A buddy of mine has been trying to figure out this weird "creaking" noise from the front end of his 68 GTO convert.

I got under it, and the Front Sway bar end links are upside down from what they are on my car.

Does it matter which way they are installed? His has the threaded end facing down through the lower control arm- Mine has the threaded end facing Up above the sway bar.

Thanks-
Ben

I don't think it matters functionally. Only problem I can see is hitting a pot hole or something with the part of the endlink sticking down.

I could be missing something though.

Tim.

The bolt goes in from the bottom and has the threads at the top. Besides it really sucks to nail yourself on the threads when they are upsidedown! graemlins/angry.gif

Originally posted by a36chevy:
The bolt goes in from the bottom and has the threads at the top.I would install them that way too.

Just taking a quick glance tells me that a stress concentration factor from the threads & a moment arm the length of the endlink could easily break the end link if installed the other way. I don't think it would happen easily, but by just looking at the setup it could with some abuse.

Joe

I just pulled a 1-1/8" sway bar from a late 70's Z/28 at the junk yard. The threads were at the top. Worth noting though was the amount of corrosion on the bolt - they were just about rusted right through, but only down at the lower control arm end. Not sure if this is common or not, but if it is, you wouldn't want the threads down at that end - I imagine they'd be that much more prone to rust.

As for the creaking sound, I can imagine how the threads might rub on the inside of the hole in the control arm and make some noise.

Wes