Hotchkis 2204F User Manual

93+ F-Body Front Sway Bar Installation
Front Bar Installation
1. Look carefully at the current installation.
2. This installation can be performed without removing the front wheels . Always use proper safety devices such as jack stands or lift jacks to properly support the vehicle.
3. Loosen front bushing retaining bolts, leave a few threads engaged to support the bar.
4. Remove the factory end link from the car.
5. Support or hold the center of bar and carefully remove front bushing bolts.
6. Remove factory bar from vehicle, taking note of the placement of the swaybar bushings.
7. Using the included white silicone grease, grease the inside of the urethane 1 7/16” in sway bar bushings. (The silicone grease can be cleaned up with WD40.)
8. Install the urethane bushings on the bar. Make sure you position the bushing so when the bar is installed in the vehicle, the split will face the front of the car.
9. Place the bushing’s bracket over top the bushing.
10. Install the new swaybar into the car using the original bolts on the new bushings. Just start a few threads to support the bar, don’t finish tightening these yet.
11. Install the new endlinks (part# 98128G) using a ratchet and wrench.
12. Tighten end link nut to the point where the end link bushing’s diameter is just larger than it’s support washer.
13. Push the bar as far forwar d as possible and finish tightening the front bushing bolts
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Rear Bar Installation
1. Look at the current sway bar installation.
2. Support the vehicle by the frame with lift jacks or jack stands, allowing the
suspension to be unsupported.
3. Remove the sway bar endlinks.
4. Remove the four bolts holding the sway bar to the axle U-Bolts.
5. Remove the factory sway bar and U-bolts from the vehicle.
6. Using the included white silicone grease, grease the inside of the urethane 1”
in sway bar bushings. (The silicone grease can be cleaned up with WD40.)
7. Install the urethane bushings on the bar. Make sure you position the bushing
so when the bar is installed in the vehicle, the split will face the front of the car.
8. Place the bushing’s bracket over top the bushing.
9. Attach the swaybar to the axle using the new Hotchkis U-bolts and brackets.
Note: The new brackets may have only one side of the bracket engaged on the axle tab. Do not fully tighten the axle U-bolts at this point.
10. Insert the new endlinks (part # 98125) thr oug h the bar and the frame bracket.
Tighten till the bushings are squeezed to a larger diameter that their support washer.
11. Tighten the U-bolts.
12. Double check that all fasteners are tightened.
Your installation is finished. Enjoy your new sway bars!
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Return Policy & Limited Warra nty
Effective December 1, 2010 all Hotchkis products must be registered to qualify for warranty at product, within 30 days of the original purchase date.
IMPORTANT: This warranty supersedes all other warranties included with this product.
Return Policy
We want you to be com pletely satisfied with your Hotchkis Perform ance product. For products, presenting signs of shipping damage please contact the freight carrier immediately. All our products are guaranteed to be free from manufacturer’s defects. If your order arrives with a manufacture def ect, please contact our Cus tomer Service Department at ( 562) 907-7757. You will be assigned a Returne d Goods Authorizati on Number (RGA). T he package you return m ust show the RGA on the outsi de of the pac k age, inclu de the or iginal invo ice and be shipp ed prepaid to our facility. The product has to be unused and in it s original pack aging materials. Exc hanges or refunds made after 30 days will be subject to a 20% res tocking charge. If you purchased
your Hotchkis Performance product from an authorized dealer, you are still covered by this return policy. All returns however, should be made to your dealer, not to Hotchkis Performance directly.
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be registered to qualify for warran ty at www.hotchkis.net or via the mail-in warranty card, included with the product, within 30 days of the original purchase date.
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Products must
Exclusions from Warranty
Items offered but not manufactured by Hotchkis Performance are warranted according to the manufacturer's terms and are not covered by this limited warranty. Hotchkis Perf ormance shall not be responsible for any labor, rem oval, installation, re-installation or m aintenance cos ts. This warranty does not co ver t h e c osmetic finish or platin g of an y prod uc t or any normal wear and tear to any product including, but not limited to bushings, brackets, end-links, hardware, steering components, shocks or springs. In addition, this warranty does not appl y to any products that have been:
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