S.O.S.-How do i put on this sway bar!?! AHHH!!!

[dusterdan]

Hey guys.....so i have attached some pics of the DRIVER SIDE front lip of my k-member and the new sway bar tabs that i have welded onto my LCA's (new to my car but oem pieces). They are welded in exactly the right places as i compared them to a factory tabbed set but what i cannot figure out is where the heck am i supposed to mount the bar to the k-member??? QUESTION OF THE HOUR: ARE SLANT SIX K-MEMBERS PHYSICALLY SHORTER FROM FRONT TO BACK THAN V8 K-MEMBERS? This is a /6 piece and the addco 150 bar appears to be "too long" if that makes any sense. Perhaps a few of ya'll can include pics of where you mounted your bar AND your endlinks... please tell me which end link studs i should use because addco sent me both (one set a year ago and one a week ago, both supposedly correct for this bar) what the heck!? Thanks so much! -Dan

 

[1968FormulaS340]

You need the k-member mounts.

 

[twofosho]

On 67-72s, the mounting brackets attach to the forward K member pinch flange, should be a couple of holes already there. Easy enough to put your own in otherwise.

 

[doug 371]

you can see the holes in the k frame under the strut rod in the first pic...

 

[wjajr]

Dusterdan,

Check out this thread posted a few weeks ago: “Anti Sway Bar”

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=168372&page=2It

It shows how an Addco bar is mounted. The photos show the angle iron bolted to LCA using bottom shock bolt. Attachment to K member is made by angle iron bolted to factory mounting hole, and flat steel plate that bushing bolt onto.

In post #33 I have a link showing how I improved the Addco front mounting method and why it now works much better. It is a bolt on factory like mounting bracket made by another sway bar company that utilizes two factory K member mounting holes, and one additional hole that needs to be drilled in K member.

 

[cudamark]

To answer your question, the 6 cyl and 8 cyl K-members are dimensionally the same. The only difference is the engine stands. All the Addco bars I've seen in the past were sub-standard, mainly in design, but also in the link rods. The early ones would bend like a pretzel under hard cornering. Maybe the later, big link bolt they sent you will hold up better. I still don't like their angles though. If it were me, I'd get the Hellwig setup. Excellent quality and geometry.

 

[dusterdan]

wajajr, thank you that link has some great pics! Thanks everybody else for your insight i will be taking it on tomorrow morning, wish me the best, -Dan:mrgreen: