got them and they're in now
finally got them and they're in now.
adjustable uppers (spherical end) and fixed boxed lowers (greaseable solid bushings)
they came with new bolts and washers w/nylon locknuts
after doing this Im glad i didnt go with adjustable lowers . would become a nightmare to properly locate the axle once you changed anything
the fixed boxed lowers werent too bad, changed one at a time attaching frame side first . at the axle flanges I did have to tilt the axle a little to get bolts through since there is no slop in arm ends (solid bushing) , the factory sway bar bolted right back up with original bolts (should have got new bolts before i started)
It was a pain getting out the old uppers , with my dual exhaust i thought it would be easier and probably was at the axle side but mufflers got in way at the frame side , I needed to pull rear seat ( I reupholstered it while it was out) and make a 1-1/2 hole to get at rear nuts, I made the hole about five inches up from the center seat belt bolts and was able to get a deep 1/2 drive socket straight on it , if i were to do again on another car I'd probably go about two inches over so i could get an open end on it . the new arms went in real easy , I greased up the spherical end bushings to keep them from dropping out and bolted them up first and because they are adjustable getting holes lined up at axle was really easy (reset length after the bolts are in) , jacked up the axle to load it at ride height then tighted the axle ear bolts .
now i can set my pinion angle with no trouble and the new bars really cut down the amount the axle will roll since it now only has flexible bushings at the axle ears , it also seems to have tightened the corner to corner roll of the car which was terrible with the OE arms/bushings . before it felt like i had no swaybars or shocks ,if i pushed on one corner it didnt take muck to get it rocking like a boat , now the rear is really tight which seems to have some effect on the front . took it for a ride and seems quite . Next step is to redo all the front end bushings
