rear sway bar

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rear sway bar

Post by gary » Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:05 pm

A few questions on rear sway bar on the 71's.
Were they an option? Any one have feedback on aftermarket kits? What are the advantages of sway bars? Thanks

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Re: rear sway bar

Post by 71440 gtx » Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:51 am

71 b-bodys did not come with rear sway bar

72- 74 did :D
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Re: rear sway bar

Post by Eric » Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:14 pm

Agreed, no 71 rear bar from the factory, but you can retrofit a later year one on a 71. Benefits...the car will handle better. I have one on my butterscotch car, and it's a big difference from blue car that doesn't have one.
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Re: rear sway bar

Post by Elvad » Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:41 pm

Check out www.firmfeel.com for rear sway bar stuff and a lot more

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Re: rear sway bar

Post by rt-man » Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:22 am

I bought the Addco rear bar for my '72 SS and intend to put it on this Spring. However, over on Moaprts, people claim that it's a on-size-fits-all, and it'll need a lot of shimming to get it to fit right. I'll report back in a coupla months with what I learned.
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Re: rear sway bar

Post by 1fastrunner » Mon May 17, 2010 7:30 pm

Eric wrote:Agreed, no 71 rear bar from the factory, but you can retrofit a later year one on a 71. Benefits...the car will handle better. I have one on my butterscotch car, and it's a big difference from blue car that doesn't have one.
I wasn't the original owner of my '71 RR, but I'm pretty sure my rear sway bar was from the factory.
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Re: rear sway bar

Post by 71440 gtx » Tue May 18, 2010 8:05 am

1fastrunner wrote:
Eric wrote:Agreed, no 71 rear bar from the factory, but you can retrofit a later year one on a 71. Benefits...the car will handle better. I have one on my butterscotch car, and it's a big difference from blue car that doesn't have one.
I wasn't the original owner of my '71 RR, but I'm pretty sure my rear sway bar was from the factory.

Jim
aug 71 july 72 72 b-body do come with with rear sway bars

aug 70 july 71 71b bodys do not come with rear sway bars

my 71 gtx oct 10 1970 no rear sway bar

my friends may 71 road runner 440 6bbl no rear sway bar

on e bay 71 dodge charger 440 6bbl june 71 no rear sway bar

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Re: rear sway bar

Post by Clone Runner » Thu May 20, 2010 6:40 pm

my 72 does not have one on the rear and i would like to put one on the rear. i noticed there are 3 companies that sells them feel firm, addco, and hellwig. i personally like the looks of the ones that hang down by the axle, any recommendations. how about for the front. any good upgrades?
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Re: rear sway bar

Post by 71Runner » Fri May 21, 2010 3:56 pm

I would have figured you would have a front on there as factory, no?
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