well, the news might not be all good. i tried to put the u-bolts that came with these traction bars on tonight. i was unable to get them on either side; my buddy who had these on his car (74 GTO) is off friday so he's going to come by and see what's up. more concerning than that is how the bars are sitting in relation to the springs. from what i understand the bump stop on the passenger's side should barely touch the spring and the driver's side should sit just below the spring. when i rolled the car off the trailer on the street the driver's side was touching the spring and the passenger's side was ~2~ inches below the spring.
i described this to my friend and he asked me how tight the u-bolts were that hold the bars to the rear end. i thought that was an interesting question, considering that there are no u-bolts on my setup. there are 4 bolts that hold the traction bars to the spring perches. i supppose the only thing i can do to fix this for now is adjust these bolts until i get the bump stops where they belong. unless we figure out something on friday morning that i've been missing, i'm guessing i need to trash this whole arrangement as soon as i can.
i think i might be in for a big surprise when my car actually starts driving straight...
97 Trans Am WS6
Best ET: 12.13
Best MPH 114.6
74 Formula 455
Best ET: 11.97
Best MPH: 112.58
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