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Old 10-25-2012, 12:21 PM
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Default 9 inch install issues... Sway bar dosnt fit!

I know about the sway bar mount not working from the stock 10 bolt, my issue is the swaybar makes contact with the torque arm mounts on the rear end before it is even close enough to the sway bar mounts on the bottom of the axle tube! Any suggestions?

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you may need a set of these to push/space the bar down, i have a 9inch with BMR sway bar with those brackets and dont have any problems

http://www.spohn.net/shop/1998-2002-...ation-Kit.html
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That looks like it is what I need... Damn Im sick of shelling out money to get this 9 inch installed!
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Originally Posted by jimmyducati
That looks like it is what I need... Damn Im sick of shelling out money to get this 9 inch installed!
i told myself the same thing
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I emailed them to see if i can get just the sway bar brackets without the end links... just bought them last week.
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Originally Posted by jimmyducati
I emailed them to see if i can get just the sway bar brackets without the end links... just bought them last week.
well you may need longer endlinks to put the sway bar back in alignment, use the ones you have now and when you put the car back on the ground look and see, if the angle is wrong then you need longer endlinks
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The endlinks I bought were about 1.5 inches longer... I was going to reuse the sleeve from the old endlinks, but i still have the longer sleeve that came with them
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just curious, are you gonna paint that rear end, looks bare to me.
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its already painted... hi temp steel color from VHT
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Mine's the same way, except rubs on the other tube. Stock swaybar, poly end links. It's been like this for a year now. No noticeable issues with it, I just said screw it.

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Im just kinda disapointed in how NOT "bolt in" the whole 9 inch was... even though it was advertised as a complete drop in event. Grinding on the expensive *** strange 3rd member to clear the torque arm mount, brake lines, sway bar issues, drive shaft issues.... way more than the 2500 budget i had

this thing better cook me breakfast when im done with it.
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I didnt have any problems nor does my sway bar hit
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Mine was hitting too. I have the BMR Extreme sway bar. I just took a grinder and clearanced the torque arm mount. It is thick and the bolts only go about half way through anyways. You will not effect strength or durability in any way.
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Same happened with mine but honestly that is a very minor detail in my opinion. A little grinding or spacers and it'll be fine.



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