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B body rear swap, stock rear sway bar still work?

Started by FSHTAIL, August 08, 2017, 11:25:16 PM

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FSHTAIL

After dropping my rear end off for powdercoating, a thought about my sway bar and how that's going to work. 

Also the rear hard brake lines.   

Any info?
My search yielded talk, but no solution. 

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1973 BS23H Cuda' 340/TKX 5 speed (70 AAR clone-ish)

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FSHTAIL

1973 BS23H Cuda' 340/TKX 5 speed (70 AAR clone-ish)


1 Wild R/T

It will work as is but it puts a diagonal load on the sway bar links.... Personally I take the sway bar to my press & bend the ends in about 1" per side....

FSHTAIL

Thanks for the tip @1 wild R/T

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Crash520

I threw some bar stock in the lathe and turned some links up then offset them 1", work great.

Greg
Brisbane
Australia

jt4406

Quote.... Personally I take the sway bar to my press & bend the ends in about 1" per side.... 

.....that's what I did too. Not hard really, wrap tape around middle of bar, measure from tape to end link hole and bend it in carefully a little at a time. Pics a little blurry, but here's mine mounted on my car(70 challenger) over a b body dana. I did use stock length end links (actually old original studs, replaced the rubber parts) ,  no issues....
"Yeah, it's hopped up to over 160........"


blown motor

Quote from: Crash520 on August 09, 2017, 02:00:40 AM
I threw some bar stock in the lathe and turned some links up then offset them 1", work great.



You guys with lathes are really annoying!  :haha:

Looks great. Good job.
Who has more fun than people!
68 Charger R/T    74 Challenger Rallye 
12 Challenger RT Classic    15 Challenger SXT
79 Macho Power Wagon clone    17 Ram Rebel

GrandpaKevin

I got the correct rear brake hard lines for the year B body housing I used.

I used a press and bent the sway bar ends in until the end links were vertical, about an inch on each side.




RUNCHARGER

Sheldon

Chryco Psycho

have used the trailer hitch on  my truck to bend the bar about 1" in but I am cheap !!


FSHTAIL

@GrandpaKevin.     Where did you find the B body hard lines?

The ones that came on it look beat.     

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FSHTAIL

@Chryco Psycho
That's a dam good idea. 

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FSHTAIL

I'll be doing the swap on the 12th, then I can buy new tires!
1973 BS23H Cuda' 340/TKX 5 speed (70 AAR clone-ish)

gzig5

Quote from: Chris Pauluk on May 03, 2018, 11:28:34 PM
I'll be doing the swap on the 12th, then I can buy new tires!

Nice!  What size are you going with?
I'm going to do this swap and I think I'll make up some links like Crash did.