mwr Report post Posted April 20, 2017 Steeda parts (tower brace/sway bar) installed today for $96 labor by my local shop this morning.What type of shop was that? Can any competent auto repair shop do it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mwr Report post Posted April 21, 2017 Sway bar installed . Was surprised that the bushings had zerk fittings on them where the OEM units are sealed. Grease added and will check again in a 2000 miles or so.I emailed Steeda asking if the say bar needed to be lubed/greased. Their reply was "Ever so often depends on the road conditions. If it starts to make noise use a synthetic marine grease." I have to say I'm disappointed, and right now don't think I want to add a part that needs to be treated differently than the rest of the car, needing special service. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mwr Report post Posted April 22, 2017 Those of you with the Steeda rear sway bar installed, do you lube/grease it? If so, when and how? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra348 Report post Posted April 23, 2017 (edited) What type of shop was that? Can any competent auto repair shop do it?Steda tower brace and hood struts can be installed in the driveway. The sway bar requires a rack ... and you do use the ends of the OEM unit with the steeda bar. Figure 30 minutes shop time for ONL:Y the sway bar ... 1 hour is you want to be generous. @mwr - the bushongs on the Steeda sway bar do have zerk fittings and do need to be greased. When installed (on '15 HyTi) - greased it up; 3k miles post-install = checked. Dismounted unit and reinstalled OEM Aug '16. Reinstalled into current car Sept '16 and checked. No grease needed in 30K miles or more. Edited April 23, 2017 by Cobra348 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mwr Report post Posted April 24, 2017 Steda tower brace and hood struts can be installed in the driveway. The sway bar requires a rack ... and you do use the ends of the OEM unit with the steeda bar. Figure 30 minutes shop time for ONL:Y the sway bar ... 1 hour is you want to be generous. @mwr - the bushongs on the Steeda sway bar do have zerk fittings and do need to be greased. When installed (on '15 HyTi) - greased it up; 3k miles post-install = checked. Dismounted unit and reinstalled OEM Aug '16. Reinstalled into current car Sept '16 and checked. No grease needed in 30K miles or more.Thanks. My mechanical skills are nil; I'm dangerous with tools in my hand. I know a local auto repair shop that would do it very reasonably, but it would probably be their first time installing these. Would you say that should be no problem? They could grease the sway bar after installing it. I could have them check it once a year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra348 Report post Posted April 24, 2017 Thanks. My mechanical skills are nil; I'm dangerous with tools in my hand. I know a local auto repair shop that would do it very reasonably, but it would probably be their first time installing these. Would you say that should be no problem? They could grease the sway bar after installing it. I could have them check it once a year.The Steeda installations were done by my local Goodyear shop. The mechanic that did it was new t the products and had no real issues. Steeda supplies very good instructions with pictures. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mwr Report post Posted April 24, 2017 Do installation of the tower brace and rear sway bar require removal of parts which would need to be stored in the event you wanted to put the car back to stock? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FernMTL Report post Posted April 24, 2017 The tower brace no, rear sway bar yes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mwr Report post Posted April 25, 2017 Summary of a few emails with Steeda re greasing the rear sway bar: Grease the bushing during installation, and then every 100,000 miles or so you may have to do it. Also every so often if the car is run hard (regular tracking). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra348 Report post Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) Do installation of the tower brace and rear sway bar require removal of parts which would need to be stored in the event you wanted to put the car back to stock?Tower brace - no; sway bar - yup. Sway bar has endlinks that are removed during installation and attached to the Steeda unit. The main OEM bar can be stored in the garage, then reinstalled for OEM restoration prior to sale or trade of the auto. As noted tower brace replaces nothing ... in fact a bolt or two for the factory struts are used to hold it in place. This shot is a closeup of the right side installation of the brace and hood strut from the HyTi I had previously. Should give you an idea how it mounts. Edited April 26, 2017 by Cobra348 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
