So after work today I got around to installing the 28mm rear sway bar on my SR. IPD states the installation time is 4 hours. With fighting with the sway bar and the strut it only took me about an hour and a half. I only removed one shock, I just unbolted it and tilted it out of the way to allow the sway bar to slip past.
This is the way I removed the old sway bar and installed the new IPD bar.
1- REMOVE EXHAUST. I have the IPD oval cat back so I just loosened the clamp behind the resonator and took it off the hangars and layed it on the ground.
2- OPTIONAL. If you have the UR lower rear braces all you have to do is remove the two rear most bolts and loosen the other 2 bolts on the 2 rear most bars and swing the out of the way
3- UNCLIP PARKING BRAKE CABLES. there are two clips on each parking brake cables that hold them against the exhaust heat shield. Pop them out of the clips and let them hang down. I kept them connected to the rear hubs. No need to remove them from the hubs like IPD's instructions state. Than there is one bolt holding each parking brake cable to the body. They are located by the two exhaust hangars right before the exhaust bends off to the drivers side. Remove those two bolts.
4- REMOVE SWAY BAR LINKS. Remove one sway bar link entirely and just unbolt the other side only at the sway bar. I chose to remove the drivers side entirely and only unbolted the passenger side at the sway bar. You can remove both but I only found need to remove one to allow enough room to slide the sway bar out and new one back in.
5- UNBOLT ONE REAR SHOCK. remove the bottom bolt on the strut opposite the side of which you removed the end link completely. So if you removed the driver side end link completely like I did, than unbolt the passenger side strut. Next from inside the car fold down the rear seat of the side you are removing the strut. Unclip the small rectangular clip behind the seat back. Fold back the trunk lining and you will see a small foam circle. Remove the foam circle and you will see the strut mount. There is only one bolt from the top holding the strut mount to the body and it has a crescent shaped washer. Remove that bolt. Go underneath the car and you will see two more bolts holding the mount to the body. Use a sharpie to mark where the mount lines up with the body so you can install it in the correct spot. Next remove the two bolts. The only thing holding the strut in place now is the sleeve where the lower bolt goes. Use a small pry bar and force the bottom of the strut out and it will be free to move around. Be careful of the 4C wire!!
6- UNBOLT SWAY BAR BUSHINGS. The two brackets holding the sway bars and bushings in place need to be removed. Pretty straight forward just remove the nut and than remove the bolt. Both brackets should come down on their own. If not just pull down a little and they will fall down. Now the sway bar is loose.
7- REMOVE SWAY BAR. Slide the sway bar towards the side where you completely removed the sway bar link. Than with a little wiggling and making sure you watch out for the 4C wires slide the end where you unbolted the strut out. Be patient and the bar will come out.
8- INSTALL NEW SWAY BAR. pretty much install the same way you removed it. Slide in the end with the sway bar link removed first. Than work in the side with the strut removed. MAKE SURE SWAY BAR IS ABOVE THE PARKING BRAKE CABLES.
9- INSTALL NEW BUSHINGS WITH WATER PROOF GREASE. I ordered extra tubes from IPD of the aqua lube just to be safe. I put ALOT of aqua lube on each bushing just to make sure they would not make noise. Than put bushings on bar. Flat side facing up. Than put the bracket on and bolt up to the body.
10- the rest is easy, just install in reverse order of removal and you have your new rear sway bar installed!
Hope this "how to" is helpful!