Article on: WRX Front Sway Bar

You will need:
12 socket
14 socket
17 socket
torque wrench
14 mm box wrench (or pass through socket)
allen wrench (unknown size)
go buy two 3/4"-1" hose clamps before you start


place car on jack stands
remove front wheels (may not be necessary)

remove 3 screws from plastic under tray
remove 6 pop rivets (4 on bottom 2 on sides)

remove 4 more pop rivets from small plastic cover
remove 12 bolts from u shaped subframe (helpful keep the bolts in the order you removed them as they have the same thread pitch but different lengths)
remove subframe ~30 lbs

loosen both nuts from both end links using open ended wrench or pass through wrench (you may need to use the allen wrench)

remove the 2 nuts and 2 bolts on the sway bar mount

remove 4 bolts from jack-up plate

remove sway bar

important
the whiteline front sway bar goes in upside down
compared to the stock bar the arm will pass under the steering rack not over it like the stock

re-install end links (finger tight)
grease up bushings
attach bushing mounts (finger tight)
center your sway bar (the ball joints will not auto center the bar)
tighten bushing mounts to 18.1 ft-lb
install hose clamps on the in-board side of the bushings (this will prevent the sway bar from moving,, and you from taking the whole thing apart and re-centering the bar)
tighten end links to 33 ft-lb
replace jacking plate and bolts to 14.5 ft-lb

to replace the sub frame

install the last set of bolts before the subframe
the sub frame will slide on to the bolts
then put in the the front bolts finger tight
replace the rest of the sub frame bolts finger tight

torque the bolts in order front to back
#1 25 ft-lb
#2 41 ft-lb
#3 41 ft-lb
#4 41 ft-lb
#5 52 ft-lb
#6 52 ft-lb

replace front pop rivets and under tray
(The ISDC cannot be held responsible for any modifications that adversely effect the warranty of your car.)