Hotchkis TVS with QA1 lower control arms
Say what now?
The QA1 LCA tab is what, within a 1/4" of that stock 73+ LCA tab on the longitudinal plane? And within an 1" or so on the vertical plane? The vertical plane is an easy fix, it's just a shorter end link.
My '74. With a Hellwig bar that uses the stock 73+ mounts.
My '74 again. Same sway bar, but with QA1 LCA's. You can see the end link is shorter, and there is a slight angle change on the endlink. Well within functional, and probably no more than you'd get with the factory tolerances anyway.
The only argument here is if the Hotchkis 67-72 sway bar works with the 73+ tabs. Here's a nice clear picture of the '67-72 Hotchkis bar. This is from this article on an '69 Valiant suspension upgrade Complete Suspension Upgrade on a 1969 Plymouth Valiant - Car Craft Magazine - Hot Rod
It's not the exact same picture, but you can clearly see the relation between the LCA tab used here and the strut rod is almost identical to the 73+ location, and therefore quite similar to the QA1 location as well. The strut rods are in the same location for the whole 67-76 run. I have the Hotchkis 67-72 bar for my '71 GT, I've been through the instructions and their description of the mounting tab location is basically identical to the 73+ tab location. Hopefully @drewmac will put this to rest once and for all.
Say what now?
The QA1 LCA tab is what, within a 1/4" of that stock 73+ LCA tab on the longitudinal plane? And within an 1" or so on the vertical plane? The vertical plane is an easy fix, it's just a shorter end link.
My '74. With a Hellwig bar that uses the stock 73+ mounts.
My '74 again. Same sway bar, but with QA1 LCA's. You can see the end link is shorter, and there is a slight angle change on the endlink. Well within functional, and probably no more than you'd get with the factory tolerances anyway.
The only argument here is if the Hotchkis 67-72 sway bar works with the 73+ tabs. Here's a nice clear picture of the '67-72 Hotchkis bar. This is from this article on an '69 Valiant suspension upgrade Complete Suspension Upgrade on a 1969 Plymouth Valiant - Car Craft Magazine - Hot Rod
It's not the exact same picture, but you can clearly see the relation between the LCA tab used here and the strut rod is almost identical to the 73+ location, and therefore quite similar to the QA1 location as well. The strut rods are in the same location for the whole 67-76 run. I have the Hotchkis 67-72 bar for my '71 GT, I've been through the instructions and their description of the mounting tab location is basically identical to the 73+ tab location. Hopefully @drewmac will put this to rest once and for all.
