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71 up B body rear sway bar ? #670276
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Need some pix of the rear sway bar setup in 71 - 74 B bodies. Found a rear with the bar still attached but its not in the car. Any help would be greatly appreciated........

Re: 71 up B body rear sway bar ? [Re: BBCoronet] #670277
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From the '72 parts manual -

5926837-RearSwayBar.jpg (42 downloads)
Re: 71 up B body rear sway bar ? [Re: charger440sixpak] #670278
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Thanks Charger but I was kindof hoping for some closeup pix.....From what I see in your pic the bar has dip in it where it goes past the pumpkin....The one I found, I blieve is straight??? Might be for a C body car.....Is the mounting hardware the same or ??? Anyone have some closeup pix???

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This is the hard-to-find '72 bar with the bends to clear the Dana 9.75" beast...

5927568-Swaybar_rear.jpg (33 downloads)
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The straight bar was used on the smaller ones.

Re: 71 up B body rear sway bar ? [Re: charger440sixpak] #670281
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mines looks right in the middle of both... I can't find the pic right now


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Re: 71 up B body rear sway bar ? [Re: NachoRT74] #670282
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found it

my rear sway bar rear view

got it NOS and PN was according with my 74 parts catalog


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Re: 71 up B body rear sway bar ? [Re: NachoRT74] #670283
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Thanks for the PIX guys...... Now would it be possible to get some demensions...PLEASE!! If it turns out to be a C body bar...Should I grab it anyway or at least get the brackets....Will any of it work on a B body? Thanks Again!!

Re: 71 up B body rear sway bar ? [Re: BBCoronet] #670284
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I can't say whether a C-body setup would work on a B-body but I'd guess the brackets are probably all the same. In any case, here's the width of the bar Nacho has, 44".

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The shaft links for the B-bodies look like this-

Re: 71 up B body rear sway bar ? [Re: BBCoronet] #670286
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I put a straight one on my '72 this Winter. It came from a '73. It is really close to the front of the case on my 8 1/4". Even though the rear end in my car is small I'd still like to have a little more clearance with the curved one. I dont' think I can add anything that hasn't already been posted but if I can help let me know.


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