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Got it all done this afternoon!
This was a pretty straight forward installation. Installation sheet states this bar is for 04-10, however I can validate that it does fit 2012.
I ended up re using the OEM brackets and bushings. I just cleaned them up and re greased the bushings. I will be getting a set of Stilltimes bushings/brackets sometime in the near future.
Notice in the pics below how thin the rod portion is on the OEM endlinks! (single point of failure if you ask me)
Also the Belltech FSB is more of a gray than a silver like advertised...
Down and dirty:
1) Remove front skid plate, if equipped.
2) Remove nuts from upper endlinks on both sides.
3) Loosen top two bolts on sway bar bushing brackets (do not remove)
4) Remove bottom two bolts on sway bar bushing brackets.
5) At this point the sway bar can be lowered and removed from endlinks (sway bar brackets are open ended on the topside, so they will slide out).
6) Remove lower nuts on endlinks from both sides, and remove OEM endlinks.
7) Install PRG endlinks on both sides, and install lower locknuts. Tighten down so that there is a little play (Do not completely tighten at this point).
8) Install Belltech FSB onto upper PRG endlinks on both sides, and install nuts. Again, tighten down and leave a little play, but do not completely tighten.
9) Grease bushings with super grease or something comparable. I used NAPA 765-1391 all purpose Lith-Ease white lithium grease. Then install bushings onto sway bar and rotate bushings so grease makes full contact with the entire circumference of the contact area of the sway bar.
10) Install Brackets and rotate sway bar up into position and slide the upper open ended brackets into the upper bolts that were left in place. Install lower bracket bolts and tighten all four bolts down but do not tighten all the way down.
11) Now that all bolts are in place, check that the steering wheel is straight. Then tighten down all four bracket bolts on the Belltech sway bar first. Then tighten down lower and upper PRG endlink bolts on both sides.
12) Recheck all bolts for tightness and inspect the completion of the installation for any discrepancies or defects.
13) Install skid plate.
That's it your done! crack open a cold beer and toast to yourself for another successful mod!
It is always both rewarding, and fulfilling for me when I complete a mod. I am very pleased with this one especially. The weight difference between the OEM and Belltech sway bar is unbelievable! The Belltech is Heavy! just under 33 LBS.
My review:
The real test was driving in town where I did not take it easy. I went full on with my hard turns and hard braking as well. It is amazing what a solid FSB will do for the Titan. There is noticably less nose dive on hard braking too. It still nose dives but not like before, so I think the PRG endlinks in combination with the solid bar helped in this area.
It is such a night and day difference, the turns fill a lot more stable and straight. The front end use to roll on me even with the Hellwig rear sway bar, but not now, the Belltech and PRG endlinks have cleaned up the front end body roll quite a bit IMO.
To me it seems as if the addition of a solid FSB and beefier endlinks has eliminated the over steer that i felt before the install. One thing that I noticed right away too was that if I jerk the steering wheel one way or the other, it immediately returns to center or straight. This I feel is a added benefit.
I took a few pics of the removal/installation and comparison of the components, so here they are:
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This was a pretty straight forward installation. Installation sheet states this bar is for 04-10, however I can validate that it does fit 2012.
I ended up re using the OEM brackets and bushings. I just cleaned them up and re greased the bushings. I will be getting a set of Stilltimes bushings/brackets sometime in the near future.
Notice in the pics below how thin the rod portion is on the OEM endlinks! (single point of failure if you ask me)
Also the Belltech FSB is more of a gray than a silver like advertised...
Down and dirty:
1) Remove front skid plate, if equipped.
2) Remove nuts from upper endlinks on both sides.
3) Loosen top two bolts on sway bar bushing brackets (do not remove)
4) Remove bottom two bolts on sway bar bushing brackets.
5) At this point the sway bar can be lowered and removed from endlinks (sway bar brackets are open ended on the topside, so they will slide out).
6) Remove lower nuts on endlinks from both sides, and remove OEM endlinks.
7) Install PRG endlinks on both sides, and install lower locknuts. Tighten down so that there is a little play (Do not completely tighten at this point).
8) Install Belltech FSB onto upper PRG endlinks on both sides, and install nuts. Again, tighten down and leave a little play, but do not completely tighten.
9) Grease bushings with super grease or something comparable. I used NAPA 765-1391 all purpose Lith-Ease white lithium grease. Then install bushings onto sway bar and rotate bushings so grease makes full contact with the entire circumference of the contact area of the sway bar.
10) Install Brackets and rotate sway bar up into position and slide the upper open ended brackets into the upper bolts that were left in place. Install lower bracket bolts and tighten all four bolts down but do not tighten all the way down.
11) Now that all bolts are in place, check that the steering wheel is straight. Then tighten down all four bracket bolts on the Belltech sway bar first. Then tighten down lower and upper PRG endlink bolts on both sides.
12) Recheck all bolts for tightness and inspect the completion of the installation for any discrepancies or defects.
13) Install skid plate.
That's it your done! crack open a cold beer and toast to yourself for another successful mod!
It is always both rewarding, and fulfilling for me when I complete a mod. I am very pleased with this one especially. The weight difference between the OEM and Belltech sway bar is unbelievable! The Belltech is Heavy! just under 33 LBS.
My review:
The real test was driving in town where I did not take it easy. I went full on with my hard turns and hard braking as well. It is amazing what a solid FSB will do for the Titan. There is noticably less nose dive on hard braking too. It still nose dives but not like before, so I think the PRG endlinks in combination with the solid bar helped in this area.
It is such a night and day difference, the turns fill a lot more stable and straight. The front end use to roll on me even with the Hellwig rear sway bar, but not now, the Belltech and PRG endlinks have cleaned up the front end body roll quite a bit IMO.
To me it seems as if the addition of a solid FSB and beefier endlinks has eliminated the over steer that i felt before the install. One thing that I noticed right away too was that if I jerk the steering wheel one way or the other, it immediately returns to center or straight. This I feel is a added benefit.
I took a few pics of the removal/installation and comparison of the components, so here they are:
