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a body front sway bar for b body?

RoadWarrior

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So a quick question to throw out there. I updated all my suspension and steering. I mean EVERYTHING!! handles great. I have a hotchkis front sway bar however that wont fit. I installed some lower control arms that make the sway bar to long. Looks like they are made to fit a shorter a body sway bar. However an a body sway bar will not clear the K member. I am not taking that thing out haha. I just got it all put back together.

Anyone come across this? any after market a body sway bars out there that will clear my K member? The lower control arms are QA1. Maybe I got the wrong ones? Either way they bolt in and look and handle great.

On another note, I have a brand new hotchkis from sway bar for a b body for sale possibly. Will bolt right in if yours had a factory sway bar. Otherwise I have the plates for welding it to the stock control arms. Or I might just cut and have it rewelded if no one tells me what a bad idea that is haha.
 
Some pictures would help explain what you are talking about. There are several different ways that the factory attached sway bars on the B body cars depending on the year.
 
well, if I took a picture it would be of a sway bar thats to long hahaha. I need a sway bar the length of an A body sway bar but the depth of a B body sway bar to clear the K member. Not a huge deal. I'll just have to do some more research. Fabricate something up I guess.
 
sway bay is correct but lower control arms threw things off?

“I installed some lower control arms that make the sway bar to long”

maybe install original lca’s and toss in the hotchkis. i wouldnt cut/shorten sway; seems like a snap waiting to happen.


watermelon
 
TOO long, not "to".
Pictures, pictures....They really would clear this all up.
 
saw this from another one of his posts:

“I got my lower from QA1 and uppers from Performance online because I wanted the extra caster.”

maybe check with QA1 for a sway bar



watermelon
 
Are you absolutely sure you have b body lca’s?
 
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