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Old 03-14-2014, 04:03 PM
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They are the early square tube Lakewood, they were the first bolt ones from Lakewood. Also they use a different bottom plate than the current j bolt bars. The ones I have are for 1st gen camaro and 68 to 72 nova If you have 2 sets that is cool since there are not a lot of them around. Can you post pictures of yours?
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Old 03-15-2014, 02:54 PM
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: chevyandpontiac</div><div class="ubbcode-body">They are the early square tube Lakewood, they were the first bolt ones from Lakewood. Also they use a different bottom plate than the current j bolt bars. The ones I have are for 1st gen camaro and 68 to 72 nova If you have 2 sets that is cool since there are not a lot of them around. Can you post pictures of yours?</div></div>

Here is a photo and thanks for the info. I guess these would be the first desing lakewood bars?
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Old 03-15-2014, 02:59 PM
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Do you think you are mistaken about the unequal length? Seems like you have 2 matching bars, just different colors.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pxtx</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Do you think you are mistaken about the unequal length? Seems like you have 2 matching bars, just different colors.</div></div> I bought the bars at different times. The yellow ones I had for a long time. The black ones I bought at a different time a few years ago. I brought up the question as the photo from &quot;chevyandpontiac&quot; seems to show unequal length square tube bars
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Old 03-15-2014, 07:36 PM
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maybe some Stock/Superstock raecer mixed the bars for different load purposes. Any for sale?
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Old 03-17-2014, 02:41 PM
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BillD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pxtx</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Do you think you are mistaken about the unequal length? Seems like you have 2 matching bars, just different colors.</div></div> I bought the bars at different times. The yellow ones I had for a long time. The black ones I bought at a different time a few years ago. I brought up the question as the photo from &quot;chevyandpontiac&quot; seems to show unequal length square tube bars</div></div>

Paul, here is a photo of the bars showing the length. [img:center][/img]
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Bill, think someone cut the front off one of those bars? The snubber position seems to show one hole or two holes available for the one bar.
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Old 03-17-2014, 11:08 PM
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: [email protected]</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bill, think someone cut the front off one of those bars? The snubber position seems to show one hole or two holes available for the one bar.</div></div>

Sam the second hole on the longer yellow bar was added. I can tell that because the second hole is not on the reinforcement plate inside the bar where the snubber screws in. The second hole was added to the longer bar so that the snubber would contact the springs in the same spot for both bars. What got me going on this subject again was the picture above from &quot;ChevyandPontiac&quot; also shows unequal length bars.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BillD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BillD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pxtx</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Do you think you are mistaken about the unequal length? Seems like you have 2 matching bars, just different colors.</div></div> I bought the bars at different times. The yellow ones I had for a long time. The black ones I bought at a different time a few years ago. I brought up the question as the photo from &quot;chevyandpontiac&quot; seems to show unequal length square tube bars</div></div>

Paul, here is a photo of the bars showing the length. [img:center][/img] </div></div>***24&amp;1/2&quot;from center of snubber to rear&quot;U&quot;bolt hole,I get. Odd about the Bars.
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These are off a 50's Vette. Probably the shortest set made at 25&quot; long. They are the later style, cause the wider spring pad and lack of a tail. They are also equal in length. What do those other ones measure without the tail? I can only guess that the unequal set-up was an early thing, before slapper bars were properly sorted.
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