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How to Install a Rear Sway Bar in a Porsche 944

The Porsche 944 was a joint effort between Porsche, Volkswagen and Audi in the 1980s to design a front engine sports coupe. It was a great handling car, however Porsche felt that the VW influences were diluting its brand and manufacture stopped in 1991. One of the key components to the Porsche 944s handling were its sway bars. Sway bars connect opposing wheel assemblies to make the chassis more rigid. This helps the coupe hold corners better and prevents the body from rolling about from inertia.

Instructions

1

Jack the Porsche 944 up on all corners. Slide the car jack in under the car frame, jack that corner up and then slide in a jack stand to hold the corner up. Repeat this process on all the corners. Remove the lug nuts from each wheel with your tire iron and then slide the wheel off by hand.

2

Slide the two sway bar bushings onto the sway bar. The bushings have a slit on one side where you can hammer the rubber ring on the bar with a rubber mallet. It does not matter where on the sway as the bushing can slide back and forth. Place the metal supports over the bushings and then slide the support and bushing to match up with the bolts holes on the 944s frame. Thread each bolt in first, then wrench them down tight.

3

Bolt in the top of the sway bar linkage on the right side first. The sway bar linkage top bolts on to the side of the hub assembly in the right wheel well. Then bolt the bottom of the sway bar linkage to the right end of the sway bar. Move the sway bar to the left or right to align it with the linkage. The bolt in the left sway bar linkage onto the hub assembly and then onto the left end of the sway bar.

4

Lower the Porsche 944 from the jack stands and take it for a test drive. You will not notice any difference in straightaways but you will in the corners.