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    do i need a trans am hatch?

    so i noticed that when i would go to pass someone and i was really getting on it the car felt like the wind was pushing me it was all over the road like the formula spolier wasnt doing its job do u think i need a t.a. hatch? or is it something else?

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    No, you're not gonna notice anything different at highway speed.
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    Sounds more like a suspension issue. Unless you're passing someone at 200 mph...

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    no at like sixty it sways when i pass a little its weird like to much power lol idk i figure it had something to to with down force

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    Probably should check your rear control arms/bushings. Or upgrade them. And do a full check on the rear suspension.

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    how hard are they to change and where is a good place to get the upgraded ones cheap?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikey gavin View Post
    how hard are they to change and where is a good place to get the upgraded ones cheap?
    This the set I used. The rear is easy. The front will take a little more time. Just have a propane torch and a can of PB Blast.

    http://www.jegs.com/i/Energy+Suspens...8130R/10002/-1

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    Sounds like a panhard bar issue to me. That is also what keeps your car from swaying back and forth. I would check to make sure it didn't come loose. Sometimes the mounting hole becomes oblong, leaving room for the bar to shift back and forth. Check it with the suspension unloaded.

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    what is that like the rear sway bar?

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    The panhard is the Z shaped bar that goes from the body to the suspension above the rear axle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Knight View Post
    Sounds more like a suspension issue. Unless you're passing someone at 200 mph...
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    what is that like the rear sway bar?
    No, you have both a rear sway bar and a pan-hard bar. It's a cheap stamped piece of metal that comes down on angle from, I believe, the top passenger side above the rear end to the lower driver side of the rear end.

    The sway bar bends around the rear diff, but stays (relatively) the same height across the back side.

    Some bushing might be on there way out, if your unsure how to check them, try to find a shop that does free estimates and report back to us.
    Last edited by KMdef9; 02-21-2011 at 04:29 PM.

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    Shit pic, but only one I have. Red is the panhard and green is the sway.


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    Here is another pic that shows it better. It is the straight stamped bar going from one side to the other in the pic.


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    how easy is a panhard bar to install and adjust?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BashamWS6 View Post
    how easy is a panhard bar to install and adjust?
    Depends on the bolts rust level, pretty easy.

    However, I'm not sure if the suspension needs to be loaded or not.

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    man my dad really needs to get that lift...

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    for under $1500 you can have one in your garage...

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    ok thats what i thouugh u were talkin about ill check it out thanks a lot

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    Quote Originally Posted by 35th-ANV-SS View Post
    for under $1500 you can have one in your garage...

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    Quote Originally Posted by KMdef9 View Post
    Depends on the bolts rust level, pretty easy.

    However, I'm not sure if the suspension needs to be loaded or not.
    Just jack up the rear end on jack stands. I put the jack stands where the owner manual says to put the jack when you change a tire and don't forget PB BLAST. Let that soak for about half an hour and it should come apart pretty easy.

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