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88delta88
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:37 pm Post subject: Rear Sway Bar |
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Turbocharged400sbc talking about his rear sway bar got me thinking about my car. I would LOVE to stick a sway bar on the rear suspension. I know there are sway bars on the FE3 suspension packages, but I dont have that.
Can I go to the wreckers and get a sway bar that will bolt on? Or maybe require minimal welding and/or drilling holes in the vehicle?
I think it would make a hell of a difference.
Is there anyone out there driving an older style delta and have retro-fitted a strut tower brace? Does it make a difference in overall handling and what-not? I'd like to do that at some point aswell, it wouldnt be too tough to bolt on. |
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Hans
Joined: 28 Aug 2003
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Location: Pocatello, Idaho
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| Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 5:51 am Post subject: |
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it would make one HELL OF A DIFFERENCE
make sure you try to find a H-Body (bonneville ssei/olds lss) with the F41 suspension since they have thicker 21mm sway bars. They had the 18mm in the FEx
look for a 92-99 body.
Yes there are people driving bonnies/lesabres with strut braces.
From my 87 olds 98 to my 94 88 with the thicker rear sway and strut tower bar it is amazing handling for a grandma-marketed car. |
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Turbocharged400sbc
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| Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:01 am Post subject: |
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Yeah the stock Trofeo front sway bar was a little bigger than an inch in diameter.....and it's now in the back of the 442! corners like she's on rails!
Good luck with the sway bar! J-yards....a gearheads best friend!
James |
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Hans
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| Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:20 am Post subject: |
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Turbocharged400sbc wrote: Yeah the stock Trofeo front sway bar was a little bigger than an inch in diameter.....and it's now in the back of the 442! corners like she's on rails!
Good luck with the sway bar! J-yards....a gearheads best friend!
James
yeah the trofeos should be in the 32mm range.....that is up front.
He needs a rear sway bar which should be no problem if you can find the brackets on ANY H-BODY car in the junkyard. |
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88delta88
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| Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:48 am Post subject: |
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| Sweet. Next project confirmed. :-D |
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