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If I need to buy straps, should I get the FE3 or FE5? GM must've made the straps bigger for a reason, right? |
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04-11-2012, 02:09 AM | #143 |
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Pete, please check your email. Need advice/options.
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My understanding is the convert still has the FE3 sways.
So the question is should I upgrade to the FE4 sways, ZL1 FE4 sways or your FE5 sways? This car is a DD and does not see a road course. I do expect to drop it 1.25" in the future. -Funk
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Anyone?
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Can you look under the back of your car and see? If the sway bar is attached to the lower control arm outside of the strut it's FE4. Inside of the strut, FE3.
If it's FE3 and you upgrade (to FE4/5), you'll need the new lower control arms to facilitate the sway bar. Which bar to get? Since it's your DD, the FE4 should suffice I would think.
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On the bottom of the LCA, on the outer side of the strut bolt(nearer the tire), there is a hole. The hole is reinforced on the arm. It should look like Pete's picture. This is the newer style lower control arm. You need this hole for the new style swaybar endlink mount. Older style arms will only have a hole directly under the strut.
If you have the newer style LCA, you have both swaybar style options. If you're not planning on running road course or autox, any upgraded swaybar option is better than your original stock bar. |
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That's the FE3 like the 10's and 11's. So more than likely you'd need the news lower control arms as well.
I just saw what Sting wrote. If that's the case it would be just the bar to upgrade. Otherwise, you need new control arms as well.
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I just checked and the LCA is the same one in Pete's 2nd picture.
So what does that mean? -Funk
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04-22-2012, 08:42 PM | #154 |
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If they look like this (^) They are the new FE4/5 LCA, and you can get the more efficient stab bar installed.
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