Congrats on purchasing your lower rad support! In a few short hours youll be finally free of holes in charge pipes and loose hose clamps that cause charge pipes to leak.
Shout out to our friend Cody Souza(@cokedoutst) for the excellent how to install guide!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ_oKOxrDLg&feature=youtu.be
]]>1.) Put your vehicle in the air via a set of ramps backed up with jacks on the jack points. You'll want to have your car on ramps because the suspension must be loaded during installation.
2.) Once the vehicle is in the air, begin by removing your under tray using a t-30 torx bit.
3.) With the cover off we can see the two horizontal Lower Control Arm nuts. Remove these using an 18mm. Warning: sometimes these nuts are EXTREMELY tight. be ready with an air impact gun or your favorite redneck that runs on nicotine and hate with a breaker bar. Remove the factory 2 point stamped brace while your here.
4.) Remove the two vertical LCA bushing to chassis bolts. There are two per side, but you will only want to remove the front most bolt. Be careful as the bolts have a nut retaining it on the top and fitting the wrench to hold the top nut can be tricky.
5.) Bolt the traction bar onto the horizontal bolts ensuring that you have enough clearance between your charge pipes. Make sure that you tighten the horizontal bolts down tight but do not torque them down just yet
6.) Torque both horizontal nuts down to 85ft lbs+90* this means that you will torque the bolt to 85 ft lbs and then continue to tighten the bolt another 1/4 turn.
7.) Install and torque the bushing to chassis bolts down to 90 ft lbs.
8.) Reinstalling the splash guard involves one of two methods
a.) use two zipties to secure the back of the cover to the torque gusset brace and bolt down the front and side torx bolts
b.) cut some notches into the cover so that it fits in tandem with the cover and can be fully bolted down.
Notes:
If you have difficulties or questions about installing check out the TB Performance Products Army Facebook group. There are a ton of fellow owners who have installed these. Its a friendly place to ask questions
]]>Congrats on purchasing your RDU Brace. In 45 minutes or so youll have this brace on and be ready to put the power to the wheels for your next canyon run or track day!
Step 1.) Lift the car and place it on ramps or jacks. You can just lift the rear of the car for this part
Step 2.) Locate the two oem stamped braces on the rear subfrane just below the RDU
Step 3.) Remove these braces and save the hardware.
Step 4.) Slip the brace on and reuse the oem hardware to install the brace.
Step 5.) Torque the bolts to spec. Ford has told us 85 ft lbs. you can also call your ford dealer and provide your vin to get your exact years torque value.
Step 6.) Take some pictures and send them to us!
Step 7.) Lower the car off stands or ramps and go take it for a rip!
Notes:
-If you get clunking noises, this brace is not likely to be the cause unless you grossly undertightened the bolts. Common areas for clunking noises are end links, sway bar mounts, sway bar bushings, strut hat bushings, ball joints. We have never had this brace cause noises so check elsewhere.
-if you have issues with installation check the TB Performance Products Army Facebook page! There are loads of customers who have installed these parts and can help you out.
-You will NOT need an alignment after this install.
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Step 1.) Put your car on jacks or ramps. You only need the front in the air to gain access to this area
Step 2.) Locate the factory strap metal braces connecting the subframe to the unibody. These are held on by 4 bolts.
Step 3.) Remove the 4 bolts using a 13mm socket wrench.
Step 4.) Slip the brace on and reinstall the oem hardware. We recommend leaving the bolts loose until all 4 are in and then tightening the brace. There is no torque spec for these bolts. Simply tighten them down nice and snug with your socket wrench.
Step 5.) Take a picture for instagram and tag us @tb_performance_products ;)
Step 6.) Remove your car from ramps or stands.
Step 7.) Go enjoy your new brace on your favorite back road!
Notes:
-If you get clunking noises, this brace is not likely to be the cause unless you grossly undertightened the bolts. Common areas for clunking noises are end links, sway bar mounts, sway bar bushings, strut hat bushings, ball joints. We have never had this brace cause noises so check elsewhere.
-if you have issues with installation check the TB Performance Products Army Facebook page! There are loads of customers who have installed these parts and can help you out.
-You will NOT need an alignment after this install.
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Congrats on purchasing your adjustable trunk brace for your mazdaspeed 3. In about 10 minutes youll have this part installed and be ready to rip!
Step 1.) open the hatch of your car. You do not need to jack the car up for this install.
Step 2.) clear out anything you have in the trunk to provide access to install.
Step 3.) remove the plastic covers of the two load points right behind the seats. Use a flathead screwdriver of small knife to carefully pry the cap off.
Step 4.) unbolt the load points by using a 10mm socket wrench.
Step 5.) thread down the adjustable ends of the trunk brace so the brace is as small as possible. Keep in mind one side is left hand thread and one side is right hand thread.
Step 6.) install the brace on one side if the car using the supplied hardware. It doesnt matter which side you start on, just bolt it in. The brace will be too small to bolt both sides in so support the other side.
