hi there, i have Accord 99 sedan, and i just order a 01 acura TL rear sway bar on ebay ($73), On the side note, I ask 3 acura dealer in ORANGE COUNTY for the price on these stock sway bar, and the price shot up so much it is $250 minimum now. DANG IT, where is the good old price $50 a pop.
Anyway, my question is that AFTER I INSTALL THE SWAY BAR, do i have to get my car allignment?

ANY answer is not only welcome but highly appricieated.

 

not sure where you could have gotten it for $50 but AcuraAutomotiveParts.org has them for $130

as for the alignment... I'm thinking probably not since your not changing the geometry like you do when you lower a car and you shouldn't be removing anything that would affect the alignment. But I may be wrong...

 

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Replacing the sway bar does not require an alignment. Any shop that tells you that it is required is just looking to make money off you.

 

There is no alignment needed if your just replacing the sway bar.

 

LOL, $50 sway bar? Maybe back in '82.

When I installed my rear sway, and had no alignment issues afterwords. This is because:


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You should be fine, unless of course you needed an alignment before you installed the sway bar.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hurleyint &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">LOL, $50 sway bar? Maybe back in '82.
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Back in 2006ish, the sway-bar plus bushings could be had for $54 new from the stealership....

 

ya, oh maybe i forgot to say $50 sway bar was back in 02 to 03, 04 the price already at $150, and i got my sway bar on ebay. this guy say that he measure the sway bar himself and it's 18mm, but i doublt it is 18mm, well we'll see when i get it, SOON. i hope. if not then i have to go throught the whole freaking returning and crap
oh here is the link to what i bought, plz give me some comment on it, GOOD AND BAD

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...72154

 

Pretty sure 18mm is similar to stock size... My Eibach rear sway is 23mm, and I though the TL bar was atleast 21mm. Looks shady to me.

 

i dont' know, but I did cross reference with 4 other Honda forum, and they all say the stock TL-s is 19mm. hmmmm, this is really a big gamble that i took eh