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Hotchkis b-body swaybar #1193763 03/08/12 11:52 PM 03/08/12 11:52 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 86 ca, slo. P paulyvault OP member
paulyvault OP member P Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 86 ca, slo.	I just got a hotchikis front sway bar for my 69 charger and am having difficulty fitting it in. The car had a swaybar stock so I'm just using the old endlink mount. But it seems like the bar ain't long (rubs my strut mounts) enough even though holes of my old bar line up with this one. WTF. Help?

Re: Hotchkis b-body swaybar [Re: paulyvault] #1193764 03/09/12 12:01 AM 03/09/12 12:01 AM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA Kern Dog Striving for excellence
Kern Dog Striving for excellence Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA	Did you think to lay the stock bar atop the new one to verify that the contours are similar?

Re: Hotchkis b-body swaybar [Re: Kern Dog] #1193765 03/09/12 12:11 AM 03/09/12 12:11 AM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 86 ca, slo. P paulyvault OP member
paulyvault OP member P Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 86 ca, slo.	Did that. More or less

Re: Hotchkis b-body swaybar [Re: paulyvault] #1193766 03/09/12 02:03 AM 03/09/12 02:03 AM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 86 ca, slo. P paulyvault OP member
paulyvault OP member P Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 86 ca, slo.	Yo

Re: Hotchkis b-body swaybar [Re: paulyvault] #1193767 03/09/12 01:44 PM 03/09/12 01:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,480 So Cal autoxcuda Too Many Posts
autoxcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,480 So Cal	So, the distance from the endlink holes to endlink holes are the same? If the enlinks were taller or shorter would that stop the rubbing with the strut rod?

Re: Hotchkis b-body swaybar [Re: autoxcuda] #1193768 05/28/12 05:30 AM 05/28/12 05:30 AM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA Kern Dog Striving for excellence
Kern Dog Striving for excellence Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA	Hmmm... THIS went nowhere.

Re: Hotchkis b-body swaybar [Re: Kern Dog] #1193769 05/28/12 11:06 AM 05/28/12 11:06 AM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 841 Santa Fe Springs, CA Dan@Hotchkis super stock
Dan@Hotchkis super stock Joined: May 2012 Posts: 841 Santa Fe Springs, CA	Quote: Hmmm... THIS went nowhere. Hopefully he figured it out.

Re: Hotchkis b-body swaybar [Re: Dan@Hotchkis] #1193770 05/28/12 02:23 PM 05/28/12 02:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,071 Irving, TX feets Senior Management
feets Senior Management Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 28,071 Irving, TX	I think that last question may have held the answer. We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon

Re: Hotchkis b-body swaybar [Re: feets] #1193771 05/28/12 10:48 PM 05/28/12 10:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN A ahy master
ahy master A Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN	On my rear bar, I had to lengthen the end links with a small stack of 1/8" thick shim washers to position the bar to clear the rear diff and exhaust. Depending on your exact ride height, some adjustment may be required.

Re: Hotchkis b-body swaybar [Re: ahy] #1193772 05/29/12 01:13 AM 05/29/12 01:13 AM
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 841 Santa Fe Springs, CA Dan@Hotchkis super stock
Dan@Hotchkis super stock Joined: May 2012 Posts: 841 Santa Fe Springs, CA	Quote: On my rear bar, I had to lengthen the end links with a small stack of 1/8" thick shim washers to position the bar to clear the rear diff and exhaust. Depending on your exact ride height, some adjustment may be required. Whose rear bar do you have installed?

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