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http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/xxfoolxx/IMG_1417_zpsqbcx9xlo.jpghttp://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/xxfoolxx/IMG_1407_zpskkvpbpnx.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/xxfoolxx/IMG_1414_zps3vx1er7e.jpg Picked her up on Tuesday. This is after the first wash.

Success!! I removed all of the bolts and reinstalled them and now everything fits properly. Some tips from my experience installing the 20mm sway bar: Install the top bolts of the bushings first, not all the way, then fit in the bottom bolts, then tighten both. Attach the nuts on for the endlinks last as the sway bar will be mounted to the car and since the endlinks have a give to adjust to where the bar is mounted. If you're like me and only accrue tools as you need them, get a 12mm deep socket as that will give you the clearance for the upper bolt of the bushing. Also, buy a 14mm ratchet for the endlinks as the driver side has very little room there to fit in a socket wrench. Not sure if it's with the 3.6's, or maybe just my car, but there is something else that juts out almost into the driver's side endlink. Thank you all for your input and advice! And good luck to those that will swap out theirs. Like everyone has said, the difference is night and day.

I tried torquing it to the specs on page 4 of this thread. Had to stop by the dealer for something else and asked them to look at the two upper bolts. They said that they couldn't even get them off and that I screwed it in at a wrong angle and potentially would cost a few hundreds of dollars to fix. Complete BS! I was able to unscrew them earlier but it was so hot today that I couldn't stand the heat and possible dehydration by trying it again this morning. Gonna give it another shot tomorrow after I get the windows tinted. Didn't have this problem with the sway bars I installed on my 2011 Impreza and 2003 Accord.

Did anyone else have a lot of trouble tightening the upper 12mm bolt on the bushing? There is such little room in there for a socket wrench, let alone a torque wrench, to fit in there. I wasn't able to tighten it all the way. There was also something else almost touching the driver side end link where the bolt is that i couldn't fit a socket wrench over it and just tightened with pliers. Should I be worried that the upper bolts will fly off while I'm driving one day?