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Default 69 camaro frt stabilizer bar question

Does anyone have a trick to install the front stabilizer bar without dropping the lower control arm ?
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I sure couldn't figure it out. lift engine or split a ball joint.
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I installed a Hotchkis bar and removed it without dropping anything. I don't know if it's bent the same way as an original or not. It did get scratched during the process. That was several years ago.
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maybe with the balancer off ??
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Walked away , came back the next day and it went in. Had to twist it around with the car jacked up.
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Walked away , came back the next day and it went in. Had to twist it around with the car jacked up.
Yep, I just read this and was going to say, hang the wheels off the ground and it will almost fall in...well almost LOL
Glad you got it in.
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No pictures for the future challenged folks?
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