SUSP: Rear cross member swap / Rear sway bar install

[Tippey764]

Tools

Jack
Jack stands
Ratchet
12 mm Socket
14 mm Socket
17 mm Socket
12mm Open end wrench
17mm Open end wrench

Step 1 ( jack and jack stands required )

Put the car on jack stands and remove wheels



Step 2 ( 17mm wrench and socket required )

Remove this large bolt attaching both rear lower control arms to the rear knuckle. You will need to put a 17mm wrench on one side to hold the bolt as you back the nut off. Repeat for both sides



Step 3 ( 17mm socket and wrench required )

Remove this bolt on both sides of the car, If possible remove the bolt on the other control arm next to it used for alignment. On this car it was seized so we left it on.



Step 4 ( 17mm socket required )

Remove these 4 bolts and remove your cross member. You will need to maneuver it out in an odd way if you could not remove the alignment lower control arm



Step 5

Compare the new cross member to the old one

Notice the additional bracket on the EX cross member. This cross member is also from a wagon and still has the wagon cast steel lower control arm installed.



Step 6 ( If secondary control arm was not removed )

Set the new cross member into place like i did



Step 7

Reinstall these 4 bolts ( 17mm socket required )



Step 8 ( 17mm socket and wrench required )

Install this control arm



Step 9 ( 17mm socket and wrench required )

Reinstall this bolt, this can be tricky and be sure the nut always faces the rear end of the car



Step 10 ( 12mm socket and wrench required )

Get your sway bar and remove this part from the bar itself. Makes the install alot easier



Step 11 ( 12mm wrench required )

Mount the sway bar to the brackets. take note of the hook in the picture



Step 12 ( 12mm socket required )

Mount the sway bar peice we removed in step 10 and install it like so. Take note of the half moon shaped peice. Do not tighten it untill step 13 is complete



Step 13 ( 12mm socket and wrench required )

Mount the sway bar to the bracket



Step 14 ( everything required )

Double check to make sure everything is tight. Lower your car back down and go for a test drive. Enjoy your stock upgraded cb7

[oneoffaccord]

very nice write up

[brsteinbach]

X2^ Love the write up! I may be doing this sometime soon.

[Tippey764]

X2^ Love the write up! I may be doing this sometime soon.

Do it

I reccomend a vigor or acura CL 16mm rear sway bar though

In this guide we used a stock accord sway bar

[Fleetw00d]

You should probably have the rear alignment checked after doing this.

[heero357]

getting ready to do that to my cb. should've done it when i did the rear disc to drum swap but wanted to wait till i could get the polyurethane bushings. gotta do it for the atl mountain run

[Tippey764]

getting ready to do that to my cb. should've done it when i did the rear disc to drum swap but wanted to wait till i could get the polyurethane bushings. gotta do it for the atl mountain run

Its not hard to do really, It only connects to the trailing arms via 1 bolt, so its not like you have to undo much of what you did to do this.

[C-Rod]

Do it

I reccomend a vigor or acura CL 16mm rear sway bar though

In this guide we used a stock accord sway bar

Ill be looking for one of these the next time I go to the jy

[JaK FRoSTWhiTE]

So the rear drum set up was kept?

[Tippey764]

Ill be looking for one of these the next time I go to the jy

Good for you brah!

So the rear drum set up was kept?

At the time yes. It was later swapped to rear discs though. Really the only thing related between the 2 is the long botl between the 2 lower control arms. Nothing else is related when swapping rear discs so its not like your going over work for a second time

[agol]

Good for you brah!

...lol

[ikayto]

that's one heavy duty end link lol.

[C-Rod]

here are some more pictures http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...&highlight=diy

[Night Wolf]

gotta love the wagons stronger parts

[Tippey764]

gotta love the wagons stronger parts

Stronger parts to lug their fat asses around