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| Author: | Ryszard74 [ Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:02 pm ] |
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okay you probably have answered this... and if you have i apologize just post a link and i will thank you from the bottom of my heart im looking for sway bars... front and back... i found a few kits... from jegs and from carjunky Jegs: http://www.jegs.com/i/ADDCO/020/675/100 ... tId=751596 carjunky: http://www.carjunky.com/partstore/?N=11 ... 4294952330 *3rd one down* now those are 2 different ones... the jegs is rear and the hellwig is front my question is... are these any good?? or do you know of bettter for around the same price? *also these are kits* |
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| Author: | wjajr [ Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:51 pm ] |
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lookhere. I have an Addco 1 1/4" front bar, not happy with its bushing mounting method, very happy with its price. It worked so-so.... I'm in the process of a bushing mount redesign. |
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| Author: | Ryszard74 [ Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:38 pm ] |
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the prices are nearly double for each of them, its around 700 dollars for those sway bars compared to 300 for the other ones... |
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| Author: | emsvitil [ Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:02 pm ] |
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I think a 7/8 rear bar is too big for use with a slant six... The addco rear mounting isn't all that bad. It's the front mount you have to fix and improve. |
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| Author: | Ryszard74 [ Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:10 pm ] |
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what about hellwig as a company? i have never heard of them before this day... |
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| Author: | zorg [ Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:16 pm ] |
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One thing to consider is what year car is it going on? That affects how it mounts, no? I have an Addco front bar on my '76, that I got here: http://justsuspension.com/front-sway-bar-kit-5905.html The mounting hardware it came with looked okay, but I had a set of LCA's with factory sway bar tabs, so I used those. I have an unknown origin rear bar hanging on the shop wall, but I'm waiting until I have the car all sorted out and dialed in, to see if I even want to run it. |
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| Author: | zorg [ Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:00 pm ] |
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So I just noticed on the link I provided above... Looks like Just Suspension has switched suppliers since I bought mine. |
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| Author: | Ryszard74 [ Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:23 am ] |
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its going on a 74 Plymouth duster. |
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| Author: | Joshie225 [ Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:40 pm ] |
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On a '74 the Addco 186 front sway bar is fine because the chassis mounting is completely different. It's in stock at Summit. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ACO-186/ I agree the 7/8" rear sway bar is too much. 5/8" is probably about right, but 3/4" appears to be the smallest. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ACO-919/ |
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| Author: | Ryszard74 [ Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:11 pm ] |
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oh thank you skinner... *bow* you have saved me money... you are a good person. |
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| Author: | Joshie225 [ Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:59 pm ] |
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Thanks, I hate seeing people pay too much or get the wrong parts. Also, with a 3/4" rear sway bar the car is probably going to be tail happy at the limit. I would suggest you test the car in a safe place and find the handling limits where it won't cost you a wreck or worse. Right now my Valiant has 1.04" torsion bars and no sway bars. It corners quite well, but I may add a front sway bar and drop the torsion bar size a bit to soften the ride slightly. The big thing with running high rate torsion bars is the shocks. I have QA1 single adjustable shocks on the Valiant. I have Bilstein shocks on the front of my '66 Barracuda (it's a race car project) with 1.14" torsion bars, but haven't road tested it yet. I expect it will be fine as a friend has 1.20" torsion bars on his '68 Valiant with the same shocks and it rides quite well. |
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| Author: | Dan-o [ Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:02 pm ] |
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Hotchkis provides awesome front and rear sway bars. You can buy them each or as a kit. |
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| Author: | Ryszard74 [ Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:29 am ] |
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again... 683 dollars for their kit... better than some... but when i can pick up what i need for 300 or less... >.> thats always good |
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| Author: | andyf [ Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:48 pm ] |
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www.firmfeel.com is the place to go for Mopar suspension stuff. Hellwig has good bars also. |
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| Author: | Old Car Scott [ Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:47 am ] |
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Quote: Hellwig has good bars also.
I've used Hellwig stuff for years and always been happy. Have one on the front of my 1970 Challenger...
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