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https://www.steeda.com/steeda-555-1027-f-150-4wd-adjustable-rear-swaybar
i installed it this morning in the driveway, with no need to lift truck in the air
even my large frame had room to slither around on a blanket
my score is 1 to 10 with 10 being the best or easiest
price was 619.95 and took just under 2 weeks to arrive
i give price a 7
time to delivery after purchase an 8
fedex getting lost and delivering 2 days late..a.4
installation instructions PAPER 5, (included)
Installation instructions VIDEO 10 (online, really helpful)
ease of installation an 8
i figure the average person, with a good knowledge of hardware, torques, and some mechanical knowledge would have zero problems installing it.
i have not driven it yet, as i ran out of time this afternoon. I did the bounce check before installing it to listen for noises. my truck is pretty quiet
after installation..still very quiet with no noticeable new noises
i used a floor jack to hold the bar up after i loosely attached the front of the bar to the front struts and it made it very easy to hang the u-bolts and get the bar set to a good position on the axle
i also moved the wire harness we had the recall on, UP and clamped it in place above axle with a cushion clamp
no need to move any brake lines on passenger or driver side of axle. yours might be different .
my biggest issue is the hardware included;
the lower strut hardware used to attach the forward end of the bar to the strut is to short, the instructions have you use the nut as the washer and nut. which is wrong from every thing MECHANIC. I am an aircraft mechanic and we never ever use the nut without a washer.
so i used aircraft bolts for the lower strut to the bar attachment point and of course a washer under the nut.
i was also missing the 4 washers and nuts for the U -bolts and steeda is sending them out. I used self locking friction nuts and washer in the interim. If the steeda nuts are superior, i will swap them out when i do the torque checks after a few miles
Steeda was very positive about sending out the missing hardware. great interaction with them.
In my opinion the nuts being absent from the hardware bag is UN-acceptable. Given that somebody signed off on the packing sheet to indicate all the parts were included, it sort of tweaked me, then add in the 600 dollar cost, no excuse for missing hardware.
On a positive note, they included extra slick stuff for the bushings, in fact, enough to lube them 3 times. so if they start squeaking, i have lube for the bushings.
i posted up some pictures and will follow up after a good drive and torque checks.
one other note: the passenger side strut is about 1 inch from the factory muffler, so i see a new exhaust in the future.
the struts are also bottomed out in the short adjustment , which leaves the nose of the sway bar pointed down about 1 degree but it levels once PEOPLE are in the truck. I kept the bar at attach point on axle, in line with the axle tube. It may need to be moved slightly aft to push the front of bar nose up by 1 degree
I also parked in my bar ditch so passenger rear tire was fully extended and driver rear was compressed.
To see if wheel lost any travel. Seemed same as before
A SAFETY NOTE I FORGOT ABOUT
if your running boards have the toe switch enabled to let you drop the board by touching the switch at the end of the running boards...LOCK the truck or turn that setting off while working near them. I rolled into the switch and they came came down fast enough to almost squish me a bit
i installed it this morning in the driveway, with no need to lift truck in the air
even my large frame had room to slither around on a blanket
my score is 1 to 10 with 10 being the best or easiest
price was 619.95 and took just under 2 weeks to arrive
i give price a 7
time to delivery after purchase an 8
fedex getting lost and delivering 2 days late..a.4
installation instructions PAPER 5, (included)
Installation instructions VIDEO 10 (online, really helpful)
ease of installation an 8
i figure the average person, with a good knowledge of hardware, torques, and some mechanical knowledge would have zero problems installing it.
i have not driven it yet, as i ran out of time this afternoon. I did the bounce check before installing it to listen for noises. my truck is pretty quiet
after installation..still very quiet with no noticeable new noises
i used a floor jack to hold the bar up after i loosely attached the front of the bar to the front struts and it made it very easy to hang the u-bolts and get the bar set to a good position on the axle
i also moved the wire harness we had the recall on, UP and clamped it in place above axle with a cushion clamp
no need to move any brake lines on passenger or driver side of axle. yours might be different .
my biggest issue is the hardware included;
the lower strut hardware used to attach the forward end of the bar to the strut is to short, the instructions have you use the nut as the washer and nut. which is wrong from every thing MECHANIC. I am an aircraft mechanic and we never ever use the nut without a washer.
so i used aircraft bolts for the lower strut to the bar attachment point and of course a washer under the nut.
i was also missing the 4 washers and nuts for the U -bolts and steeda is sending them out. I used self locking friction nuts and washer in the interim. If the steeda nuts are superior, i will swap them out when i do the torque checks after a few miles
Steeda was very positive about sending out the missing hardware. great interaction with them.
In my opinion the nuts being absent from the hardware bag is UN-acceptable. Given that somebody signed off on the packing sheet to indicate all the parts were included, it sort of tweaked me, then add in the 600 dollar cost, no excuse for missing hardware.
On a positive note, they included extra slick stuff for the bushings, in fact, enough to lube them 3 times. so if they start squeaking, i have lube for the bushings.
i posted up some pictures and will follow up after a good drive and torque checks.
one other note: the passenger side strut is about 1 inch from the factory muffler, so i see a new exhaust in the future.
the struts are also bottomed out in the short adjustment , which leaves the nose of the sway bar pointed down about 1 degree but it levels once PEOPLE are in the truck. I kept the bar at attach point on axle, in line with the axle tube. It may need to be moved slightly aft to push the front of bar nose up by 1 degree
I also parked in my bar ditch so passenger rear tire was fully extended and driver rear was compressed.
To see if wheel lost any travel. Seemed same as before
A SAFETY NOTE I FORGOT ABOUT
if your running boards have the toe switch enabled to let you drop the board by touching the switch at the end of the running boards...LOCK the truck or turn that setting off while working near them. I rolled into the switch and they came came down fast enough to almost squish me a bit
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