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Re: Factory rear sway bars?
[Re: twodoorpost]
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11/04/10 12:45 PM
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First B body listing I can find is 1967 Plymouth, Los Angeles Police only.
Yep the only B-body pre 1971 rear sway bars were listed LAPD.
Daryl Finch had a 1969 police rear sway bar for sale at Spring Fling a few years ago. He had to cut the brackets off the rear end, IIRC. I may have pictures of it.
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Re: Factory rear sway bars?
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#649229
11/05/10 12:19 AM
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Ramona, CA
NicksGarage
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I have a rear bar in the garage that I've never used. I was told it was for 71 up B body. How do I tell what it fits? It's complete and I would sell it if anyone wants.
This is the one I have. The axle plates are the '71-72 B-body ones but I think the bar is for a later b-body like a Cordoba.
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Re: Factory rear sway bars?
[Re: NicksGarage]
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11/05/10 01:27 AM
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I have a rear bar in the garage that I've never used. I was told it was for 71 up B body. How do I tell what it fits? It's complete and I would sell it if anyone wants.
This is the one I have. The axle plates are the '71-72 B-body ones but I think the bar is for a later b-body like a Cordoba.
Here's the rear view of a 72 RR rear sway bar with Dana rear. I think there is a way to spot these. Like straight vs. dipped?? Little help from the 71-72 B-body folks? 
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Re: Factory rear sway bars?
[Re: NicksGarage]
#649231
11/05/10 08:21 PM
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Shoreline, Washington
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Nick, I too believe the "dip" bar is a later b-body with a 9 1/4" dif. From a recent post on this subject over on the roadrunnernest.com; I collected several bars for my recent 72' resto projects. Some have taller stand-offs than others by about 1/2" inch or so. The bar I ended up using has a slight dip in the middle and has the taller stand-offs, it clears my Dana by about a 1/4". I believe it to be from a later b-body with a 9 1/4" rear originally. I passed on an opportunity to buy an original 72' Dana bar for $500 a few years back before realizing just how scarce they are, haven't found another one since. 
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Re: Factory rear sway bars?
[Re: Moparlar]
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11/06/10 01:33 PM
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Valencia, España
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Here's a pic of the 71-72 B body rear bar axle plate..
That hole in the center looks way to big like someone cut it out. My plates have a small hole to go over thw bolt in the spring.
Larry
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Here's a pic of the 71-72 B body rear bar axle plate..
That hole in the center looks way to big like someone cut it out. My plates have a small hole to go over thw bolt in the spring.
Larry
I agree, appears to be a modified 72' plate, possibly to fit the 73' and later spring isolator mount.
CORRECT, That plate is mine, I modified to try to fit on iso clamps since seller told me they would work ( but didn't )
I welded some metal underside to try to fit them into the iso clamp step, but didn't work due they meet with axle housing on teh slope to the rod. Thats where comes my theory about iso clamp pedestals are shorter than non iso pedestals. If weren't shorter, the modified non iso clamp would work
With a Charger born in Chrysler assembly plant in Valencia, Venezuela
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Re: Factory rear sway bars?
[Re: 72roadrunnergtx]
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11/06/10 01:37 PM
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Nick,
I too believe the "dip" bar is a later b-body with a 9 1/4" dif.
From a recent post on this subject over on the roadrunnernest.com;
I collected several bars for my recent 72' resto projects. Some have taller stand-offs than others by about 1/2" inch or so. The bar I ended up using has a slight dip in the middle and has the taller stand-offs, it clears my Dana by about a 1/4". I believe it to be from a later b-body with a 9 1/4" rear originally. I passed on an opportunity to buy an original 72' Dana bar for $500 a few years back before realizing just how scarce they are, haven't found another one since.
I got A NOS sway bar ( with PN on it ) to my 74 Charger and did meet my 74 parts catalog, There doesn't make mention to any other rear sway bar to match with diff axles. My theory is straight sway bars are 71/72s and the small bent in the middle are for iso clamps assembly ( 73/74 ) to sway the center section, That would match my theory the 73/74 axle pedestals are shorter and the need to make the small bend on bar, due they would fit closer to center section of axle with shorter pedestals
as I said is a theory because some members here and same on other boards have talked about ( charger440sixpack is one fo them ) and information and what some ppl has found at JYs it makes a confusing and hard to confirm, however is a fact the PN on mine matched the 74 catalog and there is not other one PN on it for it
With a Charger born in Chrysler assembly plant in Valencia, Venezuela
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Re: Factory rear sway bars?
[Re: NachoRT74]
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11/06/10 01:39 PM
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here is the other modification I mentioned underside the cut plate, to fill and fit into the iso clamps
With a Charger born in Chrysler assembly plant in Valencia, Venezuela
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