Shimming front sway bar on 1st gen camaro?

[jasonz28camaro]

If i were to shim my factory swaybar on my 68 camaro 1/2”-1” off the subframe do you also need to trim back the end links? I need a little extra room for a pulley.

Same me question for a ridetech musclebar. I may go this rout if you can shim these down too. Anyone shim one of these?

[572Camaro]

I ran into same issue when I lowered my 572 in the 68 Camaro.
I tried shimming but it did not work well.
Then I spoke with John Wright at ADDCO who made me a custom bar that fits perfectly and the cost was really cheap.
I had him "clock" the center loop forward 15 degrees to clear my pulley through full suspension travel.
Could this be a better option for you?

[jasonz28camaro]

Not exactly but not too sure. Im trying to get it way from my vacuum pump on my Gen V swap so its more to the side rather than in the middle like the crank pulley.

Currently the swaybar sits about a 1/4" below the pulley and 1/2" behind the pulley so there is a chance it could contact. Hard to see in the pic due to the angle, I'm taking a picture of something else. Not sure if this area of the sway bar moves much or if its just the center section that moves up and down?

[eville]

Do they make a smaller pulley.

[jasonz28camaro]

Probably but I'd imagine it would alter the vacuum performance?

[eville]

Smaller pulley means more vacuum. I wouldn’t think it would be a huge issue.