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Offline cudabob496

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Front Sway Bar installed correctly??
« on: July 23, 2015 - 01:36:38 AM »
Not sure if my front sway bar on 72 cuda is upsidedown or not. The ends (last 3 inches)presently turn up slightly
to attach to the end links. But bar can also be installed with the ends turned down slightly.
72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

2011 Kawasaki Z1000




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Re: Front Sway Bar installed correctly??
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2015 - 04:46:45 AM »
I believe the ends should turn down slightly from memory
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Re: Front Sway Bar installed correctly??
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2015 - 07:26:37 AM »
When looking at it from the side it should be frowning NOT smiling  :bigsmile:
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Re: Front Sway Bar installed correctly??
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2015 - 01:46:15 PM »
When looking at it from the side it should be frowning NOT smiling  :bigsmile:

yes, the 12 inch end length on each side should be angled down about 20 or 30 degrees,
but I mean the last 2 or 3 inches of each end?
72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

2011 Kawasaki Z1000

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Re: Front Sway Bar installed correctly??
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2015 - 02:41:11 PM »
CB, the very ends of the rod should point down, not up
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Re: Front Sway Bar installed correctly??
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2015 - 04:32:10 PM »
CB, the very ends of the rod should point down, not up

ok, thanks, crap, gotta make it right!
72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

2011 Kawasaki Z1000

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Re: Front Sway Bar installed correctly??
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2015 - 01:37:27 AM »
Frowning not Smiling is correct , perfect and easy way to understand how sway bar mounts, Good answer anlauto.

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Re: Front Sway Bar installed correctly??
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2015 - 09:23:05 AM »
Thanks guys, this just helped me out too


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