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Old 11-18-2013, 11:33 PM   #6
got2gozoom
 
Drives: 2013 1LS-6sp-VictoryRed
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 13
Thanks for the positive feedback. Also, thanks for turning me onto the LSR performance swaybars - sweet and light!

Interesting factoid for everyone. Late 2013 built Camaro 1LS V6 base 18" wheels and surprise surprise - it has the old style rear swaybar with endlinks on the innermost perch like 2012 and below in PHASTEK's photo on their swaybar page. So, I went looking for a hole n the bottom of the arm further out where the late 2012 and up are supposed to have swaybar endlinks mounted to..(what is that arm out to the wheel called). I found the hole in the bottom of the arm for the further out mounting position like the 1Le's use for greater leverage. So it appears I have two paths on rear sway bar. Accept the earlier style mounting and pick up an LSR early style bar, or get the 1LE sway bar and the 1LE end links.

When I first crawled under the car I was wondering how in the world could the swaybar/end link get close to the banjo bolt of the rear caliper. You understand why i was baffled now you know where my swaybar mounts. Could it be that GM switched back to the inner mounting for V6's for rear caliper clearance? ANyone got a 2014 1LS v6 6speed they are willing to crawl under to see what kind of sway bar setup the 2014 has?

By the way - my Victory Red 2013 1LS v6 6spd is a VERY LATE 2013 build ... July 2013. Either GM was emptying parts bins or the inner mount swaybar is their plan for the 1LS with FE2. Best as I can tell, there was NO optional wheel tire for 1LS in 2013 so maybe it is unique in 2012 and 2013 to cars with factory 18" steel wheels.

I get it that the further out end link mount point would give more leverage but I guess I have to ask of the gurus at JDP and Pedders..... for the cornering loads a V6 is likely to make ... would it be worth it to convert to the farther out end link - therefore the wider bar???
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