Audi RS6
#22827
Front and Rear Sway Bar Kit Installation Instructions
Tools Required:
1) 4-Post lift or drive-on ramps
2) 13mm socket/wrench
3) 16mm socket/wrench
4) 3/8” drive extension (long)
5) Blue Threadlocker
6) Slotted Screwdriver
START WITH THE REAR BAR
1) Raise the rear (or entire) vehicle using a 4-Post lift or drive-on ramps. The car cannot be lifted
with the suspension hanging for this installation!
2) Once vehicle is raised, take a moment and observe the stock rear bar and the way in which it
is mounted .
3) Undue the rear exhaust hanger brackets and middle hangers then let hang. Use WD-40 to loosen
the rubber hangers. Unbolt the hanger brackets using an extension and 13mm socket. It’s a
good idea to support the exhaust system (e.g. near the tips) once you’ve achieved the desired
space needed to remove the sway bar. This will avoid bending the exhaust system down more
then needed.
4) You will notice the bushing bracket also holds up some of the shock reservoir lines. Use a
crescent wrench to loosen the jam nut securing the line to the bracket.
5) Remove the four bushing bracket nuts and bolts (two 13mm socket/wrench) attaching the anti-roll
bar brackets to the sub-frame and save. You may discard the stock bushing bracket.
6) Remove the two end link bolts and nuts (16mm wrench) which attach the bar ends to the end links
and save them. To clear the shocks with the bolts, pull the bar towards the rear of the car.
7) As you begin to remove the bar, gently free each end from the end link. Now that the bar is free,
you can snake the sway bar through the exhaust pipes.
8) Apply supplied grease to inner surface of both rear bushings. Then install the bushings to the bar
at approx. the stock locations. Install the brackets over the bushings with the grease fittings
pointed down.
9) Reverse the procedure and position Hotchkis bar in the stock location with the “H-Sport” sticker
facing rearward, right side up.
10) Re-install the end link with the provided nuts & bolts and leave loose.
Adjustability Note: To adjust between the two holes, you must unbolt the bushing bracket
bolts and pull the bar towards the rear so that the end link bolts clear the shock bodies. The
hole at the bar’s end is the normal setting, while the second hole from the e nd is the stiffer
setting.
11) Slip the shock reservoir lines into the new bracket tabs. Secure the bushing brackets with the
stock nut & bolt sandwiching the reservoir line bracket tab. Tighten the four bracket bolts, then
tighten the end link bolts. Don’t forget to tighten the shock reservoir line jam nut with your
crescent wrench!
10) Finally, re-attach exhaust hangers to the metal tabs on both sides.
YOU’RE DONE WITH THE REAR, NOW THE FRONT!!
Front Sway Bar Installation
1/ Drive the vehicle onto a 4-post lift or floor ramps. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE AT NORMAL RIDE HEIGHT
FOR PROPER INSTALLATION
2/ Once vehicle is raised, use a standard screwdriver and remove the aero-pan fasteners. Then
remove the pan entirely exposing the anti-roll bar.
3/ Take a moment and observe the stock front bar and the way in
which it is mounted.
4/ Remove the lower end link bolts and nuts (16mm wrench) to the bar and save only the bolts for
re-installation. Remove the four bushing bracket nuts and save. (13mm wrench) Remove the stock
bar.
. You cannot have the suspension hanging while installing this bar!
5/ Apply a quarter tube of grease to each inner-channeled portion of
the two new front bushings and attach to Hotchkis bar against the outside of the washers on the bar.
Slip the new brackets over the bushings.
6/ Lift the bar up to the vehicle. The two smaller HSport stickers at the bar’s ends should be
right-side-up. As you lift the bar up to the mounting points, you must place one mounting plate
per side between the bushing and the mounting point. This relocates the bushing out of the
stock bushing pocket.
7/ Re-install the bracket nuts and tighten. Use a small portion of blue thread-locker on the
end-link bolts, re-install and tighten well. **Note** If vehicle is raised using jack stands or other,
the bar end and the end link may not align properly. Lower vehic le so that front sus pens ion is
not at full droop and ends will align. Be sure to thread end link bolt b y hand at first to prevent
cross threading
.
8/ Re-install the aero pan, however, a small portion of both sides of the pan may need to be filed
down for the bar ends to clear. Make this modification if you have difficulty attaching the black plastic
fasteners within either wheel well. Some A6s have different aero pans than others.
Enjoy your new tubular Sway Bar kit from Hotchkis! If you need assistance with the install or have
any other questions, go to the ‘instructions’ button on our site or call us at the number below.
Thank you for choosing the best anti-roll bar kit available for your RS6!
Hotchkis Performance
562.907.7757
www.hothckis.net
12035 Burke St. Suite 13
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
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