67 REAR SWAY BAR

[Rob A.]

With the sway bar attached to the frame, {and the links to the trailing arms}, how much pressure, if any, should be required to align and attach the ends of the bar to the links. The sway bar seems wider than the distance between the two links. (It will attach, but puts outward pressure on the links).

[Mike M.]

Re: 67 REAR SWAY BAR

the stresses you describe are common to the rear sway bars on c-2 bb and c-3's. pry the bar into place and bolt it up and have fun.mike

[frank mccracken]

Re: 67 REAR SWAY BAR

Rob, I hope you're using a bb front sway bar. I bought my car with a sb front sway bar and a rear sway bar [bb only]. It had a TON of oversteer. I was told by some of the "old hands" that using the unmatched sway bars was the problem. Suprising. I disconnected my rear bar and sure enough, oversteer gone. I won't hook it up again till I get a bb front bar. It's hard to belive that wimpy little rear sway bar actually does something.

[Rob A.]

Re: 67 REAR SWAY BAR

The car I'm working does have the correct big block front sway bar. I just don't remember how accurately the rear sway bar lined up when I removed it. I'll look at some other big blocks today and see how theirs line up.

[Rob A.]

Mike

I looked at some cars that were sitting on the ground at normal height. It appears that with mine attached, with no weight on the wheels, it appears to be missaligned because the attachment brackets are hanging at a different angle than they will when the car sits on the ground.