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655 South Lincoln Ave San Bernardino
Ca. 92408 1965-68 Impala Track Rod Relocation kit Part # PHC-50BKT
1. We use a drive on ramp for installing items like this. You do have the option of using jack stands under the rear end. If you are use jack stands, lift the vehicle up high enough so you can get under the car and weld to the frame. Make sure the front wheels are caulked. 2.
Remove the stock track bar (panhard rod). 3. Locate in your kit the long support bar that has an adjuster on one end and a 3-hole plate with a support gusset on the other. The top hole in the 3-hole plate will line up with the stock hole on the frame that attaches the track bar. The rod fits high up almost against the floor. In some cases depending on your exhaust routing, you may need to loosen part of the exhaust in order to get the support rod positioned. Notice the picture on the right. The support rod fits high close to the floor of the trunk and in front of the gas tank. The gas line on this car runs below the bar. The key is to make the rod parallel to ground, based off of the frame hole holding the stock track rod. The adjuster on the other side allows for any length change between the two frame rails. 4. Once you have established the location of the support rod on the car, mark the frame on both sides of the car. You are going to buff the rust and dirt off the frame for future welding.
5. Buff off the powder coat in the following areas on the support brace. (See below)
Buff off the powder coat around the 3-bolt bracket along the backside edge and top. Buff only what you see in the pictures.
6. Take the new track bar bracket and slide the
bracket around the frame mount. Index the top hole with a through bolt
and spacer provided in your kit.
7. Next take the support bar and line the 3-holes in the bracket to the to the track bar frame bracket and new mount. Slide the bolt through the bottom hole in the assembly. This will align the bracket properly. Install nuts on both bolts.
8. Adjust the support bracket by turning the
adjusting end plug to fit tight against the frame on the passenger side
and tighten the jam nut. Weld all around the support pad to the frame.
9. After welding the support on the passenger side. Weld the driver side in the same fashion
10. Once you have the support brace welded,
buff the backside of the track bar bracket and a little of the frame. See
photo to the right. 11. Weld the seam along the bracket and support. The support plate supplied in your kit on the back of
the assembly and weld to the frame and bracket. Also weld along the top of the new track bar bracket to the original frame bracket.
Weld the seam together.
14. Install the track bar (panhard rod) so that the track bar is as close to parallel to the ground when the car is setting at loaded height. You may use any of the 3 holes provided in the bracket.
If you have any questions please contact Global West technical group at 1-877-470-2975. Global West also manufactures additional components for 1965-70 B-body Impala, Belair, Biscayne, and Caprice.
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While
you are buffing off the frame, buff off the side of the track bar frame
bracket along the sides and top area.
12.
Remove the lower bolt out of the way and buff some of the powder coat
along the seam of the support brace and bracket. See photo.
13.
Let the assembly cool and spray paint area.