Step 7.) with the one side bolted in, and holding the tab for the side not bolted in, begin to rotate the tube expanding it. Do this until it touches the other side if the hatch.
Step 8.) align the hole for the tab and install the remaining side using the supplied hardware.
Step 9.) with both sides bolted in, continue to expand the brace until its taught. Do not over expand the brace as you can damage the pinch welds here. Just go until its snug.
Step 10.) torque the bolts to 15nm
Step 11.) close up the hatch and go take it for a spin!
Notes:
-If you get clunking noises, this brace is not likely to be the cause unless you grossly undertightened the bolts. Common areas for clunking noises are end links, sway bar mounts, sway bar bushings, strut hat bushings, ball joints. We have never had this brace cause noises so check elsewhere.
-if you have issues with installation check the TB Performance Products Army Facebook page! There are loads of customers who have installed these parts and can help you out.
-You will NOT need an alignment after this install.
]]>Congrats on purchasing the best cosmetic upgrade out there for your fiesta st! In around 2-3 hours youll have more airflow to your radiator and intercooler as well as show winning looks!
Step 1.) begin by removing your headlights and front bumper cover. There are several guides that detail this entire process on the forums as well as videos on youtube.
Step 2.) with the bumper cover and headlights out, locate the oem crash bar.
Step 3.) remove the wiring looms from each side of the oem crash bar. Be sure not to damage the clips as they will be reused on the TB Performance Products bar.
Step 4.) with the wiring looms disconnected, disconnect the airbag sensors. These will be reinstalled on the TB Performance Products bar
Step 5.) remove the oem hood latch connection.
Step 6.) finally remove the 8 bolts securing the crash bar to the unibody and remove the crash bar. Any plastic shielding that comes off can also be removed. These will not be reused with the TB Performance Products bar
Step 7.) reuse the oem 8 bolts to connect the TB Performance Products crash bar.
Step 8.) reconnect the hood latch to the cup in the center of the main bar using the supplied m6x1.0 bolt and nut.
Step 9.) using the two included m6x1.0 bolts reconnect your airbag sensors to the tabs behind the main bar on the crash bar
Step 10.) reconnect the wiring looms to the mounts on the TB Performance Products crash bar. If you damaged or lost the clips, use zip ties to secure the loom to the crash bar.
Step 11.) if you have a FMIC, oil cooler or other accessory that mounts to the crash bar follow these directions https://tbperformanceproducts.com/blogs/news/learn-how-to-mount-lightbars-intercoolers-and-horns-to-your-crash-bar?_pos=4&_sid=bae4fef78&_ss=r
Step 12.) reinstall headlights and bumper cover
Step 13.) snap some pictures, post em to the gram and send em to tbperformanceproducts@gmail.com!
Notes:
-There is a great video guide for this available at https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9hv8FPtQICI
-if you have issues with installation check the TB Performance Products Army Facebook page! There are loads of customers who have installed these parts and can help you out.
]]>Congrats on purchasing your Trunk Brace for your Fiesta ST! This brace is super easy to install. In just a few minutes youll have this brace installed and be out enjoying better handling and increased rear end grip!
Step 1.) open the hatch of the car
Step 2.) remove all items in the trunk that may be floating around
Step 3.) remove the trunk floor and remove all foam and tooling to give yourself a nice work space
Step 4.) remove the two torx seat bolts that the brace installs to. These are right behind the rear seat one on each side.
Step 5.) install the brace reusing the oem hardware
Step 6.) reinstall foam and all tools back into the trunk.
Step 7.) some cars may need a slight trim of the foam under the trunk floor to get it to sit flush. Use a dremel tool or razor blade to make the trim. Go slowly and only remove small amounts checking each time.
Step 8.) close the hatch and take her for a rip!
Notes:
-If you get clunking noises, this brace is not likely to be the cause unless you grossly undertightened the bolts. Common areas for clunking noises are end links, sway bar mounts, sway bar bushings, strut hat bushings, ball joints. We have never had this brace cause noises so check elsewhere.
-if you have issues with installation check the TB Performance Products Army Facebook page! There are loads of customers who have installed these parts and can help you out.
-You will NOT need an alignment after this install.
]]>Congrats on purchasing your torsion bar for your fiesta st! This install is very easy and will only take around 30 min start to finish! Youll be out enjoying less body roll and increased performance shortly!
Step 1.) lift the rear of your car into the air using jacks or ramps or a lift
Step 2.) identify your torsion beam and look for the two holes in it
Step 3.) using the supplied hardware install the torsion bar into the torsion beam. Youll want to have the threaded portion of the bolts facing down.
Step 4.) tighten the bolts using a 19mm or 3/4” socket and wrench.
Step 5.) torque to 70 ft lbs
Step 6.) lower vehicle from the air and go enjoy your new brace!!
Notes:
-If you get clunking noises, this brace is not likely to be the cause unless you grossly undertightened the bolts. Common areas for clunking noises are end links, sway bar mounts, sway bar bushings, strut hat bushings, ball joints. We have never had this brace cause noises so check elsewhere.
