Hotchkis 2202F User Manual

64-72 A/Body, 78-88 A/G Body

Front Bar Installation

1. Look carefully at the current installation.

2. This installation can be performed without removing the front wheels.
Always use proper safety devices such as jack stands or lift jacks to
properly support the vehicle.

3. Loosen front bushing retaining bolts, leave a few threads engaged to
support the bar.

4. Remove the factory end link from the car.

5. Support or hold the center of bar and carefully remove front bushing bolts.

6. Remove factory bar from vehi cl e, taking note of the placement of the
swaybar bushings.

7. Using the included white silicone grease, grease the inside of the urethane
1 3/8” in sway bar bushings. (The silicone grease can be cleaned up with
WD40.)

8. Install the urethane bushings on
the bar. Make sure you position
the bushing so when the bar is
installed in the vehicle, the split
will face the front of the car.

9. Place the bushing’s bracke t over
top the bushing.

10. Install the new swaybar into the car using the included Cap Screws on the
new brackets. This step will take some manipulating, as the original car
was designed for a very small sway bar. You will need a ¼” or a 6mm
Allen Driver Socket for this. Our swaybar set is a much larger diameter
than stock bar, and our Heavy Duty sway bar bushings and brackets are
larger as well. You might find it easier to slightly squeeze the brackets
together in a vice to allow you to better align the bracket holes with the
original factory holes. Using a ratchet or air impact, install the screws with
a washer under each head. This does work very well, you just need to
use some torque to install these bolts. Have patience with this step.

11. Install the new A-Arm endlinks using a ratchet and wrench.

12. Tighten end link nut to the point where the end link bushing’s diameter is
just larger than it’s support washer.