1963-82 Corvette tubulaar rear swing arm and adjustable strut rods from Global West.

Direct replacement tubular rear swing arms are available from Global West. The swing arms have provisions for the factory sway bar and parking brake cable.

The cable is raised slightly for streamlining the appearance and added ground clearance. The bushing mount on the front is available with a spherical bearing Part # TBC-9 or a polyurethane bushing Part # TBC-10. The bearing style reduces twisting loads into the frame and also the spring rate is maintained because there is no resistance to movement like a bushing generates.

The picture to the left shows the spherical bearing and sleeves used in the swing arm. The bearing is the ultimate setup for performance. The downside on the street is you may have a little more road noise.

Part # TBC-9 --- Cost $697.85 --- one kit per car

The photo to the left Part # TBC-10 --- shows the polyurethane bushing instead of the spherical bearing. The rest of the swing arm is the same. Polyurethane bushings will provide less road noise for street applications, however there is more resistance to swing arm movement.

Part # TBC-10 --- Cost $644.09 ----- one kit per car

To the right is a tbc-9 installed on a 63 Corvette.

Rear adjustable strut rods.

Part # TBC-7 adjustable strut rods are a direct replacement for the standard strut rods. The rods are pre-assembled and four special 3 hole plates are supplied taking the place of the factory eccentrics. The plates eliminate any possible slippage of the alignment. Camber is set by adjusting the center tube in or out. Spherical Teflon lined rod ends are used providing squeak free performance.

The strut rods are powder coated black and the hardware is plated gold zinc.

Part # TBC-7 -- Costs $256.99 --- one kit per car.

The photo on the right shows installation on a 1963 Corvette.

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