-if you have issues with installation check the TB Performance Products Army Facebook page! There are loads of customers who have installed these parts and can help you out.
-You will NOT need an alignment after this install.
]]>Congrats on purchasing the best brace on the market for reducing wheel hop and torque steer! In around 1-2 hours youll have this brace installed and be out enjoying the added traction!
Step 1.) lift your car using jacks or a lift. Make sure to give room to work under the car
Step 2.) locate the two horizontal LCA bolts.
Step 3.) remove these bolts. These can be difficult so a breaker bar or an air impact will help quite a bit
Step 4.) locate the vertical rear bushing bolt for the LCA.
Step 5.) remove these(one on each side)
Step 6.) install the brace and thread the bolts in. You may need to tighten the horizontal lca bolts down before installing the vertical bushing bolts. Get these bolts all tightened down but not torqued yet.
Step 7.) load the suspension by lowering the car onto ramps or blocks. Make sure you do this step carefully and free from the underside to ensure nothing falls on top of you. Ensure the car cannot roll off the ramps or blocks while you work under it.
Step 8.) final torque has to be under loaded suspension. torque the horizontal LCA bolts to 115 ft lbs. torque the vertical bushing bolts to 80 ft lbs
Step 9.) bring the car back down and go enjoy your new brace!
Notes:
-If you get clunking noises, this brace is not likely to be the cause unless you did not follow torque specs. Common other areas for clunking noises are end links, sway bar mounts, sway bar bushings, strut hat bushings, ball joints.
-if you have issues with installation check the TB Performance Products Army Facebook page! There are loads of customers who have installed these parts and can help you out.
-You will NOT need an alignment after this install.
]]>Congrats on purchasing your TB Performance Products Rear Traction Bar! In 1-2 hours youll be out ripping it up in the canyons with a ton of grip and improved handling!
Step 1.) put your car in the air on jacks. Youll be removing part of the rear suspension so ramps are a bad idea for safety reasons as well as install issues
Step 2.) Remove rear wheels. This is optionsl but it definitely makes life easier by removing mass off the suspension
Step 3.) Locate the two bolts(one on each side) that connect the rear toe links to the chassis.
Step 4.) Remove the bolts
Step 5.) Slip the brace on and reinstall the bolts. Leave them loose while reinstalling to prevent the brace from being cocked.
Step 6.) torque bolts down. For your exact model and year torque spec please call your local dealership. The number we have from our dealer is 70nm+180*
Step 7.) Reinstall wheels
Step 8.) Remove car from jacks
Step 9.) go take your car out for a rip!!
Notes:
-if you have issues with installation check the TB Performance Products Army Facebook page! There are loads of customers who have installed these parts and can help you out.
-If you get clunking noises, this brace is not likely to be the cause unless you grossly undertightened the bolts. Common areas for clunking noises are end links, sway bar mounts, sway bar bushings, strut hat bushings, ball joints. We have never had this brace cause noises so check elsewhere.
If the toe link has become misaligned, you can use a skinny screwdriver to bring them back into alignment and then thread the bolts in.
You will NOT need an alignment after this install.
]]>Congrats on your new TB Performance Products rear mid chassis brace for your Volkswagen gti, golf r, jetta or golf! In 30 minutes to one hour youll have the solution to that pesky exhaust rattle as well as some added performance!
Step 1.) Put your car in the air on jacks or ramps. Some people may be able to skip this step if their arms are long enough.
Step 2.) Locate the factory brace on fwd models. If you are working with an awd model, the location will be two studs hanging down in the back portion of the exhaust tunnel about 3/4 the way through the middle of the car.
Step 3.) Remove the factory brace
Step 4.) Slip the brace on and snug the nuts down
Step 5.) Tighten the bolts. No torque spec is needed. Just tighten them down.
Step 6.) Snap a picture to post!
Step 7.) Remove your car from ramps or jacks
Step 8.) Go enjoy your new brace! Dont forget to tag us in any social media posts!
Notes:
If you get weird noises, this brace is not likely to be the cause unless you grossly undertightened the bolts. Common areas for clunking noises are end links, sway bar mounts, sway bar bushings, strut hat bushings, ball joints. We have never had this brace cause noises so check elsewhere.
-if you have issues with installation check the TB Performance Products Army Facebook page! There are loads of customers who have installed these parts and can help you out.
You will NOT need an alignment after this install.
]]>Congrats on purchasing your TB Performance Products Crossmember Brace for your Volkswagen GTI, Jetta, Golf R or Golf! In 1-2 hours youll be out enjoying the added handling and improved grip!
Step 1.) Lift car using jacks or ramps
Step 2.) Locate the 4 bolts youll remove to install the brace. These are found where the crossmember and unibody meet. There are two small stamped factory braces in this area
Step 3.) You can add the crossmember brace over the factory braces to add even more rigidity.
Step 4.) Remove the 4 bolts
Step 5.) Slip brace on and reinstall the oem bolts. Youll want to leave them loose as you get the 4 bolts installed. This prevents the brace from being cocked and not lining up.
