clear them up for anyone who undertakes this install.

The progress instructions were relatively straight forward.

Jack up the rear of the car. Take off the wheels.

http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/3316/p1010001mk2.jpg

Disconnect the emergency brake bracket connected to the trailing arm. 10mm.

http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/6439/p1010002wz8.jpg

Its a helluva lot easier to move the bracket out of the way w/ the ebrake off :)

With the supplied grease, grease up the bore (inside of the hole) of the bushings. this way the mounts will slide smoothly when you want to adjust the stiffness on the fly.

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/9210/p1010003sy9.jpg

The bushings have cuts in them so its easy to snap them onto the ends of the bar.

Under the car, mount the bushing brackets on one side and the backing plate on the other. Put a washer on the supplied bolt, run it through the parts you just put on and on the other side of the trailing arm, mount the large brackets. The brackets have a groove in them that is specifically designed to fit around the bump in the trailing arm so be sure you get it secure. Dont forget the second washer before putting the nut on and hand tightening everything.

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/4832/p1010005bx1.jpg
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1107/p1010004rc7.jpg

Finally you need to add the spacer for the ebrake cable. The stock screws on my car werent anywhere near long enough and progress didnt include a replacement set so i went to Home Depot and found these:

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/778/p1010007tm4.jpg

Do yourself a HUGE favor and get a bolt thats 35 or 40mm long instead of 30mm. These ones JUST barely fit. They work though.

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/1623/p1010006ww1.jpg

Everything is pretty intuitive, but i just wanted to give people some visuals that are better than the supplied ones.

Torque specs for the hardware is 30-35lbs
and for the ebrake bolt is 4-6lbs.



Its a very nice bar. :biggthump

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/4740/p1010004ut5.jpg
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/6955/p1010005le2.jpg

very nice,,, i want one!

I love your Progress rear swaybar over my Whiteline.
It does the job fine, but yours looks far more secure with those beefy brackets.

That Sway Bar was a PITA to install it. but worth it at the end.:biggthump

nice write up..where did u get that sway bar from?

That Sway Bar was a PITA to install it. but worth it at the end.:biggthump
Its a very nice piece? what did you have trouble with?

The only place i really got hung up on was finding the correct bolt for the ebrake bracket spacer.

nice write up..where did u get that sway bar from?
Thanks.

Got it from Toolapcfan. :biggthump

Nice writeup, im looking forward to this in the future.

This Sway bar is great but with anything like this even if it is easy, two people can do it faster. I did mine with a friend and got it done in like 20 mins that is including cleaning up. Now doing it alone well that is sorta a balancing act. ;)

Yeah 3 or 4 hands would have been really helpful. Holding all the brackets in place with one hand while trying to thread the nuts on was a PITA.

Clamps or vice grips definitely would come in handy to hold the bar in place if you're alone.

Its a very nice piece? what did you have trouble with?

The only place i really got hung up on was finding the correct bolt for the ebrake bracket spacer.


Thanks.

Got it from Toolapcfan. :biggthump

Adjusting it was hard for me and i had one more person helping me out. We got one side on and we couldnt get the other side on. but like i said it was really worth it at the outcome.