steering and suspension How To Identify What Kind Of Suspension My Car Has?

[76ohtwo]

Hey guys; another question for you!

 

Pardon my ignorance, but this is my first 02 and some of the POs have done some modification to the suspension. The person that I purchased the car from says it has upgraded sway-bars, Bilstein shocks, and upgraded springs.

 

Do any of you know how I could identify what kind of modifications have been done to the car? I'd like to know what kind of swaybars I have, what kind of shocks I have, and what kind of Springs. Should I just put the car on a lift and look at the shocks/springs and see what they say? Would the sway-bars have any indication as to the manufacturer?

 

Thanks!

[peterschop]

Some pictures would help. For a start, measure the diameter of your sway bars.

[John_in_VA]

The color of springs (or marks of paint), shocks, and anti-sway bars can provide a clue about the manufacturer.

[M3M3]

You answered your own question......jack it up and look. Take pics and post if there are no id marks.

[76ohtwo]

Haha ok then!

I'll have her on a jack and I'll get underneath to see what I can uncover. I'll also measure the diameter of the sway bars. For reference; what are stock sway-bars diameter - if you know?

Also, any particular spots to put the jack?

[peterschop]

My car is a 1974 automatic and as far as I know, it still has the stock sway bars. They measure 15mm in the front and 16mm in the rear, In the front I put my jack in the center of the front subframe. I put a piece of wood, maybe 12" long between the jack and subframe to help distribute the weight. Do not put jack on oil pan. In the rear, I place my jack under the differential with a piece of wood again. Put a jack stand under the frame rails in the front and subframe in the rear, in front of the rear wheels before you crawl under the car.

[76ohtwo]

My car is a 1974 automatic and as far as I know, it still has the stock sway bars. They measure 15mm in the front and 16mm in the rear, In the front I put my jack in the center of the front subframe. I put a piece of wood, maybe 12" long between the jack and subframe to help distribute the weight. Do not put jack on oil pan. In the rear, I place my jack under the differential with a piece of wood again. Put a jack stand under the frame rails in the front and subframe in the rear, in front of the rear wheels before you crawl under the car.

Thank you - I need to get some jack stands. I'll also get some planks. I forgot about the jack stands - something that could really save me if something happened with the jack.

[M3M3]

DO NOT GO UNDER THE CAR UNLESS IT IS FULLY SUPPORTED BY JACKSTANDS!

[76ohtwo]

I know - I haven't been under it yet; I still have to get a jack. The only time I've been under the car is when it was on a lift at SCR.

[eurotrash]

^      If that's the case.  Ask them.  They know what they are looking at.

[76ohtwo]

^      If that's the case.  Ask them.  They know what they are looking at.

Maybe, if I go up there again.