has anyone ever installed one of these without jacking up just squeezing around?

 

I just did an oil and MTF change by pulling the car onto wood blocks; no jacks involved.

 

Good luck.

Try what munckee suggested or go to a garage and see if they will let you use their lift for ten minutes. Once the car is up in the air it doesn't take long at all to install the brace. I remember the first day I had that put on the car, Stratocaster helped me out with the install. What a world of difference. You are going to love it when you get that thing on your car.

 

I would really recommend the same as honda606, go to a garage and use their lift for 15min, its worth it...

 

Just buy some jackstands. You'll need them eventually anyway, and they don't cost much. Plus, they'll keep you from becoming another statistic for the Darwin awards.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by cbender
Just buy some jackstands.

 

Jackstands are pretty stable, if you buy decent ones -- the consequence of years of products liability litigation. I'd never drive my car onto wooden blocks and then get under it because I wouldn't trust the car not to slip off under the load or the blocks to fail. A lift, obviously, is the best approach, but if you're going to do any work on your car yourself, you ought to buy the equipment made for it. Jackstands are a good investment. The Helm's manual identifies the lift points. Once on the stands, the car's pretty secure. I've always felt safe working with them.

 

Buy some Rhino ramps for $20.

 

Thanks everyone for you answers - whaqtever I do, if I do it myself I will be sure to use redundanacy so the car does not crush me if a tornado goes by. Ricj did not give directions so I assume its a breeze I seem to rememeber somehwere to torque it down to 80 lbs - is this about right?

 

That seems way high to me. My Muz brace was a lot lower. Around 35 ft-lbs. 80 ft-lbs is for the lug nuts.