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04-14-2014 #21
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So can anyone see a BIG problem with the pic above. LMAO I feel like such a dumb ass. Its amazing I didn't twist or destroy my LCA!
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04-15-2014 #22
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The upper end link heim stud doesn't look perpendicular to the tab on the sway bar. Is the nut tight on the stud? The endlink would be alright if the stud were in the middle of the range of motion of the heim. I'd also bend or re-weld the tab on the end of the sway bar to be perpendicular to the sway bar.
04-16-2014 #23
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you should search on google for " Herb Adams Sway bar " , you can see on the pics you get that the sway bar end tabs always go up and not down as on your car.
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04-25-2014 #24
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YA Dont belive everything you see on the internet. I did just that thinking I had my sway bar upside down lol. So I flip it install new heim joints and take a drive to get some beer (boy am I glad I did) No sooner then I pull in the drive way and shut off the car from the beer run. POW BAM SMASH WTF ever you want to call it the lower ball joint snaps in half. The sway bar was binding so badly after I fliped it I think it caused the joint to snap. Originally Posted by SS 454
Im not sure what the pics on the internet are from but its not the proper way to install the bar on my car. I was able to dig up the 25 year old instructions and it backed up I had it installed correct to begine with, I just needed to shorten the Heim joints.
So I have ordered new studs for the lower Howes, dug up my old drum spindles to use after the mounting hole got screwed up and bought new Hellwig hollow bars for the front and rear. There is no problem with the Herb Adams but Im really ready to move on. They are more suited for someone with stock a-arms and ball joints, not a stage 2 set up.
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04-27-2014 #25
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The HA bar should work fine for street/Autocross! It is NOT a drag only bar. I have one on rear of my 74 Z28 Camaro and love it!
ConradOriginal owner '84 Grand National. CAS V1 (big) front-mount intercooler, Comp roller hyd cam, Champion Al intake/heads, T66 turbo, 3.5" custom cat-back exhaust, RideTech TruTurn front & DSE rear swaybars/ctrl arms, Ridetech 3-way coilovers, Baer 6P 14/13. FAST w/TouchScreen & GM Flex Fuel sensor, 120 lb injectors, Ricks SS tank, Aeromotive Eliminator pump.
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