Step 6.) Tighten the bolts down. For torque specs for you exact model and year please call your local dealership. The numbers we have from our dealer are 20nm+90* for the two smaller bolts on the unibody and 70nm+180* for the larger bolts on the subframe itself
Step 7.) Remove car from jacks or ramps
Step 8.) go take her out for a rip!
Notes:
-If you get clunking noises, this brace is not likely to be the cause unless you grossly undertightened the bolts. Common areas for clunking noises are end links, sway bar mounts, sway bar bushings, strut hat bushings, ball joints. We have never had this brace cause noises so check elsewhere.
-if you have issues with installation check the TB Performance Products Army Facebook page! There are loads of customers who have installed these parts and can help you out.
-You will NOT need an alignment after this install.
]]>Congrats on purchasing your TB Performance Products Torque Gusset Traction Bar! In 1-2 hours youll be enjoying more protection for your oil pan, less wheel hop and torque steer as well as sharper handling!
Our good friend Adam Crane wrote this detailed how to! Give it a check!
Notes:
-dsg trans owners will want to remove the dogbone motor mount and loosen the crossmember bolts to gain access to the horizontal lca bolt. Use a bar to push the motor and trans back while you work. You DO NOT need to remove the crossmember. Just lower it enough to gain access. You DO NOT need to align the car afterwards.
-If you get clunking noises, this brace is not likely to be the cause unless you grossly undertightened the bolts. Common areas for clunking noises are end links, sway bar mounts, sway bar bushings, strut hat bushings, ball joints. We have never had this brace cause noises so check elsewhere.
-On rare occasions clunks may be caused by needing to replace the oem horizontal lca bolts.
-if you have issues with installation check the TB Performance Products Army Facebook page! There are loads of customers who have installed these parts and can help you out.
-You will NOT need an alignment after this install.
-This brace acts like a skid plate and is designed to protect the oil pan and absorb hits.
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Congrats on the new TB Performance Products Crossmember brace! In around 1 hour youll be enjoying some seriously improved handling! This brace reinforces the unibody to crossmember joint. This junction is notorious for causing wallowing in corners and reducing handling. Once you get this bad boy installed youll immediately notice a difference!
Step 1.) Get your car up on either jacks or ramps.
Step 2.) Locate the factory crossmember brace right where the downpipe meets with your catback.
Step 3.) Remove the 6 bolts that correspond to the brace.
Step 4.) Slip the brace on and keep all 6 bolts loose as you reinstall. You want to keep all bolts loose to prevent the brace from getting cocked and making it impossible to line up.
Step 5.) Once you have all the bolts in, begin tightening each bolt in no particular order.
Step 6.) Torque down each bolt. For the precise torque spec for your year please call your local dealership as they require your vin for torque specs. We have been told its 103 ft lbs+180* on the two forward most bolts and 35 ft lbs for the 4 smaller rearward bolts.
Step 7.) Remove from jacks or ramps
Step 8.) Kick the tires and Light the fires its time to go run your local canyon and enjoy the added grip!
Notes:
Bolt shoulder diameters seem to be relatively inconsistent from ford. You may end up needing to lightly file off some of your two forward bolt shoulder to get them to fit into the braces mounting cups. This wont hurt the strength of the bolts or cause any issues.
If you get clunking noises, this brace is not likely to be the cause unless you grossly undertightened the bolts. Common areas for clunking noises are end links, sway bar mounts, sway bar bushings, strut hat bushings, ball joints. We have never had this brace cause noises so check elsewhere.
-if you have issues with installation check the TB Performance Products Army Facebook page! There are loads of customers who have installed these parts and can help you out.
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Congrats on purchasing your TB Performance Products C Pillar Brace for your Scion TC2! This brace will reduce your moonroof creaking while also increasing handling and grip! In about 25-30 minutes youll be out enjoying the show winning looks and added handling!
Step 1.) Open your hatch
Step 2.) Using a 10mm deep socket remove the bolts in the plastic paneling on the C Pillar(one on each side)
Step 3.) Carefully install the bolt into the mounting cup on one side of the c pillar brace
Step 4.) Bolt the one side in leaving the C pillar Brace fully compressed. The other side should be supported and not connected to the other-side.
Step 5.) Rotate the brace much like a shower curtain to expand it into position where you can reinstall the other bolt.
Step 6.) Tighten both bolts. Do not over tighten these bolts or they will break.
Step 7.) Rotate the brace to get the desired tension.
Step 8.) Snap a picture and send it to the TB Performance Products Instagram and go take your ride out for a rip!
Notes:
Do not overtighten this part. Simply get it snug. You will not gain performance from overtightening this brace but you could damage your car, so maybe dont go hulk smash?
If you have difficulties or questions about installing check out the TB Performance Products Army Facebook group. There are a ton of fellow scion owners who have installed these braces. Its a friendly place to ask questions
]]>Congrats on purchasing your TB Performance Products Scion Rear Strut Bar! In about 15 minutes youll have some show stopping looks and added handling! This legendary part has a racing pedigree and is one of our oldest designs! We hope you love it!
