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Old 11-03-2006, 01:19 AM
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Well if I remember those slide-a-links already have solid front bushings. I would still do the rear with the del-a-lums, they are a superior bushing and will also help with lateral deflection. I'm still suprised its moving that mucy, are you sure the feeling you are getting isn't from some kind of odd slid-a-link setting? Too much preload? I would think the rear swaybar would help some, since it would resist bodyroll= less pivoting/less axle side movement

EDIT: also do you still have the rubber bushings between the axle and leaf spring. I would be getting rid of those too.
Well a rear end will move that much. There is a lot of areas that can move from the leaf points to the holders (can't remember the name) but there is a lot of play that is typical in these areas under heavy lateral load. The swaybar doesn't help at all for side to side motion. In fact around where the sway bar, there is about an inch on each side where it has itself gone side to side and pealed off the paint, that now has to be repainted.
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Old 11-03-2006, 03:29 AM
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FAYS2 looks like that's the ticket. This works with leafs?
It also looks like it's for mustangs only.
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Look at the first pic on top, it is also made for 67-69 Camaro with leaf springs.
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Old 11-03-2006, 11:28 AM
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Reason I mentioned the sway bar is that it reduces body roll and usually when the body pivots farther from side to side the rearend will step out accordingly, if it rolls less the rearend should not move out as far unless of course I didn't really think that through what kind of bushings and shackles are you using in the rear leaf spring pockets? I would start by putting in some delalums in the rear along with the heavy duty shackles, and then make sure there are no rubber bushings between the rearend and leafsprings(what you were trying to describe) and then go from there. But if you insist on spending $ and time and addding extra weight go for the watts link.
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What about the Camaro bolt-in Watts Link from Fay's-2 Suspension? Oh wait, I see it was already mentioned.

Jim Fay is a good guy and a racer. I would give him a call and pick his brain some on this..

Seems like what you're looking for.

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Yeah we shaved the fenders enough, but in hard corning I can feel the rear step out maybe 5/8's of an inch or so, way to much for my taste. That FAYS2 looks like that's the ticket. This works with leafs?
It also looks like it's for mustangs only.
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As mentioned it works with leafs and fits things other than Mustangs like 1st and 2nd gen Camaros
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BTW maybe its from hitting too many curbs with the rearend

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Hey guys I spoke with Jim today. Yes he's a great guy. I'm going to run this setup by the guys at CAR and see what they think, but this looks like the ticket. What I spoke to him about he seemed to know right away what I was talking about. Since the front end is going high end stuff, might as well keep the rear end in check too. I can't wait to drive it (again)

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Good choice, I just put a Fays in my 70 Mustang and will get a chance to drive it next week.
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Good choice, I just put a Fays in my 70 Mustang and will get a chance to drive it next week.
Let me know if you can feel the difference.

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Old 11-03-2006, 09:24 PM
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Since the front end is going high end stuff, might as well keep the rear end in check too.
This doesn't make it any higher end than any other leafspring system.
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