Front sway bar

[fiat218]

I will take a photo of this sway bar set up on the 79 that I picked up. Maybe some one can help me see what the hell this previous owner did, looks like the bushing is wrong size,if there such a thing,or maybe the bracket/sway bar don't belong to this car


passenger side
driver side full of washers


i notice all this when i jack up the front end, i seen the sway bar pulling it self out of the rubber bushing on the passenger side, the higher i jack up that side u can see the sway bar pulling inself out of the rubber, looking at the other side i was like what in the hall are all those washers for, belive me i am not a mechanic lol. but i know better, anyways can some one see what going on with this, or maybe why it not stable

[azruss]

the brackets are left hand right hand. looks like you have the opposite bracket on one side.

[narfire]

I found with my after market 1" sway bar, the ends are flush or even stick out a tad when there is weight on the suspension, but when unsprung, the bar pulls back into the bushing a bit.

[fiat218]

the brackets are left hand right hand. looks like you have the opposite bracket on one side.

not i,. lol. the other owner. thanks

[fiat218]

the brackets are left hand right hand. looks like you have the opposite bracket on one side.

so in switching them around, that should eliminate the washers

[azruss]

you need to compare the 2 brackets and make sure they arent the same. it could be as simple as flipping the bracket over.

[fiat218]

you need to compare the 2 brackets and make sure they arent the same. it could be as simple as flipping the bracket over.

thanks for the tip. i will look at my 80 to compare

[manoa matt]

Those are the generic brackets that come with the new bar. They do not have the jog/step bent into them that clears the turned over edge of the a-arm like the original brackets. Also the original brackets have a slight twist in them to conform to the a-arm. The generic brackets are ment for a flat perpendicular surface. However it's possible the original brackets were not large enough to accommodate the bigger bar and the new bushing. I don't have any direct experience with the larger 1 inch bar, but I would guess the outer diameter of the bushing is the same, but the inner hole for the bar is larger, could be wrong though.

I would contact one of the vendors that sells a larger bar and see how they tackled the problem.

The ends will "pull out" at each side as you jack up the car and the wheels drop. As the a-arm drops the mounting point actualy moves further away, so it looks like the ends are pulling out.

[fiat218]

Those are the generic brackets that come with the new bar. They do not have the jog/step bent into them that clears the turned over edge of the a-arm like the original brackets. Also the original brackets have a slight twist in them to conform to the a-arm. The generic brackets are ment for a flat perpendicular surface. However it's possible the original brackets were not large enough to accommodate the bigger bar and the new bushing. I don't have any direct experience with the larger 1 inch bar, but I would guess the outer diameter of the bushing is the same, but the inner hole for the bar is larger, could be wrong though.

I would contact one of the vendors that sells a larger bar and see how they tackled the problem.

The ends will "pull out" at each side as you jack up the car and the wheels drop. As the a-arm drops the mounting point actualy moves further away, so it looks like the ends are pulling out.

exactly. what is going on, i have no idea where they came from so i have no clue into asking in how to fix this
other then going back to the original set up

[fiat218]

ok i took the bracket off, either way u put it on,it don't sit correct and i think they should be longer to at least hit the control arm, now what? just in reading about the 1": seems a pain alltogether to install. nothing fits according to what i read, even the center has to be redone differnt

[LStevens]

I ran into the same problem with my sway bar. Had to use the original brackets. Big pain since you need to drill out the spot welds, but it fits correctly.

[fiat218]

I ran into the same problem with my sway bar. Had to use the original brackets. Big pain since you need to drill out the spot welds, but it fits correctly.

i will see what i can do, thanks