[s-cars] Big 'ole RSB install

[Djdawson2 at aol.com]

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In a message dated 5/24/03 7:47:55 AM Mountain Daylight Time, mlped at qwest.net
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> you must have come to your senses and gone for Option #2, i.e., the cheap,
> easy way out, aka a "Pizzo's Saturday Nite Special" date (hereafter a PSNS),
> and NOT tried Option #1, drill &tap 2nd "keeper" bolt holes into both lower
> control arms  :-)


Ah... but alas, I did drill and tap the control arms, and use the OE 8x1.25
thread bolts.  Sounds more difficult than it is.  The metal in the control arm
casting is quite soft.  Literally took minutes to complete.

>
> Yeah, sure it stuff looks easy, ..... once its been done, :-)  It's the
> figuring it out and then setting it up so it will be easy that takes time.
>

And it was exactly that for which I was expressing my "thanks."  I don't
doubt it took considerable effort to develop... resulting in an easy endeavor for
latecomers like me.

WRT a report on my feelings about the bar.  Hmmm... wow.  It really is a
stunning improvement.  I can't put that into quantifiable terms, it's just great.
My alignment was done to stock toe specs front and rear, and I had my camber
set at -1.5 front and -1.0 rear, with my weight in the driver's seat.  Later
in the day, I adjusted the bar from the softest setting to the middle one.

In fact, I got a little carried away on that nice westbound section of I-70
heading into the mountains this evening... those long sweepers... thinking I
was alone.  Ended up with a little +35 Summons to Appear.  Somehow he failed to
appreciate my newly discovered cornering stability, as he bounced around in
his Caprice attempting to catch up.

Now I'm just contemplating a plea bargain.

Dave in CO