Stabilizer Bar: Installation

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Install stabilizer bar and hand-tighten bolts. Position suspension support assembly and hand-tighten bolts. Tighten fasteners in following sequence. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS table.

Stabilizer bar-to-lower control arm nuts.
Suspension support center bolt.
Suspension support front bolt.
Suspension support rear bolt.
Stabilizer bar-to-frame nuts.

Install wheels. Check wheel alignment. See SPECIFICATIONS & PROCEDURES article in WHEEL ALIGNMENT.