GT911

My post got lost in the shuffle, so here it goes again.

I have an '81 SC. The right rear will not toe straight, and I can hear a rotating type noise coming from the right rear that starts about 20 mph.

I replaced the spring plate bushings with the Neatrix ones, and the trailing arm bushings with Poly-Graphite. I inspected the torsion tubes and they apeared straight, with the bars centered all the way in. NO Luck!

My conclusion: bent trailing arm.

The left side will align straight, but is at the end of its adjustability. So I am looking to replace both arms.

My delima is that I have found several good deals for aluminum arms, but they have the ball/socket type anti-roll bar links and my SC has the bolt-on type.

I don't have the two different arms to compare, so I am seeking advise, and answers. Can the ball/socket arms be modified to accept the bolt-on bars? Are the bosses in the same location on the different arms? Can the "ball stud" be extracted or cut off, and then drilled and taped to accept the bolts? Is there somthing else that I could have overlooked?

I have access to a machine shop, so I don't mind spending the extra time to save the money, and minimize the wife's aggrevation, if it can be done.

Should I buy and modify or keep looking for the correct arms?

Any input is valued, Thanks.

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GT911
GordonTaylor@ev1.net
Spring, Texas