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Old May 22, 2016 | 10:01 PM
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All the ones I have seen are 1/2", the ends of the inner bushing sleeve lock into the special washers and are held in place by the clamping force of the bolt. If the bolt is a little loose fitting in the bushing it's no problem, it wont move around when clamped in place.
My bad.....

You are right the bolt under the differential is 1/2". The TA end is 5/8".
I just finished writing my thread on converting my struts to adjustable struts with heim ends and I saw my mistake.

Check out my thread.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1592269740


And good luck getting yours squared away.
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Old May 22, 2016 | 11:20 PM
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And good luck getting yours squared away.
thanks bman it's assembled everything seems nice and tight
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Old May 23, 2016 | 10:49 AM
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thanks bman it's assembled everything seems nice and tight
Good deal.

Like your avatar......had a 67 Camaro RS/SS in 1969-72.
Ask me if I wish I still had it.....
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Good deal.

Like your avatar......had a 67 Camaro RS/SS in 1969-72.
Ask me if I wish I still had it.....
Thanks, I had a guy draw it from my car but done in a Rat Fink style.
I love the RS/SS, any pix?
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Originally Posted by jr73
Thanks, I had a guy draw it from my car but done in a Rat Fink style.
I love the RS/SS, any pix?
I have a few polaroids from back then that I scanned recently.
They are on my laptop which I loaned to a friend.
I'll post them when I get it back.

Yessir, Rat Fink was/is cool.......
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