Installation of Hotchkis Front Sway Bar
Sport Sway Bar Kit 22102
2005 Mustang
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1F Raising Vehicle
Securely block the rear wheels of the vehicle. Use a jack to lift up the front of the vehicle and
use jack stands to support it. Do not remove the front wheels during installation for safety.
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2F Observe Front Bar
Once the car is raised, observe the position of the front bar and take note of it’s orientation.
3F Remove Subframe Mounts
Locate the 2 subframe bushing mounts. Loosen and remove the nuts that secure the bushing
brackets to the frame.
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4F Remove Endlinks and Remove Bar
At the ends of the bar, loosen and remove nut that secures the endlinks to the sway bar. The
stock bar is now loose and free to be remove.
5F Lube Hotchkis Bushing
Grease the inner surface of the Hotchkis bushing with the provided lube.
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6F Install endlinks onto Sway bar ends
Install the Hotchkis bar ends onto the stock endlinks. At this time, determine how stiff you
would like your front sway bar. The hole closest to the end is the softest setting. Reuse the
stock nut to attached the endlink to the sway bar. Fasten but do not fully tighten these nuts at
this time. Leaving these semi loose will aid the rest of the installation.
7F Install Hotchkis Bushing onto the sway bar
Once the endlinks are attached, spread open the bushing and install the greased bushing onto
the sway bar. Push the bracket onto the bushing.
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8F Install Hotchkis subframe mounts
Rotate the bar up into position and install the Hotchkis bushing brackets onto the subframe.
Fully tighten the subframe nuts to secure the bushing bracket.
9F Fully Tighten Endlinks
The endlink nuts can now be fully tightened.
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10F Double Check Hardware
Make sure all hardware is fully tightened before driving the vehicle.
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Installation of Hotchkis Rear Sway Bar
1R Raising Car
Securely block the front wheels of the vehicle. Use a jack to lift up the rear of the vehicle and
support with jack stands. As with the front installation, you should not remove the rear wheels.
2R Observe Rear Bar
Once the car is raised, observe the position of the rear bar and take note of it’s orientation .
3R Remove Drop links
Locate the 2 drop links attaching the chassis and the sway bar. Loosen and remove the bolt
that fastens the drop link to the chassis. Retain the mounting bolt for future use.
4R Remove Axle Mounts and Remove the stock bar
At the ends of the sway bar, remove the stock bushing brackets. The bar will now be loose
and free to remove.
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5R Install New Hotchkis Drop links
Lube the surface of the drop link bushings and install in the same manner as the stock units.
Reuse the stock mounting bolt. Fasten but do not fully tighten this bolt at this time. Leaving
these semi -loose will aid the rest of the installation.
6R Lube Hotchkis Bushing
Grease the inner surface of the Hotchkis bushing with the provided lube.
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7R Install Hotchkis Bushing onto the sway bar
Once the endlinks are attached, spread open the bushing and install the greased bushing onto
the sway bar.
8R Install Sway bar to the Drop Links
Position the sway bar up close to the drop links and install the bushing brackets as shown in
the picture. Use the provided nuts & bolts. You may fully tighten these bolts.
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9R Prepare Axle Mounts
Grease the inner surface of the Hotchkis bushing with the provided lube and place the
Hotchkis bracket over it. Next, slide the Hotchkis axle mount peg into the bushing.
10R Install Axle Mounts
Using the same stock nuts, install the axle mounts in the same manner as the stock units. The
tapped hole in the axle mount peg should face inboard toward to the sway bar.
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11R Attaching Sway Bar to Axle Mounts
At this time, determine how stiff you would like your rear sway bar. The hole closest to the end
is the softest setting. Use the provided bolt & washer to secure the sway bar to the axle
mounts. Fully Tighten the bolts.
12R Fully Tighten Drop Link
Once the sway bar ends are secured, you can now fully tighten the top mounting bolt for the
drop links from step 5R.
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13F Double Check Hardware
Make sure all hardware is fully tightened before driving the vehicle.
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