cant get the bolts on my ireland strut brace all the way in

[PSloan]

i propped the car up to get the bar to fit - now the bolts wont go in. i quit when one made a popping noise. any ideas?

[c.d.iesel]

PUT THE CAR ON THE GROUND !

IF ALYTING DOES NOT LINE-UP - take a small round file and

adjust any of the bar mounting holes till the strut mount studs fit with out tension. ONLY tighten the bar with the car on the ground.

[Paul7002]

fit them before installing on the car. There was a little burr on that bolt. The Burr was small, but enough to make screwing it in difficult. I didn't have a correct size die to run over it, so I put the bar in the vise - padded so as not to mar the finish - and screwed it in with hex socket/wrench. Went on/off easily by hand after that

Once I got the bar on the car, there was a little difficulty getting the bolts to go in. While I could screw them in by hand off the car, I needed to use the socket wrench on the car. The angles of the bar and bracket interface are off just enough to make it a little tough. I agree with CD, once you get the bar in between the brackets and the bolts a couple of turns on, lower the car onto level ground before tightening.

Once I got it all on, the install seems very good and the improved feel seems worth it.

Now if the front of your car has ever been hit, the geometry might not be quit right. Results, as the say, may vary.