I was just wondering when did Holden start putting RTS on the HX range? Did it include the same upgrades as what the HZ got? if not what did it get? and last roughly how many HXs had radial tuned suspension?

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my HX tonner has RTS, its a august 77 build

byron, can i ask a silly question, isnt RTS just the front geometry change?

No, RTS is much more including steel radial tyres, rear sway bar mounted on the body, springs, shocks etc. The geometry is just a part of it.

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There was not a rear sway bar on the WB ute was there? HZ utes had one?

You can put a sway bar on anything, but it was part of RTS standard I assume? I just wondered why it was deleted from the wb ute?

My HX is august 77 built too and it has the different front shock tower, rear sway bar, 6" rims and badge on the dash that says RTS radial tuned suspension. would soemone have really gone to all this trouble making it RTS spec?

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Byron is correct, there is more to RTS than the front end change, but that is the most important part, because everything else can be bolted on.

Late HX cars did get the new front end geometry (July 77 onwards from memory), but not anything else. I doubt very much that GM-H would have fitted a complete RTS set-up to any production HX prior to HZ release, especially the dash badge.

Depending on the model, RTS meant more to some cars than others. All HZ got the thicker GTS front sway bar as standard & a de-coupled rear bar. This rear bar had brackets welded to the rear axle tube & & the body. To my knowledge no pre-RTS had these, all accessory rear bars were not de-coupled, they were bolted to the lower trailing arms. The shocks & springs were up-rated considerably & the shock mountings improved. Lower inner front suspension bushes & rear suspension bushes were made stiffer & all cars got 6" rims & radial tyres as standard. Most models got steel belted radials. Power steering boxes had their valving altered, for more precise feel. There were many other minor upgrades to steering column etc. also.

Dr Terry

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De-coupled rear sway bar;
Coil springs;
Shocks;
Shock mountings;
Relocated top front control arm mounts;
Suspension bushes;
Rear lower control arm bushings;
Body mountings;
Stiffer steering connecting rod insulators;
More rigid steering column attachment.

This is HZ 4 door. LX was a bit different.

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I broke the lower left control arm on my WB ute. I got a replacement and when I put it on the hole the shock goes through was smaller. It now steers poorly and am wondering if the control arms are different on earlier models?