[DeTomaso] Rear sway bar frame mounts

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/26/09 1:43:45 PM, wkooiman at earthlink.net writes:

> By the way, I prefer the sphere balls that have aluminum brackets.  I 
> have a set that is plastic.  They make more noise than my ex-wife.  Well... 
> maybe not that much noise.
> 
The plastic housings are likely Hall's originals from the early '90s. 
Aluminum take-apart housings are what all the vendors now sell, and their 
advantage is having replacement center balls for various sizes of bars, saving one 
from having to do a precision bore job on the whole assembly if you change 
bar size, or get an original bar plated. Hall's originals had allen head 
mounting capscrews on aluminum top plates, and the screw heads often got VERY 
close to the outside u-joints- sometimes touching. All the aluminum ones use 
countersunk flathead allens (which can be retrofitted to the plastic assembly 
top plates). This gives more running clearance. Both work wonderfully well 
on both front & rear bars IMHO although occasional greasing/oiling of either 
type prolongs their life. I love my old Halls- J Deryke


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