well i was putting on my rear lower tie bar. i thought it would be as easy as taking off the 2 bolts but i forgot i had to jack up the part under the brake, now the holes dont align. how to the heck do i fix this?

**** i feel like an idiot

 

Picture?

Nothing a sledgehammer and block of wood won't fix

lol

 

Yea a pic would help. I have no idea what you are talking about Fing up. Did you try to install a Progress rear sway or the Megan lower tie?

 

yeah pics and a specific product reference would help... i just installed my sway bar a few days ago so if its that i may be able to help since my memory is still fresh.

 

well heres pretty much my day went

just installed my 7500K Halos yesterday....SO BADASS!!!

..but i cant see **** at night..blah well its good enough



o0o0o0o0o

then came the ties

megan racing to be exact



wasnt really feeling the blue so...



Red

and without the plastic covering the label



dang thats tight...i know..



one down one to go WOOHOO!!

..

and heres when my day turned to ****

after taking off that plastic diffuser thing under the trunk the car, i proceeded to remove one of the tie bolts.

thinking it would be just like the front, i was terribly mistaken



after that bolt that you see that half *** out, the arm popped out of place. im thinkin, "o ****, thats not good". so my main concern was putting it back into place. after 2 hours of "jack up and down" combinations, i got it half way in. but its not enough for the grooves to meet the screw

just like my homemade intake......"fail"

"Someone help me pleee help meh pleee"

-***** Jones, Next Friday

 

Damn, a lot of pics there. Well first, if you can't see **** at night with that HID kit, sell it and get a nice retrofit done....customlightz FTW. Second, I think for your problem, you're gonna need to keep messing around with lowering and raising on the jack like you have been doing. Have you tried just putting the car level on the ground? I was able to just jack up the one side of my car when I did my rear sway, which seems to be just as easy of an install as the Megan lower ties.

 

i guess thats my next thing to do.

i'll be in the 27 degree garage....be back with the results.

 

Careful down there on the stock jack, you don't your face misaligned like your bolt. Safety first when underneith.

 

YOu have to keep working it up and down with the jack

secondly
STOP trying with the stock jack
you WILL hurt yourself moving the car

go to sears and pony up the money for a REAL jack.

 

yea thats why i jacked it up high enough to where the tires are not off the ground. its what i had today so its what i worked with.

 

u need 2 jacks ...

one to jack up the car so the wheel is off the ground ... remove the wheel to make it easier

u then use the other jack to raise that arm and put it back into place ...

 

My suggestions... know where to jack up your car, and get better jacks.

Red = bad spot
yellow= better spot



The best place (the one I have used for both my exhaust installation and sway bar install) have been the spots right in front of the rear tire... there is a thicker spot of metal right there, perfect for jacking up the car, jack it up, place a jackstand, goto the other side, jack it up, jackstand, and repeat as needed for height, but dont just jack one side WAY up then do the other, that can cause the other jackstand to tilt or fall.

EDIT: oh yeah, I forgot you will have to place one to support the wheels haha, so yeah definately going to need a support on that right circle as well. Jackstands and multiple jacks are your friend i have four of each.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sickyute &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">u need 2 jacks ...

one to jack up the car so the wheel is off the ground ... remove the wheel to make it easier

u then use the other jack to raise that arm and put it back into place ...

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i cant believe i didnt think of this sooner, thanks so much.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Demonis &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My suggestions... know where to jack up your car, and get better jacks.

Red = bad spot
yellow= better spot



The best place (the one I have used for both my exhaust installation and sway bar install) have been the spots right in front of the rear tire... there is a thicker spot of metal right there, perfect for jacking up the car, jack it up, place a jackstand, goto the other side, jack it up, jackstand, and repeat as needed for height, but dont just jack one side WAY up then do the other, that can cause the other jackstand to tilt or fall.

EDIT: oh yeah, I forgot you will have to place one to support the wheels haha, so yeah definately going to need a support on that right circle as well. Jackstands and multiple jacks are your friend i have four of each.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks, going to try again later. driving the truck to school today.

 

lol good luck man, dont squash yourself under there..

 

^^ haha thanks

damn everything came AFTER the meet. blah well.


im about to try again and see if i get lucky with the up and down combo's


but hey guys im due for an oil change and have a free one from the dealer. will they be able to do it with that front lower tie on? or do i have to remove it.

thanks

 

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Careful down there on the stock jack, you don't your face misaligned like your bolt. Safety first when underneith. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yea using a stock jack for more than an emergency tire swap is extremely dangerous. Get a new jack asap

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Nighthawk R18 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">^
but hey guys im due for an oil change and have a free one from the dealer. will they be able to do it with that front lower tie on? or do i have to remove it.
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it wont affect the oilchange, all they have to remove is the plastic undercarriage and the filter is right there. The R18's filter is extremely easy to reach, the K20, however, is not.

 

looks like you got plenty of suggestions, so ill leave you with this

i really like how you changed those ugly *** looking blue to red

 

WTF You call that red nice? It's ghetto you can tell you sprayed!

And I hope you don't kill yourself when your si smashes you. lol Don't they teach kids auto shop anymore?

 

where diod you get the megan bars

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Solo2Vtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">WTF You call that red nice? It's ghetto you can tell you sprayed!

And I hope you don't kill yourself when your si smashes you. lol Don't they teach kids auto shop anymore?</TD></TR></TABLE>

thank you for your opinion, i drive an LX.

if i had more tools i'd def work with them, but i dont. in real life it really looks like it came it red, but i wouldnt matter since its under the car anyway.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SeanJohn1802 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks like you got plenty of suggestions, so ill leave you with this

i really like how you changed those ugly *** looking blue to red </TD></TR></TABLE>



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it wont affect the oilchange, all they have to remove is the plastic undercarriage and the filter is right there. The R18's filter is extremely easy to reach, the K20, however, is not.</TD></TR></TABLE>

hope your right

well i finally got that tie bolt screwed in. without the rear lower tie however, but its cool for now. ill wait till my friends help me. they have jacks, jack stands, better tools, and extra sets of hands which i can use to my advantage. thanks to all who helped mEE!!! i can drive my car again..lol

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 06sik20z3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">where diod you get the megan bars</TD></TR></TABLE>

from....megan racing....lol

front... http://meganracing.com/product...id=62


rear... http://meganracing.com/product...id=63