Mallory Ignition Lakewood COIL SPRING TRACTION BAR 20188 - Manual

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1964-77 GM (A-BODY)
COIL SPRING TRACTION BAR
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
#20188
Congratulations! You have just purchased one of the finest
sets of traction bars on the market today. Whether it be
strictly street or professional competition, Lakewood
Industries has the proven engineering it takes for all
racing applications.
NOTE:
For best overall performance we recommend removing
the factory stabilizer bar (if equipped) when installing
these traction bars. If stabilizer bar is retained, inner
corner of traction bar mounting bracket may need to be
filed to provide adequate clearance on some applications.
This will not weaken the traction bar in any way.
WORK SAFELY!
Installation of traction bars requires working underneath
vehicle and should only be performed one side at a time.
USE EXTREME CARE AND CAUTION WHEN WORKING
UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. Never get near or under vehicle
until you are confident that it is safely supported and will
not move or fall from its raised position. DO NOT USE A
BUMPER JACK.
1. Place vehicle on solid level surface such as a garage
floor to insure safe installation.
2. Place wheel blocks or wedges in front of and behind
both front wheels to prevent movement in either
direction.
NOTE: ONLY WORK ON ONE SIDE AT A TIME.
3. Carefully place floor jack under rear differential
housing. Be careful not to damage seal or
companion flange shield with jack.
4. Lift rear of car up with floor jack and place auto-motive
approved support stands under frame in front of rear
wheels far enough forward so that traction bar installation
will not be interrupted and the wheels do not touch
the ground. Lower floor jack to set vehicle on support
stands.
5. When you are confident that vehicle is secure, raise
differential housing up approx. 1” with floor jack.
Remove rear trailing arm bolt (one side only). If bolt
binds while removing, raise or lower differential housing
with floor jack until bolt can be easily removed.
6. Determine correct bar (right or left) for side you are
working on (when mounted properly traction bar will
be parallel with frame and snubber will align directly
under frame).
7. Attach rubber snubber to front of traction bar as
shown using lock washer and nut (supplied). Tighten
securely.
8. Place traction bar in proper position as shown. Align
trailing arm bolt hole, rear end bracket bolt hole and
traction bar bolt hole. Install 1/2” or 12mm bolts with
self locking nut (supplied) and secure only finger
tight. Your car will either use the 12mm x 90 bolts or
use 1/2”-20 x 4-1/2” long bolts.
9. AT THIS TIME, REPEAT STEPS 5 THRU 8 TO
INSTALL OPPOSITE SIDE.
10. When installation of both traction bars is complete,
lower and remove floor jack to gain easy access to
factory axle rubber snubbers located at front top of
axle housing bracket near rear wheels.
NOTE: PERFORM STEPS 11 AND 12, ONE SIDE
AT A TIME.
11. Remove factory axle snubbers by prying out of
bracket.
12. Assemble adjustable link using one rod end and jam
nut on each end as shown.
NOTE: DO NOT ATTACH ADJUSTABLE LINK TO
TRACTION BAR BRACKET AT THIS TIME.
FORM 97140188 02/11
FACTORY
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