Front Stabilizer Bar/Front Stabilizer Bar Joint Removal and Installation: Installation

Install each front stabilizer bar mount (3) to front stabilizer bar (1) with inside end fitted against ring (2) on stabilizer bar.

Fig 1: Identifying Front Stabilizer Bar Mount, Front Stabilizer Bar And Ring
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Install each front stabilizer mount bracket (1) with true-circle-hole end toward front.
Tighten the bolt for true-circle-hole end (2) first and the bolt for long-hole end (3) next, both to specified torque.

Tightening torque

Front stabilizer mount bracket bolt (a): 33 N.m (3.4 kg-m, 24.5 lbf-ft)

Fig 2: Identifying Front Stabilizer Mount Bracket, True-Circle-Hole End And Long-Hole End
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Install front suspension frame, see FRONT SUSPENSION FRAME REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
Hold the ball stud of front stabilizer bar joint (1) using hexagon wrench and tighten front stabilizer bar joint nut to specified torque to install front stabilizer bar joint.
Tightening torque

Front stabilizer bar joint nut (a): 55 N.m (5.6 kg-m, 40.5 lbf-ft)

Fig 3: Tightening Front Stabilizer Bar Joint Nut
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