i just received my st suspension rear sway bar and was going over the instructions. it has a bracket that goes to the shock for the end link. i don't like the idea of the bracket just bolting to the shock. my lca has the spot for the link can i just use that or will run into problems. this is going on a 89 hatch if that makes a difference

 

Can you snap a pic?
Is it those L bracket mounts with the long 6 inch bolts and bushings?

 

don't have my camera. yes its the L bracket that bolts to the shocks it just looks like it would spin when under a load.

 

It won't spin because there is a little lip on the bracket that goes against the shock mount. Mounting it to the shock bolt is better than mounting it to the control arm , it makes the bar stiffer than mounting it to the control arm hole.

 

Thank for the help

 

I call BS on the not rotating bit. Flip the shock around and mount the bracket, mock everything up and then mark the operating angle (yes it should have a slight angle because the shocks aren't mounted straight up. When you finish that, you will then weld the bracket to the shock mounting fork. Weld in short burst and keep the shock cool to avoid any issues inside. I ran two small TIG beads down both sides of mine the other day. Plus you will want to drill some more mounting holes for the Endlinks. This will give you some more adjustability to straighten out the endlinks when you mount them. You may also look at drilling two more mounting holes in the sway bar brackets to move the sway bar up in the car to help level it out at low ride heights. Also toss the stock endlink hardware and get some nice AN hardware to cut down on the potential swap.

I can take some pics if you need them.
I forgot to ask, do you have the early double eye shocks/lower arms, or do you have the fork style? I have run the stamped lower arms and yes you can mount the sway bar endlinks to the lower control arms.

 

yes i would like to see your setup... i am using the blox lca for the 89 and up

 

Are using these?
http://www.bloxracing.com/bloxshop/i...product_id=209

Those bushings go out in no time.
Very weak rubber.
I ended taking them off my street car and replacing with stock LCA's
Id advise stock and replace the bearings with some hardrace rubber bushings.

 

yep those be the ones... the bushings look like the stock ones. can't i just replace them with better ones.

 

Man that just sucks.... I changed mine back out to stock on my street car.
Now I dont have any more fears of the bushings falling out or the rubber wearing out.

 

not sure if my ST bar was modded, but mine has a little edge on the mounting piece, so it should not rotate/spin much if at all.

and you definitely want to mount this at the bottom of the shock, vs inboard. the further in your move it in, the less "active" your rear bar is. Think of the motion ratio. If the outside wheel compresses say 1.5" the shock point will move up more than the mounting point on the LCA. If you move the mounting point inboard, you effectively are just running a softer bar, thats all.