rear sway bar install

[koshy]

Hi guys
Just wondering if I can get some guidance as I haven't done it before, thought I might as well put it on cant be that hard, only question is if i remove the bolt at the end of the shocker to put the rear sway bar on like as shown...if the car is jacked up and i remove to put the sway bar does the springs need to be compressed/removed. Looked at the colt manual and it doesn't seem like I have to but correct me if I'm wrong.

pics are from tingtws i think with the cusco one.

thanks josh

[Macca]

Yeh Jack it up and undo it. Should be easy

[filofaith]

or sell it to me :)

[koshy]

think it will be better on mine , been sitting here for like 7months bout time it went on :)

thanks macca

[odysseyesm]

I'm curious...
Why would the Colt need a rear sway bar if it's got a large section 1 piece trailing arm type rear axle?

No need to flame me now, I'm just curious to unnastan why and does the extra sway bar work?

[crabman]

rice rice baby, na na na nana naa naaaa

[Rockstar]

I don't think one bolt would be holding anything too serious. If your worried just use another jack to hold it in place.

[brocksey_czt]

will this fit uk models?

[Rockstar]

All models run the same platform, it's only the spot welded panels that are different. Can't see why not. Some models do use different components due to different legislation though.

[JamesPH]

There's a bit of tension left in the spring when the shock is topped out. It'll be difficult to take the bolt out if you just 'jack it up'. Keep some weight remaining on the wheels until the shock bolt is completely removed.

[filofaith]

its important in a front wheel drive car to reduce understeer but i think itll be overkill without the fronts as well

[JamesPH]

I'm curious...
Why would the Colt need a rear sway bar if it's got a large section 1 piece trailing arm type rear axle?

No need to flame me now, I'm just curious to unnastan why and does the extra sway bar work?

The beam setup is firm, but not firm enough. Getting some more weight on the outer rear tyre during cornering will balance up any FWD vehicle. Letting the rear do a bit more work in keeping the big lanky Colt upright is freeing up the front - balance!

[koshy]

so if i jack it up and let the shock extend and then remove the bolt put the sway bar on ill be fine...i looked at the rcolt manual and it doesnt require me to put the spring compressor on if im just removing the bolt. correct me if im wrong, never done it before =\

[JamesPH]

Jack the rear up. Undo the shock bolts before the tyres come off the ground (before shock is fully extended). Then continue to raise the rear with the shocks loose until the tyres raise. That way the weight of the car controls the spring as it is released past the shocks top out point.

You can undo the shocks when the car is on the ground. These bolts only come under load (not during driving) when the body is raised and the axle 'hangs' on the fully extended shock.

Either way if your not doing it right, the bolt won't come out very easy, you'll notice where it's binding up.

[koshy]

thanks james. :)

[Corosith]

I'm curious...
Why would the Colt need a rear sway bar if it's got a large section 1 piece trailing arm type rear axle?

No need to flame me now, I'm just curious to unnastan why and does the extra sway bar work?

Well if it's the Ultra Racing sway bar we re talking about here, then from my experience it had an adverse effect on handling as it is suited to an N/A colt which has a differently designed rear torsion beam. The ralliart colt torsion beam has most likely been redesigned to be stiffer than the N/A one, and really the only swaybar/s that we should even consider looking at are the Cusco units which have been specifically designed for the rcolt. The aftermarket swaybar simply increases the stiffness of the torsion beam for when it tries to flex (the whole beam twists when under load in corners), essentially you want do the opposite to what you would do for a RWD. Companies like Whiteline already make rear swaybar kits for several FWD's (I had them on my Swft GTi), and they are apparently in the process of developing something suitable for our rides.

For the record, I felt that the UR bar made my colt understeer quite badly, tram tracking me into corners, once removed the colt once again had great turn in on corners and the rear suspension felt like it was working a bit harder to keep at leat 3 wheels on the ground.

[Rockstar]

I've never had problems with understeer and I don't even have my semi-slicks yet. My problem is oversteer, as everyone knows! Which is more of an allingment/crap tyre issue.

[koshy]

went on all good no injuries ^^ pics up soon