Hotchkis 22436R User Manual

Installation of Hotchkis Front Sway Bar

Sport Sway Bar Kit 22436

Mazda3 / MazdaSpeed3

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1F

2F

Raising Vehicle

Raise front of the vehicle by using a 4 post lift or drive-on ramps. Securely block the rear
wheels of the vehicle. Do not remove the front wheels during installation fo r safet y.

Detach End Links

Loosen and remove the lower end link nuts from both sides, and push links aside.

3F
Use a pry bar or similar tool to undo the exhaust hangers.

4F
Locate and remove lower engine mount that attaches to subframe. Loosen and remove the

Undo Exhaust Hangers

Disconnect Lower Engine Mount

bolt that attaches the mount to the engine.

5F
Loosen and remove the 4 subframe cradle bolts. The rear subframe mount has additional

Drop the Subframe Cradle

bolts, 2 per side. The cradle will not drop completely since it is still connected to the struts
and steering rack, so you do not have to worry about it falling on top of you.

6F
Loosen and remove the sway bar bushing bracket bolts. There are 2 per bracket. Once the

Undo the Sway Bar Bushing Bracket Bolts

bolts are removed, the bar should be loose from the vehicle.

7F
It’s a tight fit between the subframe and the body, so it will take some patience removing the

Remove the Front Sway Bar

sway bar. To ease removal, take off the bushings from the bar. It also helps raising the front
of the vehicle slightly to gain more clearance. You will notice the steering column seal on the
firewall will pop out of position. This is normal and is also an indication that you should be
able to get more move ment out of the cradle to pull the bar ou t. Try to remember how the
bar comes out, for this will be the sam e procedure getting the new Hotchkis bar in.

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8F
Repeat steps 1F through 7F in reverse order. Your new Hotchkis bar uses new bushings and

Reinstall New Hotchkis Bar

brackets. The front bushing has a Ø1-1/8” hole. Use the supplied silicon grease to lube the
inside surface of the bushings. Make sure to use thread lock compound on the subframe
bushing bracket bolts and the end link nuts. The bushing brackets are slo tted, so mak e
sure they are shift ed towards the rea r of the vehicle. When reinstalling the subframe
you will need to use a jack and a pry bar to align the mounting holes. Once the holes are
aligned, start all 4 subframe cradle bolts by hand to avoid cross threading. Make sure the
steering column seal is popped back into position. Install the front end links onto the

sway bar with the weight of the car on it’s wheels. Do not install the end links
while the suspension is in droop.

Use bracket with the 90° grease fitting for the f ront. F itting points out board.

Straight fitting is shown in pictures for prototyping.

10F
Make sure all hardware is fully tightened before driving the vehicle. Let’s move to the rear

Double Check Hardw a re

sway bar.

Installation of Hotchkis Rear Sway Bar

1R

Raising Car

Removal of the rear sway bar should be done at ride height, so the vehicle must be raised by
a flat alignment style rack, or place the rear of the vehicle on ramps and securely block the
front wheels.

2R
Remove the center plate that resides just u n derneath the rear sway bar.

Remove Center Plate

3R

4R
Loosen and remove the sway bar bushing bracket bolts. There are 2 per bracket. Once the

Detach End Links

Loosen and remove the lower end link nuts from both sides, and push links aside.

Undo the Sway Bar Bu s h i n g Bra c ket Bolts

bolts are removed, the bar should be loose from the vehicle.

5R
Repeat steps 1R through 4R in reverse order. Your new Hotchkis bar uses new bushings and

Reinstall New Hotchkis Bar

brackets. The rear bushing has a Ø1-1/4” hole. Use the supplied silicon grease to lube the
inside surface of the bushings. Make sure to use thread lock compound on the subframe
bushing bracket bolts and the end link nuts. When tightening the subframe bushing bracket
bolts, make sure the center of the bar clears the center plate. There is some slop in the
brackets provided, so you can ra i se t he sw ay bar to gain proper clearance for the center pla te.

6R

Install Centering Coll ars

To ensure the rear bar stays centered, Hotchkis provides split clamp-on collars. First, center

the bar left to right so that the end links are at equal angles. Next, install the collars on the
inside of the bushing edge. Make sure the collars are butted up against the bushings. Fully
tighten the 2 socket bolts on each c ollar.

7R

Double Check Hardw a re

Make sure all hardware is fully tightened before driving the vehicle. You are done with the

installation. The vehicle does not r eq ui r e an alignment after this installatio n.

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