The default setting from Lotus is to use the central hole (out of 5). My Lotus came (from the PO) with the sway bars on the hardest setting (the hole closest to the bend).
You will need
- Stands – jack stands or quickjack. I got my stands from Harbor Freight.
- A 17mm open wrench to keep hold of the lock nut. Lowes stocks these.
- A 17mm wrench, or socket. Lowes stocks these.
- A long lever (breaker bar) to break the nut loose initially
The key thing is to have the car on stands – both wheels need to be in the air at the same time to avoid putting load on the sway bar.
To set the bar back to default:
- Lift the car, so that you can get access. You will need to lift both sides of the car equally – else the sway bar will be under load and it will be difficult to remove the bolts
- Using a 17mm socket and 17mm spanner/wrench – remove the bolt. The connection is likely to be a bit rusty – some WD40 helps here. I needed a breaker bar to get leverage.
- Remove the bolt from the old position and move it to wherever you want.
- Tighten the bolt back up. I used 33 ft/llb – the manual states 45NM
- Repeat for the other side.
