Messed up on Rear lower tie bar install

[Nighthawk R18]

well i was putting on my rear lower tie bar. i thought it would be as easy as taking off the 2 bolts but i forgot i had to jack up the part under the brake, now the holes dont align. how to the heck do i fix this?

**** i feel like an idiot

well heres pretty much my day went

just installed my 7500K Halos yesterday....SO BADASS!!!

..but i cant see **** at night..blah well its good enough



o0o0o0o0o

then came the ties

megan racing to be exact



wasnt really feeling the blue so...



Red :P

and without the plastic covering the label



dang thats tight...i know..



one down one to go WOOHOO!!

..

and heres when my day turned to ****

after taking off that plastic diffuser thing under the trunk the car, i proceeded to remove one of the tie bolts.

thinking it would be just like the front, i was terribly mistaken



after that bolt that you see that half ass out, the arm popped out of place. im thinkin, "o ****, thats not good". so my main concern was putting it back into place. after 2 hours of "jack up and down" combinations, i got it half way in. but its not enough for the grooves to meet the screw

what to do now?!

"Someone help me pleee help meh pleee"

-Willy Jones, Next Friday

[shawn-o]

I was just going to recommend up and down jacking combonations.

When i did mine (old civic) thats all we had to do, and it went in fine.

[Nighthawk R18]

yea, i guess thats all thats left to do isnt it...

blah its like 27 degrees in the garage

but im dedidcated.....be back with results

[AznSupastar]

what is the difference between the 1 single tie bar (that u have) for the front, and the H tie bar for the front (also megan)

[Nighthawk R18]

the H Brace wont fit on the R18 with a STOCK downpipe. i'd have to upgrade to a Megan downpipe

[Black_civic_Si]

well you can do is get a sturdy rope and tied it to the rear lower arm, now tell your friends to pull it while you use a jack to lift it up. Now you can put the bolt back in.

[Mikey6p]

Originally Posted by Nighthawk R18

the H Brace wont fit on the R18 with a STOCK downpipe. i'd have to upgrade to a Megan downpipe

I beg to difffer. Mine fits fine, comes nowhere close to the downpipe.

As for getting those holes to line up, borrow a jackstand to hold up your car, then use the jack to raise/lower, the lower control arm into place for the bolt to fit properly.

[Nighthawk R18]

Originally Posted by Mikey6p

I beg to difffer. Mine fits fine, comes nowhere close to the downpipe.

As for getting those holes to line up, borrow a jackstand to hold up your car, then use the jack to raise/lower, the lower control arm into place for the bolt to fit properly.

then the people at megan lied to me. i shouldnt have listened to them in the first place since me and the guy was arguing saying that the EX and LX have diff engines, and that the ex had "vtec" (not ivtec) and the LX didnt.

had i known it fit i would have bought it as well.....how does it work for you?

[Nighthawk R18]

Originally Posted by Black_civic_Si

well you can do is get a sturdy rope and tied it to the rear lower arm, now tell your friends to pull it while you use a jack to lift it up. Now you can put the bolt back in.

sorry for the double post, but i dont know how to quote twice in one post


where exactly would i tie this rope to? a pic would be apprieciated.

[Mikey6p]

Originally Posted by Nighthawk R18

then the people at megan lied to me. i shouldnt have listened to them in the first place since me and the guy was arguing saying that the EX and LX have diff engines, and that the ex had "vtec" (not ivtec) and the LX didnt.

had i known it fit i would have bought it as well.....how does it work for you?

It works awesome.

[Black_civic_Si]

where exactly would i tie this rope to? a pic would be apprieciated.[/quote]
you coul tied it to the rear lower arm control or the rim. By pulling and a help with a friend it should work.1 guy start pulling while the other try to position the bolt back in, you may need a jack to lift it up and down on the lower arm.

[bioevolve]

Try and do what I did in 2002. Here is the links with pictures. It's post #2.
click here

[shglbmx]

Originally Posted by Nighthawk R18

then the people at megan lied to me. i shouldnt have listened to them in the first place since me and the guy was arguing saying that the EX and LX have diff engines, and that the ex had "vtec" (not ivtec) and the LX didnt.

had i known it fit i would have bought it as well.....how does it work for you?

the guy didnt lie to you. the REVISED h-brace's don't fit on the car without a modified downpipe. i'm bringing one that will fit tomorrow if you're interested.

[Nighthawk R18]

Originally Posted by shglbmx

the guy didnt lie to you. the REVISED h-brace's don't fit on the car without a modified downpipe. i'm bringing one that will fit tomorrow if you're interested.

o hey dude call me up when you get to jays house so we can talk about what happened when i bought these...hah...thanks so much dude!!!


to everyone else.. i got that bolt in finally, just without the tie bar. ill try again next time i have an extra set of hands to help me with it

[Nomar06]

How did you go about painting the bars? just sprayed them?

[Cookstar]

Originally Posted by Nomar06

How did you go about painting the bars? just sprayed them?

Just sand it and shoot it...

[Spoolinwrx]

The lower control is just stuck. Just use a screw driver to pry it loose while jacking it up.

[Nighthawk R18]

its cool guys i got it in. just need to slap the tie bar on. ill try again next time with my friends who have jacks, jack stands, more tools, and extra set of hands to help me with it

Originally Posted by Nomar06

How did you go about painting the bars? just sprayed them?

i just sprayed mine, i never really understood why i had to sand it. it would cause rough surface IMO. so i just used spray paint.

someone tell me why i have to sand things before i spray them? would be good to know.

thanks

[sbigshot]

Originally Posted by Nighthawk R18

I just sprayed mine, I have never really understood why I would have to sand it. It would cause a rough surface IMO. Someone tell me why I have to sand things before I spray them? Would be good to know.

Thanks

The sanding creates a slightly rough surface which allows the paint to adhere better and then there will be alot less risk of it flaking off.

[audiophile]

Originally Posted by Nighthawk R18

i just sprayed mine, i never really understood why i had to sand it. it would cause rough surface IMO. so i just used spray paint.

someone tell me why i have to sand things before i spray them? would be good to know.

thanks

Uhm...your paint will flake off shortly. You do need to lightly sand the entire surface that you'll be applying paint. Especially to a piece that will see soo much weather...