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Old 07-02-2004, 11:12 AM
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Since I put my SFCs on, maybe I just noticed then not necessarily the cause of this, but my rear end feels very loose... almost as if it is disconnected from the rest of the car. If I move the steering wheel back and forth the rear end seems to move separately from the rest of the car. I know I haven't been to exact with the description, but I described it best I could.

I have Hotchkis springs with Bilstein HD shocks Hotchkis PHR and BMR tubular SFCs and still have stock sway bars. My guess would be to step up the sway bars a bit? If so what would be a good choice with my setup. Probably never will autocross it, just looking to have some fun on the street carving corners.
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Most SFCs look like they involve the front LCA
mounting brackets. Maybe somebody made the
bracket a little sloppy or didn't tighten the bolts
well enough, or even substituted another diameter
to get through a misaligned set of holes, and left
some play in there? I'd get it up on jackstands
and see whether you can detect any side-side
(Panhard), or yaw (LCAs) play when the rear is
hanging free. The sway bar will probably not let
you feel any roll play (unless the mounts are not
connected....).
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yeah i would say check the lca's



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