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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 04:01 PM
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I finally managed to squeeze my Dewitts radiator into my 80 and it looks like the lower hose mount is probably 1/16th of an inch away from the front sway bar. Does anyone make a spacer that will drop the front sway bar down? I think I have the Gymkhana suspension, so it’s got the bigger sway bar up front. Or is there a decent after market bar that drops down or is smaller in diameter that won’t significantly impact handling? Hard to see from the below photo, but I can barely get the hose over the fitting...




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Old Apr 26, 2020 | 05:02 PM
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Any 1/4" spacer under the mounting bracket should do the trick. Nylon or aluminum or anything you can fab from that doesn't compress.
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My dewitts universal in 79 is the same..i don’t have larger sway bar i have the 15/16 one..and its close
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I made some from aluminium , just take the bracket off and trace the contact area , drill 2 holes and cut it out , file the edges if your keen enough !
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@VettedGood what did you do? Make a spacer? Im in same boat coming up..

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-size-etc.html
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