73 Camaro - Bride of Frankenstein

[latvius]

Welcome to the differential troubles club....
new-driveline-whine.

Ouch, just read your thread. Well the "good" news is my rear end already had a whine under deceleration. So it can't get worse?

Actually when I bought it I noticed the whine but I did some searching online and there is a TSB out by Ford for customers complaining about it. They make what they call a harmonic kit you can buy. (Image that, they know the problem but want you to buy their fix...)
So I figured it was that until I finally changed out the diff fluid and saw the chipped gears.
Well the shop I took it to has a great rep and I had to wait 2 weeks to get it in the shop so my fingers are crossed.

 

[latvius]

Saw that these mount holes didn't line up so I enlarged the holes so I could put a bolt in. Also ran a tap through while I was here.
Before


After


I used this bit, didn't think it was going to do much to be honest but it worked pretty good.

 

[thesalboy]

FINALLY a post about something other than a Friggn' Old Rebuilt Dodge that was Found On Roadside Dead!

I think this is too late: Can you get to the inside of the frame rail up there and weld a captive nut where the sway bar mounts? Darn, only just thought of it.

 

[King's 71]

FINALLY a post about something other than a Friggn' Old Rebuilt Dodge that was Found On Roadside Dead!

I think this is too late: Can you get to the inside of the frame rail up there and weld a captive nut where the sway bar mounts? Darn, only just thought of it.

Should there be one in there? Had to ask cause honestly haven’t had rear sway bars. Figured the bolts just went all the way through.

 

[King's 71]

Saw that these mount holes didn't line up so I enlarged the holes so I could put a bolt in. Also ran a tap through while I was here.
Before
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After
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I used this bit, didn't think it was going to do much to be honest but it worked pretty good.
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Little bit at a time. Hate it when things don’t line up.

 

[Twisted_Metal]

Sway bar brackets... Just weld them to the frame.

Get the reproduction early brackets.

http://2ndgenz.com/products/rearswaybarbrackets.html

Here's where they go.

 

[latvius]

FINALLY a post about something other than a Friggn' Old Rebuilt Dodge that was Found On Roadside Dead!

I think this is too late: Can you get to the inside of the frame rail up there and weld a captive nut where the sway bar mounts? Darn, only just thought of it.

HAHA, I was actually pretty conscious of that I hate it when I am reading a post of 2nd gen and it wanders off to say a 5th gen or something. I'm like "I don't care about that one get back to the camaro!". So I did try and not blab too much about the mustang but old man conversations wander around sometimes.

To answer is it too late, yes pretty sure it is to put a nut on but I like twisted's solution and I am not the only one with bolt holes not lining up.

So if I get these brackets and weld them in what sway bar components am I supposed to get? Please break it down like I have the mental capacity of a 12YO, which isn't far off

 

[Twisted_Metal]

Those brackets are for a factory rear sway bar.

Diameter of the bar depends upon the diameter of the front bar and spring rate for best handling.

 

[latvius]

Those brackets are for a factory rear sway bar.

Diameter of the bar depends upon the diameter of the front bar and spring rate for best handling.

OK thanks!

 

[thesalboy]

There's no captive nut there - for bolt in all you can do is drill, cut threads, and pray. Weld-on definitely a better solution. But I'd already epoxy primered and Raptored everything so I figured I could always do weld-on later if bolt-ons failed. Not like I'm doing autoX. But obviously its a long term concern.

The mount is for long-ish upper links. I assume most vendors offer factory-fit options, and some might offer their own upper link mount solution. My suspension is all from this guy: https://www.pro-touringf-body.com/