Re: sway bars for a 65 b
[Re: Andrewh]
#1175950
02/10/12 02:14 PM
02/10/12 02:14 PM
|
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 96,666 On The Boat, On The Lake, Wa. ...
amxautox
Still Retired. Still Posting on Moparts. A Lot.
|
Still Retired. Still Posting on Moparts. A Lot.
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 96,666
On The Boat, On The Lake, Wa. ...
|
For what you want the Addco will be fine. They worked great on my '71 Sebring.
Tom
"Everyone should believe in something; I believe I'll go fishing."
-Henry David Thoreau
Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths
author unknown
|
|
|
Re: sway bars for a 65 b
[Re: Andrewh]
#1175953
02/10/12 03:30 PM
02/10/12 03:30 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,645 Phila. Pa.
Mattax
top fuel
|
top fuel
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,645
Phila. Pa.
|
You'll probably have to do your own comparison, but we can clue you in what to look for.
Look at the method for attaching to the frame, look at the method of attaching to the control arms. For non-tabbed swaybars, it seems everyone has a different strategy. Some are better than others, that's for sure. If you can't get pictures of the specific bar,mounts, and links for your car, skip it.
Bar diameter for your use doesn't need to be real big. OTH Beefy end links, bolts etc are a big plus. If you're very lucky, you may be able to find installed pictures. See if the end links are at any crazy angles when car is sitting on the ground - that's bad.
All my comments below are general on the type of product they carry. Hence the modifiers liek 'unlikely' or typical.
Addeco makes their own, is big operation, and been around a long time. Typically they don't put a lot of time and energy into the engineering or the fitment, especially with addressing control arms without factory tabs. Pst is or was a Kanter Auto operation as best I could tell. They may have had some products made for themselves but to the best of my knowledge don't have they're own manufacturing. Things could have changed but early on it was unclear how much design, testing and mock up they do on their own. Firm feel makes their own stuff. Test stuff on their own cars and mockup rigs and anything that they resell from other manufacturers they're up front about. Summit - well, you know, it could be a labled addco or other, it could be something they had tweaked to their specs or repackaged in a way they thought better, cheaper, or ? 4 seconds flat - - I can't comment, I never looked his bars. Hotchkis - new to the mopar offerings but they've been around a long time. They seem to put a good effort into design and development. Like Firm feel, expect their stuff has been thought out and pretty well tried out on real cars and mockups before public sales. They've got a bigger and more blingy marketing than FF, but don't let that sway you one way or the other. The guys at FF have lots of track time and wheel to wheel race experience under their belts.
|
|
|
Re: sway bars for a 65 b
[Re: Andrewh]
#1175955
02/10/12 04:49 PM
02/10/12 04:49 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 5,394 Pikes Peak Country
TC@HP2
master
|
master
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 5,394
Pikes Peak Country
|
Quote:
thanks for the tips.
Firm feel says they mount via the lower shock bolt.
I'd bet this is how most of them will hook up. Most generic bars I've seen from Summit, Addco, PST, Hellwig, lets just say almost anyone but Hotchkis, use this method. If you have sway bar tabs, you can use those by angling the end links, but the lower shock mounting method is effective and somewhat solid. If it really bugs you, you can purchase sway bar mounting tabs to weld to your control arm. They are similar to, but not exactly like stock.
The bar mounting position to the K frame may vary some though. I've seen some that use nice brackets that bolt up solidly. Other use a flat, cantilvered tab that looks prone to bending. Again, this can be remedied with an add on bracket. It isn't too difficult to bend a piece a .25 steel strap into an L bracket to beef up the mounting point, if necessary.
|
|
|
Re: sway bars for a 65 b
[Re: TC@HP2]
#1175956
02/10/12 08:02 PM
02/10/12 08:02 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 28,071 Irving, TX
feets
Senior Management
|
Senior Management
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 28,071
Irving, TX
|
If the bar he uses has a weak mounting system, I'll reinforce it properly. If I don't get a decent offer on the hot rod with all the go fast stuff on it, I'll swap my rear sway bar onto Andy's car. He can't use the front bar because the car has tabbed control arms. They used to be his tabbed control arms. They're attached to what used to be his K frame too.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon
|
|
|
Re: sway bars for a 65 b
[Re: AndyF]
#1175958
02/10/12 11:29 PM
02/10/12 11:29 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 3,916 usa
lewtot184
master
|
master
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 3,916
usa
|
Quote:
I use Firm Feel stuff for my cars. They are Mopar guys so their stuff fits and works.
this is what i did. 1 1/8" front bar. easy to install and made a huge difference in handling.
|
|
|
Re: sway bars for a 65 b
[Re: AndyF]
#1175959
02/10/12 11:35 PM
02/10/12 11:35 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,395 The Pale Blue Dot
Skeptic
master
|
master
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,395
The Pale Blue Dot
|
I was just looking @ Hellwig's site. They show a front bar for 64-69 "B" , same part #55903, rear bar #6909. The Addco bars are good, but the mounting hardware leaves much to be desired IMHO. HTH, Steve
Last edited by Busfixer; 02/10/12 11:37 PM.
|
|
|
Re: sway bars for a 65 b
[Re: AndyF]
#1175962
02/11/12 09:51 PM
02/11/12 09:51 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 4,959 WI
Dcuda69
master
|
master
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 4,959
WI
|
|
|
|
Re: sway bars for a 65 b
[Re: AndyF]
#1175964
02/12/12 07:36 PM
02/12/12 07:36 PM
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
Anonymous
Unregistered
|
FYI, Although the 62-5 B body K frames are different than 66-70, the upper and lower control arms are interchangeable, and a 66-70 factory B body front sway bar is a bolt in swap to 62-5 B's if you have the tabbed lower control arms. My brother's 62 Polara 500 has a 66 Charger front sway bar and lower control arms. Only had to drill the mounting holes in the K-frame; everything else just bolted right up.
In light of the above, I would assume that an aftermarket bar for a 66-70 would also fit 62-65.
|
|
|
Re: sway bars for a 65 b
#1175965
02/13/12 12:34 PM
02/13/12 12:34 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 214 Hamburg / Germany
Den300
enthusiast
|
enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 214
Hamburg / Germany
|
And for a 65 B-Body with a 66 K-Member I can use a 66-up Sway Bar, right?
Hamburg/Germany
69 Chrysler 300 446cui Dual Quad 12.64 @ 110.7
|
|
|
Re: sway bars for a 65 b
[Re: Andrewh]
#1175967
02/13/12 10:46 PM
02/13/12 10:46 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 28,071 Irving, TX
feets
Senior Management
|
Senior Management
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 28,071
Irving, TX
|
I think it's based on the odd mounting pattern of the 62-65 front bar. The K-frame will need to be drilled for the new bar. No biggie.
If you come over this weekend you can drag the 65 K-frame into the shop and compare it to the hot rod.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon
|
|
|
|
|