I like the rod/rod designs myself. Sure they're a bit noisier but It's not bad enough to be annoying for me (and while the car isn't a daily driver, I've been driving it a lot lately). I've got the front all rod end, back poly right now... back is going to rod end next year.

 

He's thinking of the earlier GM cars.... the LCA's had the mounts for the sway bar. My 1966 GTO was set up that way.....

But a 4th gen has separate mounts for the sway bar.

Rod ends, and nothing else......

 

Yeah, I went out and looked at the SS and it's got different mounts than my Malibu... My '83 Malibu still has the sway bar mounted on the LCA's... Anyway...

I saw the LCA relocation brackets, but I'm not sure I follow what they do... Do they just give the LCA more leverage against the twist of the axle? What is different between the SS and Z28 suspensions that makes a difference? I am pretty sure my '97 SS sits higher than my '95 Z28 did, just a little...

 

Relocation brackets change the angle of the LCAs between the chassis and the axle. They lower the axle end of the LCA which has the effect of pushing the axle downward under acceleration to increase traction. On a lowered car the chassis mount gets lowered which changes the angle of the LCA and the relocation brackets compensate for that change.

 

Would relocation brackets help on a car that isn't lowered any? To get a little more bite, that is.

 

Some have had great results with them. I saw none with my non-lowered set up when I had them on my 10 bolt. I currently do not use them on my Strange 12 bolt and I hook very well...

--Alan

 

So when you use the brackets with adjustable LCAs, do you leave the LCAs the stock length, or do you extend them to meet the new bracket location?

 

Mine are stock length (non adjustable), the fit is fine.