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

93+ F-Body rear & front sway bar
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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!

93+ F-Body rear & front sway bar
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