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Is there some secret to removing the old sway bar/installing new one without messing with the gas tank? theres no way in hell the bar can fit through that little space.. I don't want to mess with the gas tank.. boom!
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metallic teal 95 mystique V6 ATX
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No need,I never move or drop the gas tanks to remove or fit a bar.......
V6 MTX
'Don't p**s up my back then tell me it's raining!!!"
'Its only nuts & bolts!'
'If I build it,fix it,upgrade it or modify it...MAYBE they will come....!
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Dealer for 'Quaife America' & 'Autotech Sport Tuning'
SOLE USA Dealer for the American Axle 'AUSSIE BAR'...
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The gas tank is held in by two straps with 13 or 15mm bolts. Just place a jack under the tank and lower it down maybe two inches. The bar would not clear the tank withour this adjustment in my installation.
98 T-Red Contour LX V6 Mtx 106k miles
9" K&N, Aussie Pipe, Dual Mode Damper, 19lb. injectors, SHM MAFterburner, Ford 9mm Wires, Mystery Mod, ShoShop Off-road Y pipe, Dynomax Resonator and Muffler, 2.5" custom cat-back.
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what they say, no need to mess, just loosen it a little 
--alex | 96 GL(sort of) V6 ATX | 98 SE V6 MTX Sport
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Its plastic,fit the bar with a 1/4 or less of a tank... :rolleyes:
V6 MTX
'Don't p**s up my back then tell me it's raining!!!"
'Its only nuts & bolts!'
'If I build it,fix it,upgrade it or modify it...MAYBE they will come....!
Haines Motor Sports Inc,
Dealer for 'Quaife America' & 'Autotech Sport Tuning'
SOLE USA Dealer for the American Axle 'AUSSIE BAR'...
Get a Turbo for you Zetec from HMS Inc...by 'The Demon' ...www.DemonDynamics.co.uk
..don't talk about it DO IT !!!
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FWIW, I did not remove or lower mine at all. After spending an hour trying to finagle the bar out, i finally just pulled like a mofo. The gas tank was nice enough to flex just enough for the old bar to pop out the passenger side and the new one to slide in from the passenger side.
Not saying I reccomend this approach, just that it worked for me....... :rolleyes:
98 SE
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I did what Bruce did to get my 21mm bar in - just kept pushing and pushing, and finally that bar went up into its new home.
-Kurt
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One word - CROWBAR!!! Hooked on leverage worked for me!
Scott
96 SE, MTX, BAT 22mm rear anti-sway bar, BAT springs and Spax struts
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I don't think you even need a crow bar...unless it varies from car to car....Just jack/ramp the car up and and position the bar properly...then grab a hold of each side and SHOVE THE HELL OUT OF IT!!! Really it didn't need much force at all! Worked for me!
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A how to with pics would be good for this mod. Anyone interested could come to my house and do it on mine 
"Wow, that sank fast." "Yeah, like a rock." 96 Contour GL ATX 9mm Ford Racing Wires; 2 Resonators down, 1 to go;"Special airbox"; many mods planned Sony CD player: 50wattsx4;remote; Speakers=50 watt Pioneer 6x8s Ross Evans 
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