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Title: sway bar mounting on a 71--frame rail thickness
Post by: Reed on August 28, 2008, 08:14:41 PM

Fred Morgan sold me a sway bar and all hardware off of a 74 wagon. I am trying to mount it on my 72 sedan. From what I can tell from the pictures Fred kindly included with the sway bar, it looks like the wagon frame rails are thicker.

Can anyone confirm this for me? I know I need to drill the holes for the brackets, but can anyone confirm or deny that the later frame rails are thicker (taller) than the 71 rails? Would someone with a factory way bar be willing to post some pics of how the bracket bolts to the frame rail and include a tape measure for reference?

Thanks a million!

Title: Re: sway bar mounting on a 71--frame rail thickness
Post by: apintonut on August 29, 2008, 12:22:17 AM

i think u need the after market one i have but i don't know how it mounts ether.

Title: Re: sway bar mounting on a 71--frame rail thickness
Post by: Reed on August 29, 2008, 10:38:48 AM

I want to make this one work, and if all else fails I will fabricate my own brackets. I just wanted some confirmation about whether or not the frame rails got taller post 1971 or were taller on the wagons.

Title: Re: sway bar mounting on a 71--frame rail thickness
Post by: Fred Morgan on August 29, 2008, 11:39:11 AM

Reed the vertical measurement on 2ea 71s is 2 and 3/4 " on wagons and runabouts 74 on up it is 3 and 3/4 " Fred :)

Title: Re: sway bar mounting on a 71--frame rail thickness
Post by: Reed on August 29, 2008, 12:01:45 PM

Aha! Thought so. Thanks Fred! Looks like I will be breaking out the welder and the flat iron and doing some fabricating. :devil:

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