Step 1.) Open the hatch
Step 2.) Remove all old gym clothes, skateboards and textbooks
Step 3.) Using a screwdriver or knife, carefully remove the plastic shock covers on each side of the hatch
Step 4.) Slip the TB Performance Products Rear Strut Bar over the tops of the shocks.
Step 5.) Using the supplied m12-1.25 jam nuts, tighten the brace down onto the shock.
Step 6.) tighten the brace down nice and snug. No torque spec needed here.
Step 7.) Put all your stuff back in the hatch and close her up!
Step 8.) Its go time! Find the local canyon and go enjoy your new brace!
Notes:
This brace is designed for the oem strut that has an m12-1.25 thread pitch. Almost all aftermarket shocks and coilovers use the same m12-1.25 thread pitch but in the rare chance that yours use a different pitch, youll need to source different hardware.
If you have difficulties or questions about installing check out the TB Performance Products Army Facebook group. There are a ton of fellow scion owners who have installed these braces. Its a friendly place to ask questions
]]>Congrats on purchasing your TB Performance Products Traction bar for your Scion TC2/IM. In 1-2 hours youll be enjoying reduced wheel hop and torque steer as well as tighter steering.
Step 1.) Put your car in the air via jacks or ramps.
Step 2.) Locate the location for the brace to install to. This brace mounts in front of the mid chassis brace just in front of the S pipe. You can use the pictures in my tc catalog for reference.
Step 3.) Remove the 4 bolts.
Step 4.) Slip the brace on
Step 5.) Install brace reusing the OEM hardware. Make sure you leave all four bolts loose while installing. This will keep the brace from getting cocked and making reinstallation of the bolts difficult.
Step 6.) Tighten all bolts down. For your exact years torque spec please call your local dealership.
Step 7.) Remove ramps or jacks
Step 8.) Take your car for a rip and enjoy the added traction and grip!
Notes:
If you have difficulties or questions about installing check out the TB Performance Products Army Facebook group. There are a ton of fellow scion owners who have installed these braces. Its a friendly place to ask questions
]]>Congrats on purchasing your TB Performance Products Rear Mid Chassis Brace! In 30 minutes to 1 hour youll be free of pesky exhaust rattles and have some added cornering grip!
Step 1.) Put your car in the air via jacks or ramps. Some people may be able to install without putting the car in the air.
Step 2.) Locate the location for the brace to install to. This brace replaces the oem stamped steel unit in the exhaust tunnel.
Step 3.) Remove the 4 bolts.
Step 4.) Slip the brace on
Step 5.) Install brace reusing the OEM hardware. Make sure you leave all four bolts loose while installing. This will keep the brace from getting cocked and making reinstallation of the bolts difficult.
Step 6.) Tighten all bolts down. For your exact years torque spec please call your local dealership.
Step 7.) Remove ramps or jacks
Step 8.) Take your car for a rip and enjoy the added traction and grip!
Notes:
-If you have difficulties or questions about installing check out the TB Performance Products Army Facebook group. There are a ton of fellow scion owners who have installed these braces. Its a friendly place to ask questions
-On the XB2 models, if you are using the oem exhaust you may encounter a rattle on the oem resonator. This is easily fixed by installing some 1/2” USS washers between the brace and the chassis. This will act as a shim that gains clearance over the factory system. These washers can easily be purchased from any hardware store for a few cents a piece.
]]>Congrats on purchasing your TB Performance Products Mid Chassis Brace for your Scion. In one to two hours youll be out ripping the canyons and enjoying the extra grip and performance!
Step 1.) Put your car in the air via jacks or ramps.
Step 2.) Locate the location for the brace to install to. You can use the pictures in my tc catalog for reference.
Step 3.) Remove the 4 bolts.
Step 4.) Slip the brace on
Step 5.) Install brace reusing the OEM hardware. Make sure you leave all four bolts loose while installing. This will keep the brace from getting cocked and making reinstallation of the bolts difficult.
Step 6.) Tighten all bolts down. For your exact years torque spec please call your local dealership.
Step 7.) Remove ramps or jacks
Step 8.) Take your car for a rip and enjoy the added traction and grip!
Notes:
If you get hung up, there are several videos on youtube showing the whole install. You can also check out the TB Performance Products Army Facebook group.
]]>Congrats on purchasing the best strut bar on the market for your focus! In 1-2 hours you’ll be out enjoying the improved handling, grip, and steering response that has made this strut bar the best on the market!
Step 1.) Open your hood
Step 2.) locate the upper cowl. This is the area with the two vents that the windshield wipers are mounted under.
Step 3.) using a torx bit unbolt this cowling.
Step 4.) carefully pry off the caps for your windshield wipers. These are at the base of the wiper arm. Removing this will expose a nut.
Step 5.) Before removal of this nut, use a sharpie to mark a line across the joint on the wiper arm. This will allow you to easily reposition the arm into the correct orientation on reinstall.
