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72 Satellite Front Sway Bar Upgrade??? #1419129
04/13/13 01:37 PM
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What parts are needed to add a sway bar to this 318 no Bar Car?

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Re: 72 Satellite Front Sway Bar Upgrade??? [Re: 440PURSUIT] #1419130
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There are many kits available to add a bar to a car that did not originally have one. They come with either bolt on or weld on tabs for the lower control arms. The mounts at the K member were all bolted on from Ma Mopar. There are holes drilled to mount them. Every car got the holes, but only the sway bar equipped cars used them. The 72 B body had the sway bar passing through the K member.

Re: 72 Satellite Front Sway Bar Upgrade??? [Re: Kern Dog] #1419131
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Can the Bar load through the KFrame or is it Captured?

Are 70 B Body Lower Control Arms the Same as far as end link mount?

Re: 72 Satellite Front Sway Bar Upgrade??? [Re: 440PURSUIT] #1419132
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When installing, the car needs to be on some TALL jackstands if you are using the thickest sway bar available. The thicker bars take up more room when passing through the k member. I have a 70 Charger in which I use a modified 1 1/4" solid bar from an 84 Chevy 1 ton truck. The thickest sway bar commercially available that I am aware of is a solid 1 1/4" bar from Firm Feel. Most others are 1 1/8" There are hollow bars out there too, but their only virtue is weight savings. For a street car, I personally prefer to have the extra anti-sway strength.
Yes, the 70-72 B body lower control arms with sway bar are identical.

70 vs 71/72 Sway Bar? Q??? [Re: Kern Dog] #1419133
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Is the 70 Sway Bar the same as 71/72?

I do have a 70 Kframe in stock with this setup...
I know the steering has a differnet angle so Kframe is different.

Yhx

Re: 70 vs 71/72 Sway Bar? Q??? [Re: 440PURSUIT] #1419134
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Yes, the ’70 b-body anti-sway bar is interchangeable with the ’71-72 b-bodies, as is the ’70-74 E-bodies.


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Re: 72 Satellite Front Sway Bar Upgrade??? [Re: 440PURSUIT] #1419135
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What parts are needed to add a sway bar to this 318 no Bar Car?

Thanks




Big question is if your lower control arms have the anti-sway bar tabs on them or not. If the car didn't have a bar from the factory then those tabs are most likely missing. In that case you either need to find the correct lower control arms (good luck) or you need to go with an aftermarket setup. The guys at Firm Feel should be able to get you everything that you need. www.firmfeel.com







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