Originally Posted by Cab_Burge
Originally Posted by rick@laysons
Speculation........

I'll bet it was put there to keep the Z-bar on the ball studs.....instead of the wire clip that goes over the tube and secures the white plastic half-bushings in the tube end.
up iagree
The retaining spring may have been broken or lost when it was worked on before you got the car twocents work up


That makes a lot of sense. The retainer spring was missing... AND the frame rail bracket was broken but still functional. So... I can toss the mystery rod!