EL CAMINO SouthSide Machine rear lower control arms

[83 ElCamino]

Hey everybody, I've got an 83 el camino that I'm trying to install an old pair of Southside Machine Rear Lower Control arms onto. Seeing as I think GForce acquired them, and they are no longer in business, i have no idea how these are supposed to mount up. I've found instructions on ss396.com, but they are contradictory and have only caused me a great deal of confusion. If anyone has these bolted on your car, I'd greatly appreciate pictures of how the rear brackets are drilled/mounted. I'm at the end of my rope with them, and I have a track rental in a weeks time so I'm running out of options.

 

[Rt Jam]

I'm interested to see the pic bracketchev.

 

[bracketchev1221]

I'm interested to see the pic bracketchev.

See if this works

 

[carnutjw]

I'm wondering if there are/were two Southside Machine companies building similar products. I'm aware of the one in Indianapolis, but it seems there was another in Memphis(?) some years ago? Here's the current product from Indy:

SSM LIFTBARS

SSM LIFTBARS The street version has poly bushings. The race version has steel bushings and are designed for brackets cars and should not be used on the street. WELDING AND FABRICATION SKILLS ARE NEEDED. THE LIFT BAR BRACKETS MUST BE WELDED BY A PROFESSIONAL. Utilizing axle torque to lift and...

southsidemachineperformance.com

 

[Rt Jam]

Thanks for the pic. I now see how the second hole can Hold the rear housing to maintain a pinion angle.👍

I understand SSM is a company with engineers, fabricators and success and I'm just some guy on the internet but how do you think this will articulate?
I've seen enough broken control arm mounts, bolt holes gone oval and broken bolts to know this garbage should not be sold to people with 2 dimensional thinking.

If the rear is forced to rise in an arc due to being solidly bolted by 2 pairs of bolts on the lower control arm A N D you have a pair of upper control arms forcing a different arc. Bad sh*t will happen.
Same with articulation. You do not need to off road to articulate. Drive over a speed bump with the tire and the rear is articulating. Think of a door, it does not articulate, top moves, bottom moves. These SSM bars with a solid front bushing are doing the same thing. Left moves, right moves but I'm here to tell everyone, that's not the real world.

 

[scoti]

Thanks for the pic. I now see how the second hole can Hold the rear housing to maintain a pinion angle.👍

I understand SSM is a company with engineers, fabricators and success and I'm just some guy on the internet but how do you think this will articulate?
I've seen enough broken control arm mounts, bolt holes gone oval and broken bolts to know this garbage should not be sold to people with 2 dimensional thinking.

If the rear is forced to rise in an arc due to being solidly bolted by 2 pairs of bolts on the lower control arm A N D you have a pair of upper control arms forcing a different arc. Bad sh*t will happen.
Same with articulation. You do not need to off road to articulate. Drive over a speed bump with the tire and the rear is articulating. Think of a door, it does not articulate, top moves, bottom moves. These SSM bars with a solid front bushing are doing the same thing. Left moves, right moves but I'm here to tell everyone, that's not the real world.

100% strip worthy.... The other 90% of the driving experience there will be 'bind'.