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05-28-2022, 4:07pm | #1 | ||||||
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New sway bar in the C8
Not done yet, but what a colossal pain in the ass. Had to drop the sub frame, and then getting the old bar out and the new bar in was wicked difficult. Tomorrow will be day 3 of this "little" project. Supposed to be good for 3-4 10th's on a 60 second course.
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Miata used to take me 20 minutes to swap and another 20 minutes to rebalance
That thing looks like it weighs more than my rear subframe |
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Shoulda called the guy...
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i swapped out exterior doors today. also a pain, but i'm done.
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I installed some new gas struts on my wife's and my engine hoods today. Took 15 min for both
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I'll stick with the C5 swaps............4 now
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05-29-2022, 12:21pm | #11 | ||||||
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All done! 6 hours my ass...3 days for me. No left over nuts or bolts, and everything fit back together perfectly! That sway bar goes with the car when I sell it. New buyer can have the factory Z51 bar, but for $300, no way in HELL will I do that again.
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Shoulda waited for your pit crew to visit
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That was the original plan, but timing didn't work out. "Pit Crew" will be here next Thursday to race locally and do the shake down with the new bar. This is our last chance to test before Bristol. At least I had a long weekend to pull this off.
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05-29-2022, 1:41pm | #14 | ||||||
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Just did a drive to the gas station for some refreshments. The handling is EPIC. I'm on the competitive street tires to run SS next weekend. The steering input is so quick and precise. On my 2008, the front sway bar was the most epic change made to the car as well.
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So at 3-4 10ths it will take how many years to get the 3 days back?
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