Converting early A arm to later
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I really hated dealing with the sway bar end link "blocks" of the steel control arms. Seems I'm always doing something that requires dissasmbly and assembly which is a pita. Also the M030 bar doesn't fit unless you drill out the rubber 3/4". So I had a clunking in the front end forever and think that's my source. So here's my conversion to late model (post 85.5).
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Is it normal for a street (early 83) with steel arms to have problems with the stock sway bar? Perhaps this is only necessary with the heavier bars. I have added poly blocks to mine, replaced the arms with new ones, and new ball joints, but haven't gone with the boxing mod on the edges..Good idea for a stiffer lower arm..any further suggestions for a street car??
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If the rubber is good in the end links I wouldn't change a thing(street car). I did this because mine were shot and I am always taking them down for one reason or another, which is a pain to install with those small bolts.
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Are you wishbones not Parallel with the ground and sat at an angle as the car's lowered ?
I know you can get / adapt a longer rod Balljoint to cure this, I'm just wondering how your steel arms and the stock balljoint length does? and also do you think if a metal extension bar was made to fit inbetween the stub axle and wishbone balljoint it would be ok, as opposed to changing the ball joint to a longer version?
(I have fitted aluminium short wishbones with new Balljoints but they sit at an angle) it's street / Sprint use.
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