I found a great deal on what should be either a 34mm or 36mm front sway bar. According to seller its a 36mm but we'll see (no trust haha). Do g body factory sway bar mounts with new 36mm bushings work? I know sometimes the mounts themselves can't house a larger diameter bar. I also figured most aftermarket universal sway bar mounts have slots and should work, correct? Hopefully someone with this setup will chime in.
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yes and no. The 32mm bar mounting hoops need about a 1/4" spacer between the hoop and the frame to work.
Cut four 1/4" thick pieces of steel or aluminum with a hole in them or mill a bracket out of 3/8" or thicker material with a 1/4" deep cut out for the sway bar bushing.
Cut four 1/4" thick pieces of steel or aluminum with a hole in them or mill a bracket out of 3/8" or thicker material with a 1/4" deep cut out for the sway bar bushing.
Out of curiosity, why wouldn't universal mounts work?
To make sure I understand what you are saying correctly, if I use the factory frame brackets I need to space them downward (away from frame) about 1/4" to give the bushing room, correct?
To make sure I understand what you are saying correctly, if I use the factory frame brackets I need to space them downward (away from frame) about 1/4" to give the bushing room, correct?
Go the universal/high performance section in Autozone or Advanced Auto and get a pair of brackets and bushings. They should have the red poly kit that's greasable even. Its what I used.
Correct. A universal 36mm mount should work, but that is a pretty rare size to find locally, 83MONTESS is correct, unless its greaseable, it will be squeaky red poly.
Thanks guys, I think I will look for aftermarket ones because that's easier. Cheers
I think the part you want for a 36mm bar is 9.5175R
1 7/16 = 36.5mm
I can't imagine anyone would have one is stock locally, but Amazon Prime has them for $26.
1 3/8 = 35mm and should work OK, too, the the 1 7/16 might go on easier.
1 7/16 = 36.5mm
I can't imagine anyone would have one is stock locally, but Amazon Prime has them for $26.
1 3/8 = 35mm and should work OK, too, the the 1 7/16 might go on easier.
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I just installed a 34mm hollow bar on a friends 86 Monte Carlo and used his stock mounting hardware. He ordered the factory bushings and I trimmed the factory centering hump flush on the top. It went on without any issues using the factory hardware. Several years ago I installed a 36mm hollow bar on an 80 Malibu the same way without issues also using the factory hardware.
When comparing the stock F41 1 1/4" bushings to the 34mm or 36mm bushings, they seem to be the same size on the outside with just a bigger hole for the larger bar. The fbody bushings have a larger hump on the top of the bushing which keeps it centered in a relief space in the frame.
Orrrr....maybe I'm just cheap! LOL timo22
Btw..I have plenty of F41,36mm,and 34mm bars available.
When comparing the stock F41 1 1/4" bushings to the 34mm or 36mm bushings, they seem to be the same size on the outside with just a bigger hole for the larger bar. The fbody bushings have a larger hump on the top of the bushing which keeps it centered in a relief space in the frame.
Orrrr....maybe I'm just cheap! LOL timo22
Btw..I have plenty of F41,36mm,and 34mm bars available.
I ordered the factory F-body rubber bushings and reused my hoops and that's why I had to use 1/4" spacers. Trimming the rubber is an option, but don't trim too much or the bar could bang the frame.
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