2013 gt whiteline Front sway bar install issue!

[white86hatch]

This is probably a dumb question but oh well....
I'm out in the garage with the front end apart trying to install my new whiteline sway bar.

What am I supposed to do for bushing saddles/mounts? Reuse the stock or get the stock saddles off of a 05-09?

 

[sholzer]

reuse stock saddles. I had to bend/cut them off

 

[white86hatch]

Joy....... Thanks.

 

[sholzer]

Sky Render has a pretty good writeup here if you need guidance http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArtic...-II-Controlling-Body-Roll-with-Whiteline.aspx

He cut them off, but I was able to grab the tabs with some vice grips and bend them out of the way because I had nothing to cut them off with at the time lol

 

[white86hatch]

Thanks. That's pretty much what I figured.

 

[Vorshlag-Fair]

Yea, you have to re-use the old saddles for the S197 front swaybar mounts (their rear bar comes with new mounts, though). We've spoken to WL about including new ones... they do it on some of their other kits. Probably a cost thing, as the S197 market is very price sensitive. I'll keep pushing them...

 

[white86hatch]

Yea, you have to re-use the old saddles for the S197 front swaybar mounts (their rear bar comes with new mounts, though). We've spoken to WL about including new ones... they do it on some of their other kits. Probably a cost thing, as the S197 market is very price sensitive. I'll keep pushing them...

Thanks for getting it shipped quickly. My future brother in law bought it from ya'll as my birthday gift!

 

[PLee]

I've done a couple of these, though it's been a while. You'll notice on one side of the saddle, the retainer 'tabs' do not bend over as much as the other side. You can use a flat screw driver and a small dead blow to drive/wedge the screw driver between the layers, and pop one side of the saddle off. Super easy and takes about 20 seconds.

 

[Sky Render]

Make sure you re-install the backing plate in order to properly hold the bushing. Doesn't matter if you cut it off or not; it needs to be there.