anyone use this front sway bar on their 67-72 abody?
Not sure what you're talking about. The Hotchkis bar hangs down what, an extra 5/8" compared to a stock 7/8" bar? It doesn't go up and over the lower radiator support brace, but at the mounts it's really only lower because of the extra diameter of the bar. Keep in mind that picture you blew up is taken from an angle with the camera lower than the car, looking up at the car on a lift. I think what you're really looking at is the difference with the contrasting bright sway bar mounts and hotchkis sticker. Take a look at some of these stock sway bars...
A Mr.Norms GSS with the sway bar painted silver. Sticks out like a sore thumb! But this is a professional photo too. Lots of light.
Another stock bar, but this one is black. Yeah, it's in there. Which brings up another point, you practically have to be laying on the ground to see these things. With normal lighting like this you can barely see it.
Another one with a stock sway bar. It's there.
And a couple of Hotchkis bars. This is a glamour shot, lots of light, and from a low angle. But still, if you pulled the sticker off and painted the hangers black? You wouldn't see much.
Another one. Way more representative of how you actually see these cars. The sway bar is completely in shadow. And, if it weren't for the Hotchkis sticker and those shiny mounts, you wouldn't see a thing.
I think you're putting far too much emphasis on it. If you painted the hangers a semi-gloss black and pulled the Hotchkis sticker it wouldn't be that obvious. Heck, while it would be a shame to spray over that beautiful gloss black powdercoating, a semi-gloss on the bar itself and it would be a lot hard to see.
Not sure what you're talking about. The Hotchkis bar hangs down what, an extra 5/8" compared to a stock 7/8" bar? It doesn't go up and over the lower radiator support brace, but at the mounts it's really only lower because of the extra diameter of the bar. Keep in mind that picture you blew up is taken from an angle with the camera lower than the car, looking up at the car on a lift. I think what you're really looking at is the difference with the contrasting bright sway bar mounts and hotchkis sticker. Take a look at some of these stock sway bars...
A Mr.Norms GSS with the sway bar painted silver. Sticks out like a sore thumb! But this is a professional photo too. Lots of light.
Another stock bar, but this one is black. Yeah, it's in there. Which brings up another point, you practically have to be laying on the ground to see these things. With normal lighting like this you can barely see it.
Another one with a stock sway bar. It's there.
And a couple of Hotchkis bars. This is a glamour shot, lots of light, and from a low angle. But still, if you pulled the sticker off and painted the hangers black? You wouldn't see much.
Another one. Way more representative of how you actually see these cars. The sway bar is completely in shadow. And, if it weren't for the Hotchkis sticker and those shiny mounts, you wouldn't see a thing.
I think you're putting far too much emphasis on it. If you painted the hangers a semi-gloss black and pulled the Hotchkis sticker it wouldn't be that obvious. Heck, while it would be a shame to spray over that beautiful gloss black powdercoating, a semi-gloss on the bar itself and it would be a lot hard to see.
