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Author: | andrew wagner [ Sun Feb 10, 2002 5:21 am ] |
Post subject: | products report |
I just put some stuff on my car and I wanted to tell you about it. addco 1 1/8 front sway bar. It only took about a hour and a half to do and 150$ for the kit thru summit. The improvment in handling is great, I hardly get any body roll while driving it on the street. The install was a little tricky with only me, I used a jack for each side so I could move the suspenion up and down, but everything else bolted right up. lokar kick down is also a great part to use. Its clean and easy to install. I did have to make a braket to fit my sideways carb but that was it. I also put kyb front shocks that are just so much better then the old ones that were in there. The one did not have any pressure in it at all. I have notting but good things to say about all of these products. I have not yet put the moser axels w/ green bearings in or the new center section for my turbo but I will let you know. andrew wagner |
Author: | Dart270 [ Sun Feb 10, 2002 12:39 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: products report |
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: I just put some stuff on my car and I wanted to : tell you about it. : : addco 1 1/8 front sway bar. It only took about : a hour and a half to do and 150$ for the kit : thru summit. The improvment in handling is : great, I hardly get any body roll while : driving it on the street. The install was a : little tricky with only me, I used a jack : for each side so I could move the suspenion : up and down, but everything else bolted : right up. : : lokar kick down is also a great part to use. : Its clean and easy to install. I did have to : make a braket to fit my sideways carb but : that was it. : : I also put kyb front shocks that are just so : much better then the old ones that were in : there. The one did not have any pressure in : it at all. : : I have notting but good things to say about all : of these products. I have not yet put the : moser axels w/ green bearings in or the new : center section for my turbo but I will let : you know. : : andrew wagner Hey Andrew, Sounds like a great bunch of bang-for-your-buck mods. One comment: you might want to weld all of the Addco sway bar mount pieces together and maybe add some gusseting and weld them to the K-frame in front. Also, weld the shock/end=link angle brackets to the lower control arms. I had this same bar on my '68 for 9 years, and it eventually twisted the bolted K-frame mounts OFF. I welded everything solid, and now the bar doesn't flex around so much. Cheers, Lou madsenl@its.caltech.edu |
Author: | Doctor Dodge (Doug Dutra) [ Sun Feb 10, 2002 9:24 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Sway Bars are a Must |
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: Hey Andrew, : Sounds like a great bunch of bang-for-your-buck : mods. One comment: you might want to weld : all of the Addco sway bar mount pieces : together and maybe add some gusseting and : weld them to the K-frame in front. Also, : weld the shock/end=link angle brackets to : the lower control arms. I had this same bar : on my '68 for 9 years, and it eventually : twisted the bolted K-frame mounts OFF. I : welded everything solid, and now the bar : doesn't flex around so much. : Cheers, : Lou We spend so much time talking about engine and driveline up-grades that the suspension is often overlooked. As for "bang for the buck" add-ons, you can't bet a set of antisway bars on an A-Body. If asked, I would say that adding front and rear anti-sway bars is the first major add-on improvement you should do. As Andrew noted, the addition of swaybays transforms the car into a "sportscar" and makes it really fun to drive. Lou's tip on welding & reinforcing the sway bar mounts is good advice, especially when using the thicker 1 1/8 (Addco #751) front bar. If you do not weld them in, be sure to check the bolt tightness ever month or two because the mounting will loosen-up. DD |
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