You can re-use the stock 8mm hardware to mount your rear sway bar. Just torque it to about 20 ft-lbs. The instructions that came with my SAS rear sway bar had a mis-print saying torque to 40 ft-lbs. WRONG! I stripped the 8mm at 30 ft-lb or so.

After stripping the stock 8mm bolts, I replaced the stock hardware on my SAS rear anti-sway bar with 3/8” hardware. According to my handy fastener guides, the 3/8” fasteners would provide 40-50% greater clamping load than the 8mm fasteners. I am not saying that the original size fasteners won’t hold the new anti-sway bar. I just wanted to see whether the holes in the anti-sway bar and axle assembly would take 3/8” hardware, and if it did then I gained some extra clamping force.

The new hardware fit with no problems. I used 3/8-24 by 1-1/2” long Grade 8 bolts, 3/8-24 Grade 8 nuts, with 3/8” Grade 8 washers under the bolt head and the nut (total cost of 3/8” hardware, about $3 at the local hardware store). I also used Loctite 242 medium strength blue thread locker on the first 1/2” of bolt thread.

The holes in the SAS rear anti-sway bar and the Saab axle assembly are large enough to accept the 3/8” hardware. I found it easiest to install the 3/8” fasteners while the anti-sway bar was loosely held to the axle assembly by the original hardware. Just replace the original hardware with the 3/8” hardware on one side at a time. First I installed all the 3/8” fasteners loosely to allow movement for alignment of all the fasteners. Then I torqued the 3/8” fasteners to about 20 FT-LB (pretty tight with a standard 3/8” ratchet). Finally I torqued the 3/8” fasteners to 30 FT-LB using a torque wrench.

By very careful working around the rear brake line and rear ABS sensor cables not the damage anything while holding the nuts with a wrench.



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• The new sway bar is in!!!, Talladega900, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 10:47:38
  • Re: The new sway bar is in!!!, Dean, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:26:33
    • Doh! Thanks for the warning! I will paint it right away. Hmmm, Talladega900, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:49:10
  • I cant wait to be hooked up with a Viggen I/C.hint hint, nickR, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:00:22
    • Very easy to do. CKPADEN and I purchased a pair from, Talladega900, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:10:28
  • SAS rear sway bar hardware...., REM in Seattle, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:31:58 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: SAS rear sway bar hardware...., Dean, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:22:07
      • Cool. Thanks, Dean! n/m, Talladega900, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:46:42
    • Tips that we can actually USE - Thanks!, Damien, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:54:23
    • REM, thanks for the tips! n/m, Talladega900, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:06:27
  • Sounds like we're due for a 4pm drive with the crazy kids..., WASSAAB, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:03:20
    • Racing wastegate, ckpaden, Thu, 1 Nov 2001 00:54:13
      • Actually, it is a wastegate ACTUATOR for OE wastegate n/m, 85SLED, Thu, 1 Nov 2001 11:28:32
      • 18 psi n/m, WASSAAB, Thu, 1 Nov 2001 09:45:04
    • You know I'm game! I keep missing the auto-x and drags, a fun-, Talladega900, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:07:55

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