Poll: what do you think is easier/less time consuming???

[BmacIL]

good idea. Even if I'm off, I'm driving 7 miles to work on it and then aligning it. Shouldn't melt the tires off.

Yeah if you can do a vertical line on the link and the halfshaft and then just use a straight edge, should be within a tenth or two of a degree. You have to be pretty far off and a lot of miles to have significant asymmetric wear.

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[robertwsimpson]

So, I figured that I would note down my thoughts, just in case someone comes across this thread with search...

The rear was a LOT of work. I'd say more work than the front, but I did it much faster because I made sure that I had all of the tools before I got started. I also watched a TON of youtube videos to get a feel for what I was going to do.

Two things that made it a lot more work were the convertible bracing (the bolts are starting to not go in as easily as they used to, especially with the modifications I had to make for the exhaust), and taking the exhaust out. If you are going the sway bars, do yourself a favor and don't try to do it without removing the exhaust. Just give yourself the extra space right away!

Doing the work by myself in my garage made it tough too. I'm pretty used to that. I also didn't break out the compressor and air tools, so that hurt my speed.

All in all, it was just more work for the back because I was doing more stuff. I touched almost every bolt, it felt like.

To answer my own question, I found it FAR easier to remove the sway bar and get it out of the way to do the other items. It clears out a surprising amount of space, and helps with the springs. Also, while the subframe was dropped on each side, there was TONS of room to do the camber adjusters. I shudder to think about doing them with the subframe in position. If anyone is doing all of these parts together, do each complete side at a time. It really does help with making things easier/more accessible.

So there you have it. I could have cut my install time on the front in half if I had it to do over again. I don't see the back going very much faster despite 1 or 2 hangups and not using air tools.

All that work was totally worth it though. The look is awesome, the ride is excellent, and I haven't got any clanks or clunks so far!