I am having a local distributor confirm the part number w/Hellwig and price it right now. Mostly because it isn't listed in his current price list. More to follow.
P/N confirmed. They want $290 up here.
I am having a local distributor confirm the part number w/Hellwig and price it right now. Mostly because it isn't listed in his current price list. More to follow.
P/N confirmed. They want $290 up here.
I got the Hellwig from Auto Accessory Garage (listed for Skylark)
I had to trim the threaded portion of the end links about 2" and I needed to trim the axle mounting pads (one corner on each pad) to clear my Hooker exhaust.
I really like this bar, handles great and I got a 1.60 ft off the footbrake with a 3lb launch, nice and straight.
Mike
So this is a bolt in piece? Direct bolt in for 195 shipped?
Mike, are you sure you ordered the correct P/N??? The Skylark bars are P/N 55868 and the GBody P/N is 55809. You shouldnt have had to cut anything to install it. -----Jeremy
Yeah, I should have clarified, Auto Accessories Garage has p/n 55809 listed as 1987 Skylark (which isn't even rear wheel drive). I just called and ordered by p/n.
Here was my issue and maybe I received the wrong end links. With the threaded half screwed all the way into the barrel end, the overall end link length was about 6". This points the end of the bar downward. What happened in my case was when the suspension tried to cycle upward (like when hitting a bump) the bar ends would rotate downward until the hump in the middle of the bar would contact the diff. cover. When this happens the rear cannot cycle upwards any further and it was bounce, bounce, bounce.
In order for me to have the full suspension cycle range the bar needed to be mounted so that the bar ends were parallel to the ground. So the end links needed to be about 4" eye to eye length. I had to cut off 2" on the threaded half (which took about 5 mins with a cutoff wheel, no big deal).
Maybe I got the wrong end links in my box??? Looking at pictures of the DSE and Hotchkiss setups the end links appear to be about 4" too.
If Mr. T is lowered much, I'm not sure he'll be able to use these links (unless he shims the bushing mount) because at 4" the barrel and lock nut are at the end of the threads.
If anyone is considering purchasing this bar Auto Accessories Garage sent me a one-time coupon code for 10% off 1x0b-xykk-5gzu
Mike
Yeah, I should have clarified, Auto Accessories Garage has p/n 55809 listed as 1987 Skylark (which isn't even rear wheel drive). I just called and ordered by p/n.
Here was my issue and maybe I received the wrong end links. With the threaded half screwed all the way into the barrel end, the overall end link length was about 6". This points the end of the bar downward. What happened in my case was when the suspension tried to cycle upward (like when hitting a bump) the bar ends would rotate downward until the hump in the middle of the bar would contact the diff. cover. When this happens the rear cannot cycle upwards any further and it was bounce, bounce, bounce.
In order for me to have the full suspension cycle range the bar needed to be mounted so that the bar ends were parallel to the ground. So the end links needed to be about 4" eye to eye length. I had to cut off 2" on the threaded half (which took about 5 mins with a cutoff wheel, no big deal).
Maybe I got the wrong end links in my box??? Looking at pictures of the DSE and Hotchkiss setups the end links appear to be about 4" too.
If Mr. T is lowered much, I'm not sure he'll be able to use these links (unless he shims the bushing mount) because at 4" the barrel and lock nut are at the end of the threads.
If anyone is considering purchasing this bar Auto Accessories Garage sent me a one-time coupon code for 10% off 1x0b-xykk-5gzu
Mike
Would anyone be highly offended if I used the coupon code here? after reading everything you guys are saying about this, I have no doubts it will work just fine for my car.
It sure is nice to have honest guys around here sharing experiences.