On Wed, 24 Sep 1997, Christie, Scott E. (CAP, CSIG) wrote:
> What's involved in making the addition? Drilling of holes? Welding of
> brackets?
> Scott Christie
Scott
Replacing the 5/8" sway bar with the new 7/8" bar from SS is a
matter of removing four nuts and bolts to the tanged plates that hold the
bushings in place. The new bar comes with new bushings. You slide the
bushings over the new bar so that they are in the same position as on the
old bar. You then slide the bushings into the channel in the lower A arms
and bolt the tanged plates back on. As I said, this can be done in less
than one beer, or after many beers as it is so simple.
I got ahold of a rear sway bar from a later series car that I was
going to try before we had the new front bars made. I don't feel that I
need the rear bar, in fact, I suspect that it will actually make the
handling worse. I have heard of people using the rear bars on the early
cars, but I know from discussing this last year on this group that the
consensus was I would cause oversteer and would be unhappy with the
results. Unless someone knows otherwise, I am not going to install the
rear bar and if someone else needs it I will donate it to a good home. It
is the stock rear bar from a series V car.
Jarrid, I was at Laguna Seca this year, but sans my Alpine; the
radiator was at the shop. I will definitely try and be there next year.
I do believe that there are vintage races at Sears Point on
November 8 and 9. Is anybody going to attend?
Bill "I got a new attitude" Lewis
Series II with beefy front bar
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