Please help!
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Please help!
Ok, so I switched cars with my dad for the day cuz I had to go out of town and his car gets better mpg. well he drove the camaro to work and had to call the tow truck, come to find out that my panhard bar broke/sheared or whatever. but I don't see the sway bar. didn't they all have them stock? if not then please tell me so. the cars body moves freely from side to side in the rear.
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Re: Please help!
Not all of these cars had a sway bar... alot of the low-end non- or even anti-performance models such as the plain-Jane SC and Berlinetta specifically. Sounds like you have one of those.
Yeah it sounds like the Panhard bar broke. It was probably already bent, which is more common than you might think. Easy enough to just swap out, and SUPER CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP to get something altogether than better the stock one.
Yeah it sounds like the Panhard bar broke. It was probably already bent, which is more common than you might think. Easy enough to just swap out, and SUPER CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP to get something altogether than better the stock one.
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Re: Please help!
Def an easy addition. But as they are saying I dont recall the sport coupes coming with sway bars. Especially the earlier ones.
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Re: Please help!
ok, well I don't know why I thought I had one. I do have the SC model so that's a good possibility. I plan on getting the founders non-adjustable panhard bar to replace the broken one.
On a side note though. Would it be worth adding a sway bar and how hard would it be to add?
On a side note though. Would it be worth adding a sway bar and how hard would it be to add?
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Re: Please help!
Yes. Bolt on. The parts can be found at a bone yard or from the following site:
http://www.top-downsolutions.com/cha...pension?page=1
EDIT: BTW, should you choose the bone yard route, take the front sway bar was well so that the set (front and rear) will be matched.
JamesC
http://www.top-downsolutions.com/cha...pension?page=1
EDIT: BTW, should you choose the bone yard route, take the front sway bar was well so that the set (front and rear) will be matched.
JamesC
Last edited by JamesC; Sep 1, 2012 at 10:05 AM.








