Rusty Bowtie
General Category => Early Chevy/GM Discussion => Topic started by: Senior31 on April 23, 2014, 09:02:23 PM
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I was wondering if anyone has put a rear sway bar under a 34-35 sedan? I currently have a 35 sedan that has a Fatman front end and a parallel 4 link in the rear and bagged all the way around. I have the bags adjusted to give me a nice ride, but I get a good amount of body roll. I spoke with the owner of Fatman down at NSRA Nationals in Louisville and he recommended installing a rear sway bar. Only problem is that no one makes a sway bar for the car. I have found a universal one at Chassis Engineering, but I am not sure if it will work. I have also found the torsion bar kit at Speedway Motors, but I would like to find a less expensive option if possible. If anyone has any information on a rear sway bar it would be extremely helpful. Thanks!
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I usually get the frame measurement and head to my local salvage yard. Had real good luck, and the ol boy generally charges me $25 if I take it off. You might have too crawl under a few till you find the right one though. Just a guess here, but a mid '80s Lincoln continetal (little Lincoln) is fairly narrow, usually a 9" and bagged also.
Maybe you could post a pic of your rear end set-up, and maybe we could see what the configuration is and what obsticals might be in the way. I've seen swaybars with forward and rearward mounts. Are you around 40" at the outside frame (+or- 1' from where the rear end sits?
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I would like to know what you find? It would be good information for all of us.
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Sammons,
Thanks for the reply. I would love to look around a junk yard, but about 5 years ago insurance companies around here really cracked down on people walking around the yards. So now we can't even go in the back. It is just like going to a parts store now. Unless you know exactly what you want you are pretty much out of luck. I will try to get the measurements for you in the next day or so. I need to pull my Nova off the lift and put the 35 up. I am pretty sure I can't go forward of the rear end because of the four link. I will get some measurements and pics soon. Thanks!
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Ok, if you can get me a measurement of the frame (out side dimension) from approx 1' behind the axel tube would give me a good start.
Also how far out each side of the 3rd member, where the mounts will need to be on the axel tube. Along with a pic and I will be happy to run out to my local yard and get you some ideas, pics. Maybe I can find something you can work with.
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I too had a body roll problem with my 35 std coupe with kugel front with sway bar and a jag rear end without factory sway bar.
Two years ago I decided to do something about it and started searching ebay usa. What I came up with was a SCHROEDER sway bar that's 35.5 " wide with 7/8" splines on the ends to fit matching aluminum sway bar arms. It was mounted behind the rear end because you could not mount it in the front. I bought a .800 thick bar. Where the car used to lean going around the corners and rub the inner wheel well panels that were only 1" away. Not any more !!!!!!!!!!
When I was looking there was a bunch of splined end sway bars in the 24--28" wide variety for 9" fords and other non independant rear ends. Most of this stuff is nascar teams cleaning out older stuff. There are even dealers selling and buying this stuff up for resale.
Make sure you get the matching splined arms and also the bar mounting blocks with bearings in them. They offer these SCHROEDER sway bars in all kinds of thicknesses like .500 = 1/2" and up.. Or you can talk too and order custom bars direct.
I noticed how much stiffer it rode right away, but I have a pretty thick bar on there , but you soon get used to it and it seems like its always been that way
mike lynch