Dave@Hellwig
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Our 67+ bar is a different diameter and the center hump is completely different. If its a fitment issue I'll make it right. I sent Stop the Beast a PM.
yea, we bent the bar about 1 1/4" on EACH side and then it fit like a glove!
The pictures of the sway bar are with the suspension unloaded on the jack. I can see how the mounts on the lower a arms will become wider when the car is setting at ride height and the lower arms are more parallel with the ground. Have you checked the car with the suspension loaded before modifying the sway bar?
Our 67+ bar is a different diameter and the center hump is completely different. If its a fitment issue I'll make it right. I sent Stop the Beast a PM.
On my 66 here is the stock sway bar on loaded suspension #1
Then jacked up #2
huge difference in the way it fits
ok took more pics and measurments for you guys!
pics are taken @ ride height (1/2" off bump stop)
so with the LCA bump stops up against the frame there was just a hair of clearance between the strut rod and the link.
@ ride height there is about 1/4"...
(on the bar) from link hole to link hole is 42.25", this is as tight as it can get before there are link to strut rod issues...
Our spec for the 55914 is 43.5 inches which is about 5/8" per side wider than the fitted bar at 42.25". The wider spacing allows the bar to clear the strut rods when using the stock tab location on the control arm. If it took 1-1/4" per side we are at fault and I will replace the bar with a new bar built to spec or whatever dimension requested.
ok took more pics and measurments for you guys!
pics are taken @ ride height (1/2" off bump stop)
so with the LCA bump stops up against the frame there was just a hair of clearance between the strut rod and the link.
@ ride height there is about 1/4"...
(on the bar) from link hole to link hole is 42.25", this is as tight as it can get before there are link to strut rod issues...