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Okay to install brace/rear sway with just wheel ramps?

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Old 07-03-14, 05:56 PM
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Default Okay to install brace/rear sway with just wheel ramps?

I will be getting these parts in next week..
Will it be fine to use ramps to install chassis brace
and rear sway? And if so, you guys would back the
rear wheels onto them? Cheers!
Old 07-03-14, 07:21 PM
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I installed my F-Sport rear sway bar while on ramps. And yes, I backup up onto the ramps. No issues.

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Ramps for the rear of the car is so much easier than the fronts since the car is RWD. Yes you back the car onto the ramps. It is a very easy job to install the two.
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Thanks a bunch guys.
Should save me some cash in labor costs for
future mods

Originally Posted by darkdream
Ramps for the rear of the car is so much easier than the fronts since the car is RWD. Yes you back the car onto the ramps. It is a very easy job to install the two.
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Please make sure to apply the parking brake and if you have anything to block the front tires, that would be additional safety.
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^Yes, block or chock those front tires...just in case.
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I did the rear on ramps. I couldn't do the front -- but I never really did anything like this.
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In addition to the rear sway, the chassis brace should also be pretty straightforward to install
with ramps under the rear wheels?

Would you guys do them in any particular order, seems like they are away from each other
but was wondering in hopes of generating the least headaches possible


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I did the rear on ramps. I couldn't do the front -- but I never really did anything like this.
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The distance between the rear sway bar and the chassis brace is approx 3 feet so there will be no interference with one another. If you insist on a particular order, install the rear sway bar first as the chassis brace will reduce the amount of ground clearance you'll have available once it's installed.
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