RRM rear sway bar information and photos
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:12 am
Just moving my old post so that I can upload the photos to the forum instead.
bootymac wrote:I finished installing my RRM/Progress rear sway bar earlier today. I haven't test driven it yet but I thought I would share some information first. The overall installation was very easy and the entire process took approximately an hour.
The tools you'll need are:
- 12mm socket (sway bar brackets)
- 14mm socket or 14mm wrench and 5mm hex key/socket (end links)
- 22mm socket (rear subframe bolts)
- socket wrench and extensions
Also, thanks to bdleonard for finding the relevant torque values:
- Rear Sub Frame Bolt: 81.5 lb-ft
- Sway Bar Bushing Bracket Nut: 29.5 lb-ft
- Sway Bar End Link Nut: 29.5 lb-ft
Package contents: Standard sway bar stuff. Note that the stock mounting hareware is reused. The little tube of grease was sufficient to lubricate both D bushings entirely.
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Stock versus RRM. RRM includes thick gauge braces to reinforce the factory sway bar bracket mounting points.
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Also worth noting is that the RRM bar is non-adjustable.
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The stock rear sway bar on my S iAWD model was 15mm compared to RRM's 19mm bar.
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The braces reinforce the sway bar bracket mounts by connecting it to the rear subframe mounting point.
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Another shot of the reinforcing brace.
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I'm very happy with the RRM/Progress bar. It seems well designed and it installed without any problems. I also really like the idea of the reinforcing braces for the sway bar brackets.
