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Old 08-10-2009, 11:32 PM
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I had a couple of problems with my brackets, the shocks and swaybar.

The generic brackets I bought didn't clear the shocks. Even after grinding them down I didn't some.


Here you can see the clearance. I drove it around the block and could already see the rubbing on the swaybar.





The brackets I made. Used some slimmer lock nuts and narrowed the bracket.




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The BMR is contoured to clear the shocks.
Old 08-12-2009, 07:38 AM
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I have the same problem with a Spohn solid rear bar and a nine inch. I called Spohn they said it was OK to take some off the bar,it seems to be a somewhat common problem. I did it with a grinder and a sanding pad. I still got issues though. I am gonna weld a plate on my shock mount and move the shock to the outside about 3/8 of an inch.
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Mine maybe has a 1/4 inch on each side when I put it in the middle by looking at it on each side. Then it wants to creep over to the passenger side and start rubbing on the damn shock. I have adjusted it over a bunch of times already. Not really sure what to do.
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i went through this hassle last year, bought the bar. had tyson at PAF install it. he calls telling me it doesnt fit that its hitting the shocks. he said he could do some shaving, i told him no, since that shouldnt be a remedy. talked to spohn, they said it wasnt their problem that it was mosers fault. got the run around......2 months later it was finally credited back to my cc.

tyson installed highly recommended the single Wolfe. he installed it, plenty of room, better adjustablity and cheaper. i love it!

everyone save an aviodable headache

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you would think that they would address this problem
Old 08-13-2009, 04:27 PM
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I have their 1" solid bar and it's rubbing both shocks. I need to pull it off and hit it with the grinder. It isn't rubbing much.
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I installed some QA1's on my car yesterday. Plenty of room with the Wolfe bar. Maybe another option for those having clearance problems.
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Hello,

Our drag bar is designed to clear all shocks, it is bent around the shocks and offers quite a bit more clearance. Please see the picture below and here is a link for more information- www.umiperformance.com/2245-300

Thanks!
Ryan

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Glad to see you guys thought ahead about it. That looks like it would never have a issue with touching the shocks.
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thats why you run stock shocks in the rear...lol



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