Does anyone know off hand how far to move the bobble strut mount on a L body when putting in a 523. I'm just going to put it 3/4" from the old one right away if no one knows. Thanks for the help.
Does anyone know off hand how far to move the bobble strut mount on a L body when putting in a 523. I'm just going to put it 3/4" from the old one right away if no one knows. Thanks for the help.
Last edited by the_bn; 06-04-2016 at 05:13 PM.
Are you referring to the tabs on the K-member? If so, the strut should fall right on the outside of the ears, give or take a little once the engine is centered. You'll see what I mean once you have it installed. From there, you can either cut the other ear off and weld it where it needs to be, or you can get by using a longer bolt and a short length of steel tubing between the ears to stabilize them, and bolting the strut to the outside of the ears. I don't recommend the second option though if you're making a lot of torque or planning to do a lot of hard launches.
I have ran the long bolt for years. It would always come loose and it twisted up the factory ears. Since the engine and trans were out I wanted to weld a new bracket in.
It can be welded in place. Just let the bobble strut hang down to the K frame and I let it tell you where to tack on the new tabs
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Got the new bracket in. Thanks.
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