Step 6.) Remove wiper arm nuts snd wiper arms.
Step 7.) Remove upper cowl
Step 8.) Remove the lower cowl and set aside. This will not be reinstalled.
Step 9.) Locate and remove the factory strut bar. There are 3 bolts on each side as well as 2 nuts holding the center to the firewall. Also remove the two wiper motor bolts(one on each side)
Step 10.) Install the TB Performance Products Strut Bar Base Plates. There are two directional plates and the stud should be closest the engine bay side for each side. Reuse the oem wiper bolts and the included m6-1.0 nuts to reinstall the wiper motors.
Step 11.) Install your included heim joints into the strut bar tube with the included lock washer and jam nut. Please note one side is left hand thread and one is right hand thread. Forcing one side into the wrong hole will crossthread the bar so make sure you pay attention.
Step 12.) Position the Strut bar to slip over the studs.
Step 13.) Adjust the strut bar height so that the strut bar clears the brake master cylinder and battery box and secure the bar with the included lock washer and jam nut.
Step 14.) Rotate the strut bar and expand it until light pressure is applied to the studs. You only want this snugged. Over expansion can pop the pinch welds on the strut towers(yeah this bar is that tough!) so make sure you just apply enough pressure to snug it.
Step 15.) Reinstall upper cowling
Step 16.) Reinstall wiper arms using the previous marks to align the splines. Reinstall nuts.
Step 17.) Close your hood
Step 18.) Go take your car for a spin through your favorite canyon and feel the difference!
Notes:
The bar will be able to rotate on the balls of the heim joints. This is normal and totally fine.
This brace will not cause any noises when installed properly. Any creaking, clunking or groaning is likely from other components on the car. Check your strut bushings, end links, sway bar mounts, sway bar bushings and ball joints.
There is no ill effect from removing the lower cowl. We’ve sold hundreds of these strut bars to every climate on earth and there has never been any issues caused by the bar with regard to air conditioning, heating, or engine bay smells.
If for some reason while installing the strut bar plates, your strut comes out of alignment with the holes, simply use a jack to lift that side up, remove your wheel and realign the strut.
If you have difficulties or questions about installing check out the TB Performance Products Army Facebook group. There are a ton of fellow owners who have installed these. Its a friendly place to ask questions
]]>If you have difficulties or questions about installing check out the TB Performance Products Army Facebook group. There are a ton of fellow owners who have installed these. Its a friendly place to ask questions
Congrats on the new TB Performance Products Crossmember brace! In around 1 hour youll be enjoying some seriously improved handling! This brace reinforces the unibody to crossmember joint. This junction is notorious for causing wallowing in corners and reducing handling. Once you get this bad boy installed youll immediately notice a difference!
Step 1.) Get your car up on either jacks or ramps.
Step 2.) Locate the factory crossmember brace right where the downpipe meets with your catback.
Step 3.) You can either choose to replace the factory brace or bolt the TB Performance Products Crossmember Brace over the factory unit for maximum stiff.
Step 4.) Remove the 6 bolts that correspond to the brace.
Step 5.) Slip the brace on and keep all 6 bolts loose as you reinstall. You want to keep all bolts loose to prevent the brace from getting cocked and making it impossible to line up.
Step 6.) Once you have all the bolts in, begin tightening each bolt in no particular order.
Step 7.) Torque down each bolt. The two front bolts are torqued to 103 ft lbs +180* and the remaining 4 are torqued to 27 ft lbs.For the precise torque spec for your year please call your local dealership. If replacing the two front bolts, the part number is CV6Z-00812-A
Step 8.) Remove from jacks or ramps
Step 9.) Kick the tires and Light the fires its time to go run your local canyon and enjoy the added grip!
Notes: If you get clunking noises, this brace is not likely to be the cause unless you grossly undertightened the bolts. Common areas for clunking noises are end links, sway bar mounts, sway bar bushings, strut hat bushings, ball joints. We have never had this brace cause noises so check elsewhere.
If you have difficulties or questions about installing check out the TB Performance Products Army Facebook group. There are a ton of fellow owners who have installed these. Its a friendly place to ask questions
]]>Congrats on your new TB Performance Products Rear Mid Chassis Brace! This brace is the solution for your exhaust rattles and banging noises with the sweet perk of improving handling and maximizing traction! In about 30 minutes youll be enjoying this brace!
Step 1.) Put your car on jacks or ramps. Some people may have long enough arms to do this without lifting the car up.
Step 2.) locate the factory brace in the exhaust tunnel. Its about halfway to 3/4 the way back and is secured with two nuts.
Step 3.) Remove the factory brace
Step 4.) Slip the TB Performance Products Rear Mid Chassis Brace on.
Step 5.) Tighten down the two nuts. There is no torque spec for this. Just use a socket wrench to make sure the nuts are good and tight. This is also a good time to snap a pic for the gram! Tag us and well share it!
Step 6.) Remove from jacks or ramps
Step 7.) Enjoy your new brace!
