Mopar Action Oct 2021 article re: swapping b body sway bar links with those from a recent Pford pickup for improved handling.

[Belvedere408]

I bought these sway bar end links to try on my 67 belvedere. My car has a summit racing brand sway bar. Kinda of think it's a hellwig copy. No tabs on my LCA has the bracket attached to the bottom front shock bolt. They fit up nicely and the sway bar is mostly level. Now just need to put some miles on it.

 

[old guys rule]

I bought these sway bar end links to try on my 67 belvedere. My car has a summit racing brand sway bar. Kinda of think it's a hellwig copy. No tabs on my LCA has the bracket attached to the bottom front shock bolt. They fit up nicely and the sway bar is mostly level. Now just need to put some miles on it. View attachment 1917294

I want to put these on my 63 b body. I can't see how it is attached at the top. Would you please take a picture close up? I would really appreciate it. Dave

 

[Kern Dog]

Did the early B body attach the sway bar to the strut rods?

 

[Belvedere408]

I want to put these on my 63 b body. I can't see how it is attached at the top. Would you please take a picture close up? I would really appreciate it. Dave

I'll snap a pic soon, I gotta work tomorrow and it's going to be raining here also. Hopefully Monday.

 

[old guys rule]

I'll snap a pic soon, I gotta work tomorrow and it's going to be raining here also. Hopefully Monday.

Great thanks Dave

 

[68 Sport Satellite]

I just bought some and the nuts stop at the end of the threaded portion but don’t look like nylon locking nuts to me. Just crank away and tighten? Are there nylon linings I’m not seeing?

 

[Belvedere408]

I just bought some and the nuts stop at the end of the threaded portion but don’t look like nylon locking nuts to me. Just crank away and tighten? Are there nylon linings I’m not seeing?

I didn't see any nylon linings.

 

[Belvedere408]

Great thanks Dave

Weather cooperated today. Hope this pic is better for you.

 

[68 Sport Satellite]

I didn't see any nylon linings.

did the nuts stop on yours after the first few threads before putting a wrench to it? That's what's happening on both ends of the two that I just bought.

 

[Belvedere408]

did the nuts stop on yours after the first few threads before putting a wrench to it? That's what's happening on both ends of the two that I just bought.

Yes I had to put a wrench on it to hold them and to tighten. Was a pain in the *** in the driveway.

 

[RemCharger]

Did the early B body attach the sway bar to the strut rods?

They did.

I just bought some and the nuts stop at the end of the threaded portion but don’t look like nylon locking nuts to me. Just crank away and tighten? Are there nylon linings I’m not seeing?

It's a deformed nut. A form of lock- nut.

 

[68 Sport Satellite]

They did.

It's a deformed nut. A form of lock- nut.

I looked it up on the Moog site and they call it a barrel nut and say it's self-locking. Cool. I wasn't aware that there were any self-locking nuts other than the Nyloc type.

 

[Kern Dog]

Connecting rod nuts have their own locking feature too.
During the manufacturing process, two or three of the six flats on the hex get a small punch by the tooling to create a small size reduction to the inside of the fastener. This makes the nuts have a slight interference fit.

 

[old guys rule]

Weather cooperated today. Hope this pic is better for you.
View attachment 1917721

Great,I appreciate it. Is the L shaped bracket something you had to make up?

 

[Belvedere408]

Great,I appreciate it. Is the L shaped bracket something you had to make up?

No it came with the front sway bar kit. Summit racing brand nearly 20 years ago, I believe it's similar to a hellwig sway bar.