wheelsport
Well-Known Member
My Barracuda tends to be blown around at highway speeds in a good breeze. I believe it is because the car has no front sway bar. Did these cars ever come with one?
Yes they did. I was able to buy a stock factory sway bar for my 67 Barracuda from a member on this site a few years ago. It is on my car and does a great job.My Barracuda tends to be blown around at highway speeds in a good breeze. I believe it is because the car has no front sway bar. Did these cars ever come with one?
I replaced the shocks and lower ball joints. The tie rod may be old but aren't worn out. The control arm bushings are good. I haven't checked the upper B joints yet. Of course a sway bar reduces leans a lot in turns but a sway bar will also help stability in the wind.Take a good look at your shocks too. My wagon did the same thing until I replaced the shocks recently. The car passed the "bounce" test, but 3 of the 4 shocks (Gabriel and Monroe cheapies) were obviously junk when I pulled them. Put Sachs shocks all around and man, what a difference!
before going to the sway bar, I would investigate the setting of the front end alignment....these cars were and often aligned to the very factory specs for bias tires an are not applicable SHOULD YOU have radial tires on that car. The neutral to even a light negative caster will float you all over the highway. Investigate if your suspension tuner has allowed for radials with the incorporation of positive caster for handling...