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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 08:17 AM
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rear sway bar

Has any one tryed the rear sway bar kit from opg that has the sway bar and the weld-in boxing kit? Was thinking of trying this route vs buying boxed lower control arms and the sway bar seperate.Thanks, Scott
Old Oct 26, 2010 | 08:30 AM
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I remember there used to be a bracket that spanned the gap inside the arms, and used long hardened bolts.
Not as good as boxed arms, but it was a factory part!
[Don't remember what GM division, though]
Old Oct 26, 2010 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Rickman48
I remember there used to be a bracket that spanned the gap inside the arms, and used long hardened bolts.
Not as good as boxed arms, but it was a factory part!
[Don't remember what GM division, though]
The bolt-in bracket was used on the 73-77 cars, and the sway bar was different, as it bolted up from the bottom instead of against the inner faces of the control arms. Aftermarket sway bars use a different bracket that bolts to the inside of the arms and hangs down for the bar to bolt to. All factory 64-72 A-body cars with rear bars used the fully boxed and welded lower control arms.
Old Oct 26, 2010 | 10:21 AM
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Can someone show me the details of this setup. The rear bar and fully boxed lower control arms. I would like to confirm the setup and compare. Pics of the suspension during restorations would be awesome, but doubt anyone has that.
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