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03-23-2013, 06:12 PM | #1 |
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1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
Howdy folks, I'm just curious about this and how it sets up on our trucks with the rear coil springs. Do any of you have any experience with this? Have any good links to tech articles or photos? I'm just curious as to how it is setup and works with the coil springs and trailing arms. Thanks. -W |
03-23-2013, 06:54 PM | #2 |
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
I just installed one from CPP.
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03-23-2013, 09:37 PM | #3 |
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
Ah... it has brackets on the frame rail, then brackets/bolts on the trailing arm itself.
Interesting... Thanks for sharing Trsmotrhed. -W |
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
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03-23-2013, 10:26 PM | #5 |
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
Would be very interested to hear some feedback on how the CPP bar works for you. I have the same bar, but have only mocked it up prior to stripping off the rear suspension (frame going out to be blasted and painted soon)
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03-23-2013, 11:23 PM | #6 |
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
We chased down a rear sway bar from a 84 Camaro (junk yard) and flipped it upside down and backwards to work in our burb...works great and it was cheap!
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
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RockTonka - I've read various mentions of using that era of rear sway bar on our trucks, but always wondered exactly how it attached. Thanks for sharing the photos! -W |
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That looks great. I didn't know you could use a camaro sway bar. Posted via Mobile Device
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05-21-2013, 08:03 PM | #9 |
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
Thats the same one I used...i love it ,,and CHEAP. i think i paid 20 bucks
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03-24-2013, 09:47 AM | #10 |
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
So what exactly is it supposed to do for the rear? I havent done any reading on this subject yet.
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03-24-2013, 09:51 AM | #11 |
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
I will be installing a 1" Camaro sway bar pretty soon. I will be mounting it underneath the axle instead of on top like RockTonka did. My truck is lowered.
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05-01-2013, 04:48 AM | #12 |
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
Anyone else have anything to share?
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05-01-2013, 07:52 AM | #13 |
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
Woog, another member whose name I can't think of at the moment (imagine that), used the Camaro bar but moved it so that it attached to the trailing arms and frame sort of like the aftermarket one in the 1st response. I was thinking that the thread was in your faq section, but, again can't remember for sure
should be searchable cause I saw it not long ago (less than a year), I'll see if I can find it after I've had enough coffee edit: losthope may be who I'm thinking of http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...4&postcount=76
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
I just installed the bar from Brothers which is an Addco bar repackaged and is just like the CPP and POL bars. I chose it because they had it on sale for $100. The handling is much improved but I don't like the way it mounts below the trailing arms, makes it kinda stick out like a sore thumb from the side view. I really like the Camaro bar being tucked up above the trailing arms and out of sight.
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
good info, T Smith, thanks
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
I didn't have enough room to run a traditional sway bar, so I used a through-frame torsion bar...plus the tubular housing helped with mounting my fuel tank and electric pump.
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05-21-2013, 07:26 PM | #18 |
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
vin63,
my, what a nice frame you have. -W |
09-27-2014, 06:53 AM | #19 |
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
I wandered into this company site awhile back :
Hotchkis Sport Suspension They have some options for rear anti-sway setups... among other suspension components for our '63-'66 trucks. They also have other options for the later model chevy trucks. Anyone have more information to add to the pile? -W Last edited by Woogeroo; 09-27-2014 at 10:00 PM. |
09-27-2014, 09:07 AM | #20 |
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
Woog, those are some seriously nice options from Hotchkis, I dont know if my budget would allow but they are nice!
I like the Camaro, just for price and it seems to work for those that have it.
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
With the Camaro sway bar mounted like Rock Tonka did, I wonder if there is room to snake a pair of tailpipes past it?
I love the idea of using a factory Camaro bar, and the price is almost too cheap to pass on.
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
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Anything that is safe and works is the sort of thing that I am looking for in this thread. -W |
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Re: 1964-1966 trucks - rear sway bars with coil springs?
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The sway bars fitted to my truck previously were poorly fitted, front was a OEM style chev one and rear was similar to CPP. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=590143&page=2 |
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