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StormsofAres86gt 06-30-2006 09:09 AM
front sway bar issues...
 
anyone have a problem with the front sway bar rubbin on the front of their oil pan? or is it just me? and does anyone know what i could do to avoid this problem? this is in a fox-body btw.

Rev 06-30-2006 03:56 PM
Re: front sway bar issues...
 
Shouldn't rub if you have the right sway bar. No experience with fox bodies, so take that with a "grain of salt".

Rev

StormsofAres86gt 06-30-2006 11:13 PM
Re: front sway bar issues...
 
it's the stock 4cyl sway bar. so i'm thinkin it may have been different for a 5.0...maybe? lol anyone know?

Coupe50h 07-02-2006 10:34 AM
Re: front sway bar issues...
 
only problem i had, was the fl-1a oil filter rubbing my swaybar, i found out my car had an oil cooler cuz it was a ssp car, I went to a smaller filter, then finally pulled the swaybar off, thats wht i suggest you do, however, take it easy on hard corners.

StormsofAres86gt 07-02-2006 05:24 PM
Re: front sway bar issues...
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Coupe50h
only problem i had, was the fl-1a oil filter rubbing my swaybar, i found out my car had an oil cooler cuz it was a ssp car, I went to a smaller filter, then finally pulled the swaybar off, thats wht i suggest you do, however, take it easy on hard corners.
so u took it out completely, and just left it out? and did u have a strut brace when u took it out?

fiveohpatrol 07-02-2006 08:48 PM
Re: front sway bar issues...
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Coupe50h
only problem i had, was the fl-1a oil filter rubbing my swaybar, i found out my car had an oil cooler cuz it was a ssp car, I went to a smaller filter, then finally pulled the swaybar off, thats wht i suggest you do, however, take it easy on hard corners.
same thing happened to me back in 99', I used a short filter for a while, then pulled the swaybar off and never looked back. That was 50,000miles ago :)

Coupe50h 07-02-2006 11:09 PM
Re: front sway bar issues...
 
storms, No strut brace for me, i dont like em in my way, under the hood.
I did however make it a point to weld in subframe connectors in, before i tossed the swaybar to the scrapyard, I have skinnies up front anyway:D so i dont need to turn corners too fast.
The handling changed, but i think it could still corner somewhat decent enough for normal safe driving, and on the dragstrip who cares.
If you drive your car everyday i would consider trying to make a swaybar work. My car is now, a non daily driver, but i did drive it without front swaybar for about a year.

84LX89GT 07-03-2006 03:55 AM
Re: front sway bar issues...
 
the 4 cyl. and V8 models have different brackets for the sway bars. the V8 brackets lower the sway bar farther away from the oil pan, so i'm guessing you reused the 4cyl. bracket and used the V8 sway bar and bushings.

StormsofAres86gt 07-03-2006 08:20 AM
Re: front sway bar issues...
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 84LX89GT
the 4 cyl. and V8 models have different brackets for the sway bars. the V8 brackets lower the sway bar farther away from the oil pan, so i'm guessing you reused the 4cyl. bracket and used the V8 sway bar and bushings.
i used the whole 4cyl setup, i need to start lookin for the v8 brackets...lol


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