Sway Bar 7.5 to a 8.5

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Anonymous

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I just put a 8.5 in my 88 Monte, which replaced a 7.5 that I grenaded at Cecil. The sway bar from my 7.5 hits the bottom of the pumpkin on my 8.5. So I am guessing that the 8.5 sway bar is different??
 

melloelky

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when i changed from the 7.5 to the 9" i had that problem,i made a plate that bolts up in the control arms and has studs welded below it for the bar to attach to.
 

StreetBu

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When I switched my rearend to a GN 8.5" it hits too, But just barely, I can pull it down with two fingers and see light so I'm just going to leave it alone.
 

Damon

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Some aftermarket lower control arms have mounting tabs for the bar on the bottom of the arm instead of on the side of/through the arm. Haven't compared them side-by-side but I bet that would drop the bar at least a fraction of an inch from the stock location.

If it's a real sqeaker of a touch the first thing I'd do is loosen the mounting bolts and see if you can jockey just a smidge of play out of it to get you a tiny bit more room under the pumpkin.
 

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