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i was installing my rear lower tie bar and when i took the bolt out that holds the control arm it fell out of place. does anyone know an easy way to line the hole back up?

 
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use another jack or jack stand and put it back in place...

 
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tried that and it still wont line up. and the wheel even looks crooked now. i didnt think it was gonna be such a pain in the ***

 
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Search this forum for threads on this topic. A lot of people have had this problem when installing it.

Here are some links:
- NEED HELP ASAP
- How 2 re-align bolts on rear lower install
- I just bought a Lower Rear Tie Bar, i need some help on exactly how to install?

 
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You should have used a viseclamp or a jack to hold the control arm in place BEFORE taking out the bolt.

Anyway, Grey did the search for you

 
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I posted this a few days ago cuz' i did the same thing, i'm gonna go take some pictures I'll be right back

 
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OK if you haven't gone under there that circular piece of metal is what you're trying to line up. The easiest way to get it lined up is like this:
1.) Jack up car the normal way and take off your tire.
2.) Knock the entire control arm out of there (the plastic piece that is holding that circular piece of metal.
3.) Put a jack under the control arm a little closer towards the tire from where that circular piece of metal is.
4.) Jack up the control arm HIGHER than it is supposed to go.
5.) Get the soft end of a pair of pliers or something like that, make sure the metal is covered by rubber or something, and jam it into the other side of the metal piece. (The side further away from where your tire goes. 6.) Now you can pry the control arm down a little with the soft end of the pliers.

NOTE: This probably won't work the first time, it's gonna take a few tries to get it. And also when you're jacking up the control arm it won't move at first, this is normal, once a certain amount of pressure is applied to the plastic piece holding the circular piece of metal it will budge. Pm me if you have more Q's



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The only reason I bought a tie bar was cuz i thought it would be really easy to install. I thought I would just take off the bolts, attach the tie bar, put the bolts back on, and DONE. but dayam, i dont wanna go through all that trouble just for a tie bar. Some people are saying it took a couple hours! Selling mine now, $20 shipped!

 
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er.. just have jackstands supporting the LCA and you should be fine.

still a 10-20 min. install IMO, u just gotta do it right..

its not that difficult.

 
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i installed mine using jack stands to support the control arm. took me 30 minutes to install! isnt that bad.

 
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After I messed up on mine it only took me 30 minutes. Just jack up the car and start playing with it. Why did you even buy it if you didn't wanna spend half an hour installing it? Install that instead of watching T.V. or something. Besides you still gotta line up the holes to get the bolt through B4 you can drive your car, so just put it back through with the bar on. And when you do the other side do it right

 
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jack her up....push in the wheel and hold....then use something to wedge under the arm to help mine it up as you lower the car some.....