I had both. I swapped from SSM to the Lakewood's when they were still $119 from jegs.(sold old SSM's for $75) I did it mainly for the bushing's, to get the better on daily driven. They hook about the same but the Lakewoods are
street friendly compared to the SSM bars. I got tired of all the creaking & popping from the SSM's.
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Mike
Sold my 88GT Aug Y2K
Just got T-top 86GT 11-18-2000