Notes: if you need extra clearance more than what my brace already provided, you can use some 1/2” uss washers as spacers under the brace or you can make a quick spacer with a drill and a piece of strap metal(1” wide aluminum will work well) all of these are commonly available at Home Depot or a local hardware store.
If you have difficulties or questions about installing check out the TB Performance Products Army Facebook group. There are a ton of fellow owners who have installed these. Its a friendly place to ask questions
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Congrats on your new TB Performance Products Rear Strut Bar! Besides looking killer, this brace will improve handling and cornering grip by reducing chassis deflection. You made the right call by snagging this beasty! In about 2 hours youre going to be out there slaying tires on your favorite road with some added grip!
Step 1.) Open and clear out your hatch. Remove those old gym shorts and spare shoes and take out that skateboard you have for car meets!
Step 2.) Push on the carpet in the hatch. Youll be able to feel where there is sheet metal and where there isnt. Note these places.
Step 3.) Take your brace and position it in the hatch wherever there is sheet metal behind the carpet.
Step 4.) Using a sharpie mark where the holes on the brace are on the carpet. Youll want these to be accurate because you are using the brace as a template for where you will drill
Step 5.) Remove the brace and drill on your mark.
Option 1.) Use a 25/64” drill bit. Make sure you use the correct size or the threadsert will not grab onto the metal. If you do not know how to use a threadsert tool youtube has some amazing videos on them. Search “threadsert” or “rivnut”
Weve included some spare threadserts for if you make a mistake. If you need more, harbor freight sells them as well as other online vendors.
Option 2.) drill a 1/4” hole on your marks and purchase 4 1/4-20 nuts and 4 fender washers. Bolt the brace in with the supplied bolts. Make sure you use a fender washer on the inside of the wheel well and then the nut so the load is distributed.
Step 5.) If you did option 1 from above bolt the brace into the threadserts using the supplied hardware. Simply snug these bolts down. You can and will overtighten them if you are not careful.
Step 6.) Put all your stuff back in the hatch and close it up.
Step 7.) Time to send the gnar with your badass new brace! Go hit your favorite road and enjoy the added traction and grip!
Notes:
if you need to purchase a threadsert tool, the harbor freight unit is pretty kick ass. Its part number is 58078. Stay away from the cheaper unit. Ive used it and it works but it makes the install harder. Amazon also carries a unit that I assume is the same as the HF unit just rebranded.
If youre worried about drilling holes, there is a is a simple way to cover them up should you remove the brace. All you have to do is rub the carpeting where the hole is and youll never see the holes. The material is so thick and fibrous it will hide the holes and no one will be any wiser!
If you have gutted your hatch, you will need to make some spacers as this brace is designed with the carpet in mind. Cut 1.5” wide strap aluminum(available at home depot or any hardware store) into 3” long pieces and drill a hole on center 3/8” up from the bottom edge. Install that as a shim behind the braces 4 mounts.
Dont use this as a harness bar. We shouldnt need to put this here but we get asked wayyy too often. We care about you guys and dont want you to get hurt. The scene points just arent worth it.
If you have difficulties or questions about installing check out the TB Performance Products Army Facebook group. There are a ton of fellow owners who have installed these. Its a friendly place to ask questions
]]>The installation of the traction bar is pretty straight forward and will take an hour or two depending on your strength and experience. The main hurdle is getting the oem bolts broken loose as the engineers at ford put the bolts in with a fury lol. An impact makes this job very quick. Otherwise using a breaker/cheater bar will be required.
1.) Put your vehicle in the air via a set of ramps. You'll want to have your car on ramps because the suspension must be loaded during installation.
2.) Once the vehicle is in the air, begin by removing your under tray using a t-30 torx bit.
3.) With the cover off we can see the two horizontal Lower Control Arm bolts. Remove these using an 18mm. Warning: sometimes these bolts are EXTREMELY tight. be ready with an air impact gun or your favorite redneck that runs on nicotine and hate with a breaker bar.
4.) Bolt the traction bar on ensuring that you have enough clearance between your charge pipes. While not required, some people like to replace the oem bolts with new ones. the part number is W715485S442
5.) Torque both bolts down to 110 ft lbs+90* this means that you will torque the bolt to 115 ft lbs and then continue to tighten the bolt another 1/4 turn.
6.) Reinstall the splash cover and go send it hard in the twisties!
Notes:
If you have difficulties or questions about installing check out the TB Performance Products Army Facebook group. There are a ton of fellow owners who have installed these. Its a friendly place to ask questions
]]>The install of these end links should take around an hour and final adjusting will require some trial and error or adjusting and rotating the pieces to get it ideal. Patience or a professional is our recommendation.
1.) Put the car up in the air via ramps. You'll want to use ramps because the suspension needs to be loaded to do this install. If you do not have ramps, you'll either need to purchase a set or get skinny!
2.) Once the vehicle is up, disconnect the oem sway bar end links. You will no longer need these.
