QA1 lower control arms.

[BeepBeepRR]

I’ve looked around and can’t find a good answer. I have QA1 lower control arms but I’m getting conflicting info about sway bars.

1. You can’t use a factory sway bar with them.
2.You can use an ebody sway bar but must have the qa1 kmember.
3.addco sway bar?
4.hotchkis sway bar.
Anybody know if they sell a sway bar mounting tab for the QA1 lowers?

 

[wagonman]

Not saying the QA1 lowers are bad but I would use the OEM lowers with the reinforcement plates welded in and a Poly bushing. You could fab some sway bar mounts and go with a bigger bar for sure. The price to buy them is Crazy if they even make them for a B-Body. A-Body tabs are stupid $$$ for what they are. Maybe PST has something?? Some Angle Iron and creative fab/ welding is what I will do for my A.

 

[BeepBeepRR]

I have some metal I could fab something up I'm sure. But wondering why in the hell they didnt make it a direct fit for sway bar cars I guess so they can sell a damn kit. K-Member uppers and lowers with the dynamic link strut bar.

 

[Derwud]

Are you using a QA-1 Sub Frame?

 

[Project66]

I have QA1 LCAs. I tried mounting a Summit-branded sway bar made by Hellwig. It had 90 degree tabs that bolted to the shock mounts (like these). The problem I ran into was that the sway bar ends interfered with my QA1 strut rods, so I sent it back. It might work with narrower, stock-style strut bars but I don't know.

 

[BeepBeepRR]

Are you using a QA-1 Sub Frame?

no stock K-Member

 

[Derwud]

no stock K-Member

The only restriction I know of, is if you run the Subframe, you have to use a 70 or later sway bar.. I run the Lower Arms, subframe, and Hotchkis TVS..

 

[BeepBeepRR]

The only restriction I know of, is if you run the Subframe, you have to use a 70 or later sway bar.. I run the Lower Arms, subframe, and Hotchkis TVS..

Do you have a picture of your setup by any chance?

 

[WileERobby]

What arms do you have ? Yeah, pics would help. I have tubular arms with stock sway bar, no problemo.

 

[BeepBeepRR]

I purchased the QA1 tubular lower control arms. But Was reading saying I couldnt use the 69 sway bar. But I read that you could use a 70 E-Body sway bar. I was just looking at the setups for a 69 and 70 to compare.

1970 K-Frame

1969 Sway Bar. The only real difference I see is that the 69 is more forward But the tabs are still the same on the stock lower control arms. Doesn't make much sense that a stock sway bar wont work. But I see how the 70 runs through the k member. And its actually shorter and that may be the difference where it hooks up to the control arm.

 

[BeepBeepRR]

So I guess my next and last question is will a 70 sway bar fit through the 69 K frame?

 

[69ChargerR/TSE]

So I guess my next and last question is will a 70 sway bar fit through the 69 K frame?

No, the 70 open to allow the bar the go through.

 

[69ChargerR/TSE]

I have QA1 LCAs. I tried mounting a Summit-branded sway bar made by Hellwig. It had 90 degree tabs that bolted to the shock mounts (like these). The problem I ran into was that the sway bar ends interfered with my QA1 strut rods, so I sent it back. It might work with narrower, stock-style strut bars but I don't know.

Did you try a factory sway bar and angle brackets?
Any photos of the interference??

 

[BeepBeepRR]

I have a 70 style mounted under the 69 K-Member and hooked up to the QA1's It works just as good. Its not really any different than the factory 69. Just moved the mounting brackets over a little.

 

[69ChargerR/TSE]

I have sway bar brackets for a 69, that you can use on QA1 LCA’s with the factory 69 sway bar.

 

[69ChargerR/TSE]