 What do I have in my suspension, and should the swaybars look like that |
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| swl |
 Jul 31 2007, 05:04 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,409 Joined: 7-August 05 From: Kingston,On,Canada Member No.: 4,550 Region Association: Canada  |
 Ok suspension gurus - help me figure out what I have here. The guy that sold me this car was a flipper so he knew very little about it. He did tell me that it had been driven competitively in SCC events and the rear suspension seems to back that up - hard as hell on the butt! My old car was bone stock and had no sway bars so the only things that I know about suspensions is what I've learned from you guys. The struts have been painted black but there is an orange label on it. Can't find any markings on the springs. When you guys talk lbs when talking about spring rates - is that the weight required to compress it a certain distance? 1 inch maybe. The sway bars are bolt to the underside of the trunk and to the trailing arm. The picture below shows where the bar attaches to the rod from the trailing arm. Should there be a big gap like that? Looks like it is necessary to allow the sway bar to move up and down but the rubber bumpers must really take a beating. Sorry for the newbie questions but I'm a little out of my league here. |
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| rhodyguy |
Aug 18 2007, 08:56 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,240 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
when you're taking pictures, see if you can get a few of where the bar mounts to the bottom of the trunk. any extra backing welded on the inside floor of the trunk? is the bottom of the drop link in a bracket welded on the side of the control arm?
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| swl |
Aug 20 2007, 08:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,409 Joined: 7-August 05 From: Kingston,On,Canada Member No.: 4,550 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(rhodyguy @ Aug 18 2007, 06:56 PM)  when you're taking pictures, see if you can get a few of where the bar mounts to the bottom of the trunk. any extra backing welded on the inside floor of the trunk? is the bottom of the drop link in a bracket welded on the side of the control arm? k so here's a bit better picture of the mount point. I can't tell if the bracket is welded or not but there is a bolt that runs right through to the other side and is held by a nut and big washer. I think I can see signs on one side that the nut side is actually working the metal of the trailing arm. Don't like that. I have a feeling that the sway bar is going to have to go. Do you think the bar might be reusable if I could source the proper droplink to go on the shock mount? I would have to move the mount point a little farther back in the trunk. Can anyone point me to a picture of how the rear sway bar normally attaches to the body? BTW - no reinforcemet in the trunk - just big washers again.  |
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swl What do I have in my suspension Jul 31 2007, 05:04 PM
SLITS If they are Konis, they will be marked with the Ko... Jul 31 2007, 05:59 PM Headrage
Sway bar setup is not a stock setup. Looks more ... Jul 31 2007, 06:27 PM Dr. Roger hard as hell on the butt could mean sagging spring... Jul 31 2007, 06:52 PM Headrage
Ok suspension gurus - help me figure out what I h... Jul 31 2007, 07:08 PM swl Sun has set so I can't get another pic. This ... Jul 31 2007, 08:12 PM Michael N By chance those shocks are not marked Koni it may ... Jul 31 2007, 10:36 PM
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By chance those shocks are not marked Koni it may... Aug 18 2007, 08:02 PM Joe Ricard If I were to throw a suspension together for a rol... Aug 18 2007, 09:11 PM rhodyguy i should think it rattles like crazy. the raspberr... Aug 18 2007, 10:02 PM Twystd1 If I am not mistaken.
Those are ADDCO sway bars m... Aug 20 2007, 08:46 PM Spoke I have a similar swaybar on my red 71 although the... Aug 20 2007, 09:58 PM |
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