3.) Install the TB Performance Products end links by bolting the bracket to the oem sway bar mount on each Lower Control Arm. The correct orientation is with the gusseted(triangular support) facing the front. Please view picture for further information. Do not torque these down just yet
4.) Connect the top bolts to the sway bar ensuring that there is a tapered spacer on EACH side of the heim joint. Tighten this down 25 ft lbs
5.) Adjust the sway bar so that it is as close to parallel with the ground as possible. lock the jam nuts down so that the height doesn't change.
6.) Coat the heim joints in some white lithium grease
Adjusting the end links
Buckle up for some trial and error! Each vehicle will have its own fine tuning to get this right.
1.) place a simulated amount of weight in the front seat as you weigh so that the vehicle is sitting on ramps with the suspension weighted for real world conditions.
2.) Go underneath your car and set the brackets so that the center of the heim joint is neutral. This means that the ball is centered and not angled in any direction. This is incredibly important because if the ball is not neutral, you WILL get clunks.
3.) Once the brackets are set and the heim joints are neutral, lock the bracket down and tighten it. You'll want to ensure these brackets are TIGHT as a loose bracket will end up causing clunks.
4.) Now that everything is tightened down, head out and give these end links a test drive.
If you hear any sort of clunking or popping, go under and continue adjusting until the sound goes away. Unfortunately I cannot give you much more advice than to keep adjusting the heims and if you email me, I will respond with exactly what is in these instructions. Every customer who has reported any issue with clunking has eventually solved the problem through trial and error adjustment of the brackets and neutraling out the balls so keep trying!
Notes:
If you have difficulties or questions about installing check out the TB Performance Products Army Facebook group. There are a ton of fellow owners who have installed these. Its a friendly place to ask questions
]]>The 2 point traction bar is a pretty straight forward install and should take an or hour two depending on your skill set and how strong you are. The biggest hurdle is breaking the oem bolts loose. These are on there with some pressure and an impact makes this much easier, but a breaker bar and sufficient force will also work.
1.) Put your vehicle in the air via a set of ramps. You'll want to have your car on ramps because the suspension must be loaded during installation.
2.) With the car on ramps we can see the two horizontal Lower Control Arm bolts. Remove these two bolts. Warning: sometimes these bolts are EXTREMELY tight. be ready with an air impact gun or your favorite redneck that runs on nicotine and hate with a breaker bar.
3.) Bolt the traction bar on ensuring that you have enough clearance between your charge pipes. While not required, some people like to replace the oem bolts with new ones. Make sure the vehicle is on ramps and the suspension is loaded.
4.) Torque both bolts down to 115 ft lbs. Again the suspension must be loaded to ensure you dont get any popping noises.
5.) Go send it hard in the twisties!
Notes:
If you have difficulties or questions about installing check out the TB Performance Products Army Facebook group. There are a ton of fellow owners who have installed these. Its a friendly place to ask questions
]]>The installation of the rear traction bar is pretty simple and straight forward. It should take you an hour or so to do depending on your experience level. If you run into any issues, I highly recommend removing your wheels and trying it again as this allows you MUCH more access and flexibility with getting bolts realigned.
1.) Put the vehicle in the air on jack stands.
2.) with the vehicle in the air, locate the two horizontal toe arm bolts and remove. Please use the included picture for reference
3.) Reinstall the oem bolts(you do not need to replace these). This can get tricky as the toe arms dont always like to realign. There are a couple of methods to dealing with this.
a.) Remove the wheels and use a jack to raise and lower the rear suspension one side at a time until the holes line up and you can get the bolt started. Be careful to not lift the car off of its jack stands if you choose this option.
b.) Remove the lower bolt of the toe arm and install the upper bolt with traction bar first and then the lower bolt onto the knuckle.
4.) Torque the bolts down to 48 ft lbs.
5.) Remove vehicle from jacks and go enjoy your new brace! (double check your lug nuts if you followed step 3 option a!)
Notes:
If you have difficulties or questions about installing check out the TB Performance Products Army Facebook group. There are a ton of fellow owners who have installed these. Its a friendly place to ask questions
]]>The installation for the brake master cylinder brace is very quick and easy. It'll only take you an hour or two to bolt on some added braking power and performance! This brace bolts on slightly different to the standard brake master cylinder braces some of you may have seen but it is just as easy!
1.) You will simply need to remove the battery box and battery.
2.) Remove the lower cowl. If you have my strut bar, this will already be out. If you dont have our strut bar, you need to reconsider your lifes choices up until now.
3.) With everything cleared out youll remove the single 12 mm bolt on the right side of the brake master cylinder and fit the brace up.
4.) Using the supplied hardware, you will sandwich the oem sheet metal between the brace and the included sandwich plate.
6.) Tighten the bolts down and cackle manically as you transform a weak piece of the car into a structural mounting point.
7.) Reinstall battery box and battery. I shouldnt have to say this, but make sure you hook up your terminals correctly. Also top off your blinker fluid.
8.) Go feel the difference!
Notes:
If you have difficulties or questions about installing check out the TB Performance Products Army Facebook group. There are a ton of fellow owners who have installed these. Its a friendly place to ask questions
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