dfirefighter
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I was wondering what aftermarket lower rear control arms will fit nice with the atr rear sway bar? UMI? thanks for any help!
atr rear sway bar question
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Same here.
UMI's here with the atr bar, fit great. no regrets, and you can feel the difference if you are not running the front sway bar.
dfirefighter
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UMI's here with the atr bar, fit great. no regrets, and you can feel the difference if you are not running the front sway bar.
are they the tubular ones?? thats what im looking to get if im sure it will fit.
BlackMetal
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Got mine installed today, sway bar and tubular control arms. It was a tight fit and took a big channel lock to squeeze the sway bar up in between the control arms. Didn't hear a single noise on the ride home, some people said it would chirp and groan with tubular control arms because it doesn't have a flat surface to bolt to. So far so good.
YouLikeThat
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Edelbrock lowers worked for me. We had some trouble with the metco tubulars.
That's weird. I couldn't get my old ATR rear bar to work with my Edelbrock lower arms. The bar was too wide. The bar fit perfectly with the stock arms though..
BlackMetal
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Trust me the ATR bar didn't look even CLOSE to fitting at first. I had the two bolts installed on the passenger side and was going to swing it up and bolt it to the driver's side control arm, but rather than coming up next to the LCA, it hit the bottom of it. So like I mentioned above I just squeeze the two together with a big channel lock and got it to fit in between.
So like I mentioned above I just squeeze the two together with a big channel lock and got it to fit in between.The ATR bar is so thick at the mounting points, that I took an angle grinder and ground down a small "Channel" that the my UMI tubular lowers would sort of fit into. Have had it on there the past 2 or 3 years with no problems or noise at all. Be sure you are using some very stong bolts.
Thats what I have, and just like everyone else I did have to play with it abit. I put everything on and just started the bolts. Then I had to make the bar see it my way that it was going in. You have to be careful though I have heard of people forcing it in to hard then they have developed squeaks because the bushing gets in the control arms get worn and then it becomes metal on metal. Just make it fit, with out to much negotion
Go with boxed LCA's not tubulars. Not enough mounting surface for the bar and it makes it too much of a tight sqeeze which will make your bushings bind. I'm not a fan of UMI's bushings at all. In fact, I cant stand them. I love the Hotchkis lowers and for the money, I think they are the best match with an ATR bar. Another trick, as was mentioned in a previous post is to grind the mounting surface of the bar until it slides into place between the LCA's with ease. This will reduce the risk of binding your bushings. Hope this helps!!!!!!
