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07-30-2011, 10:34 PM
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Front Stabilizer Bar - 99 GTP
My front stabilizer bar is cracked at one end.
I was wondering what the difference is between the GMPP offered by ZZ Performance and the suspension kit offered by GM, # pk12456148. Any info or advice welcom.
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-Brent '99 GTP 
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08-03-2011, 12:10 AM
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Re: Front Stabilizer Bar - 99 GTP
the GMPP is thicker,stiffer, and stronger. i got one when my stock one cracked. if you do get the GMPP one, it requires a little more manipulation to get it in. we gently jacked up the downpipe from underneath the car with a bottle jack so that the bigger bar would slide in.
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2000 Grand Prix GTP Daytona: 4k original miles 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP bought with 68k, sold with 112,000, and i loved every mile 2011 Subaru Legacy 2.5i (daily driver) 1973 MGB
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08-03-2011, 11:58 AM
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Re: Front Stabilizer Bar - 99 GTP
Thanks for the tip!
I noticed past posts regarding an issue with the brackets; I ordered #12498643 from GM, and it comes with bushings, but it doesn't look like it comes with brackets. Should I expect a problem with using the stock brackets?
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-Brent '99 GTP
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08-03-2011, 12:14 PM
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Re: Front Stabilizer Bar - 99 GTP
hmm i dont remember having any problem with any brackets... i could be wrong, however. maybe someone else will have some input on that
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2000 Grand Prix GTP Daytona: 4k original miles 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP bought with 68k, sold with 112,000, and i loved every mile 2011 Subaru Legacy 2.5i (daily driver) 1973 MGB
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08-03-2011, 12:22 PM
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Re: Front Stabilizer Bar - 99 GTP
I thought you mentioned something here:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=963014
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-Brent '99 GTP
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08-03-2011, 12:32 PM
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Re: Front Stabilizer Bar - 99 GTP
oh wow. good call. upon reading that thread, i seem to remember having to buy a socket with a universal joint so i could tighten one of the bolts down.. and as far as the brackets go, i think i may have just elongated them with a drill just enough to get them to fit. again, obviously my memory isnt spot-on, so i could be wrong. i hope i helped at all
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2000 Grand Prix GTP Daytona: 4k original miles 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP bought with 68k, sold with 112,000, and i loved every mile 2011 Subaru Legacy 2.5i (daily driver) 1973 MGB
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08-03-2011, 12:42 PM
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Re: Front Stabilizer Bar - 99 GTP
Yeah, I just noticed that your post was back in 2009, and "rubberman" just posted in it, in June 2011.
He or she claims you need new brackets, as well as bushings.....but, maybe that's wrong, since the GM kit only comes with new bushings.
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-Brent '99 GTP
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08-03-2011, 02:40 PM
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Re: Front Stabilizer Bar - 99 GTP
ya come to think of it im pretty sure i just drilled out the brackets just a little bit to make them fit. i did order polyeurathane endlinks, however, as was recommended to me by one or two of the other members. i believe the brand was MOOG.
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2000 Grand Prix GTP Daytona: 4k original miles 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP bought with 68k, sold with 112,000, and i loved every mile 2011 Subaru Legacy 2.5i (daily driver) 1973 MGB
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08-05-2011, 08:42 AM
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Re: Front Stabilizer Bar - 99 GTP
Well, the new bar is in, but the stock brackets do seem to be causing an issue. They seem too small. They're already fairly tight, and I still have approx 1/2" gap between the flange on the bracket and the frame.
Is there a larger bracket that I can get, which will fit better with these new/larger/solid stabilizer bars & bushings???
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-Brent '99 GTP
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