 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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Aug 20 2007, 09:58 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,158 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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I have a similar swaybar on my red 71 although the suspension pickups are on the shock bolt. The trunk connection has a plate that goes inside the trunk although it didn't seem to fit when I first put it on.
The holes for the trunk brackets happened to end up on the removable caps on the trunk floor. It didn't seem right but that was the only place it would go. Not only that, I had to bend the bar so the bushings fit right. Attached image(s)   
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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 rhodyguy when you're taking pictures, see if you can ge... Aug 18 2007, 08:56 PM swl
when you're taking pictures, see if you can g... Aug 20 2007, 08:11 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 |
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