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Re-install sway bar

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I foolishly removed the sway bar to install new front shocks.

Is there any advice on this site to explain how to re-attach it.

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Shouldn't be a problem. If you refit the strut on one side as well as the wishbone, you can just slide the sway bar in on that side. Then you have two options: (1) slide the 2nd wishbone over the other sway bay end and fit the wishbone, after that have a 2nd person help pushing the wishbone down while fitting the 2nd strut, or (2) fit the strut and wsih bone as a set, starting by sliding the wishbone over the sway bar end then tilting it into place, may require a 2nd person for some help as well. With both wishbones and struts fitted you can then place the front sway bar mounts. Sometimes I use a jack to push bracket and bushing into place.
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Now if you have removed it, I recomment fitting new rubber swaybar mounts.

It is a bit of a hassle, to get it fitted. What I use to do is fit it with longer bolts at first. Get it in place as much as possible and than switch to the corrrect bolts.
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Isn't there thread on the sway bar on the front where a nut locks the thing in place when it has passed the wishbone? So which bolts do you mean?


One tip I once got was to use a ratchet strap in order to tie the ends closer together so it can pass the wishbone.
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yeah that is when you only remove the sway bar and want to get it back into place
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Isn't that what he wants to do or am I missing something?
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He was installing new shocks...
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:cheers Cheers, Wilmo
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I used a ratchet strap to pull in the ends of the anti roll bar, worked a treat!
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e21 Keith - what did you connect the ratchet straps to?

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Sorry just seen this.

I had the bottom arms unbolted from the subframe with the ARB inserted into the bottom arms, then I tightened the strap until I could get the bolts through the bottom arms into the subframe. I just put the ratchet strap across the widest part of the ARB.
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