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Kadett Factory Rear Sway Bar on a GT?
I happened to come into a factory rear sway bar and matching differential from a '69 Kadett wagon. I already have an ADDCO sway bar set (front is 19 mm or 3/4 inch, and rear is 16.6 mm or a bit thicker than 5/8 inch), which works fabulously. But my Calgary friend John doesn't have one on his '71 GT, and I wondered if the Kadett bar would:
1) fit a GT? It looks like it would.
2) improve his GT's handling (it is only 13.6 mm or 0.536 inches, compared to my 5/8 bar and the 3/4 inch bar that OGTS sells)?
3) if yes to both, what bracket should he use? OGTS sells one, or he could grind off the old bracket from the donor differential housing and weld it on his? (He has the newer post '70 diff with the outboard axle retainers, which is a better choice than the Kadetts floating axle design and obsolete bearings and seals)
4) Does he need a front sway bar immediately (I suspect the rear bar alone will induce a bit of oversteer)?
Thanks!
I happened to come into a factory rear sway bar and matching differential from a '69 Kadett wagon. I already have an ADDCO sway bar set (front is 19 mm or 3/4 inch, and rear is 16.6 mm or a bit thicker than 5/8 inch), which works fabulously. But my Calgary friend John doesn't have one on his '71 GT, and I wondered if the Kadett bar would:
1) fit a GT? It looks like it would.
2) improve his GT's handling (it is only 13.6 mm or 0.536 inches, compared to my 5/8 bar and the 3/4 inch bar that OGTS sells)?
3) if yes to both, what bracket should he use? OGTS sells one, or he could grind off the old bracket from the donor differential housing and weld it on his? (He has the newer post '70 diff with the outboard axle retainers, which is a better choice than the Kadetts floating axle design and obsolete bearings and seals)
4) Does he need a front sway bar immediately (I suspect the rear bar alone will induce a bit of oversteer)?
Thanks!