Forward Look Group:
Good manufacturer of sway bars for our 55-60+ cars and earlier. I am having
a custom 1 1/8" front sway bar made for my 56 Plymouth with the 400+HP Poly
motor (need some stability with that HP/Torque).
Get the details in my attached e-mail message below.
Gary Pavlovich
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Pavlovich" <glpavlovich@xxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:00 AM
Subject: Re: Quickor Suspension is making custom sway bars!
> Mopar Group: Quickor Suspensions (www.quickor.com) is making a custom
sway
> bar (1.118") for my Poly stroker car and I urge anyone that does not have
a
> suitable front or rear bar for their 62-65 vehicle or earlier Mopar to
> contact "Mikey" at the web address or call 503-654-2175.
> I am paying $200 + shpg. for this job which I think is reasonable given
the
> cost of a "production" bar at around $150 and the personal attention I am
> receiving for a "one-off" item.
> They are knowledgeable, return your calls, and have been in business for
> ages. I have not received my bar as yet, but will follow up and let you
> know how everything works out. I just wanted to let you guys know that
> there is such a company willing to do what others will not. No, I don't
get
> a discount for referrals or any favors; met these guys at the Spring Fling
> and was impressed.
> Gary Pavlovich
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Parsons" <mparsons@xxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 8:51 AM
> Subject: RE: Struggling with sway bar
>
>
> > Glad to hear it Brian. When you said "bushing" in your original post, I
> > thought you were just referring to the cushion, so didn't catch on that
> you
> > had an extra part in there. Since you can't get the clamp cushions
> > anymore (someone needs to the Repop those!), the idea of putting a thin
> > strip of rubber in there to tighten things up sounds like a good idea.
> > Happily mine were still nice and tight. What was bad on mine were the
> > shaft cushions for the front links. A few of those are still floating
> around
> > out there NOS, if you decide you need them.
> >
> > Mark Parsons
> >
> > On 4 Mar 2003 at 3:01, Brian Schlump wrote:
> >
> > > Mark,
> > > Thanks for the info. I finally figured out part of my problem. The
> > > cushion and clamp fits too loose around the strut, so it would rattle.
> > > A previous owner installed some rubber bushings that don't belong
> > there,
> > > and that's what I was fighting. I couldn't get the clamp to compress
> > > the big bushing enough for the tab to lock into the slot in the
cushion.
> > > I have no clue how they did it before. All I know was 1 of the
> > > bushings was pretty mangled. I found a picture of the sway bar
> > assembly
> > > and it showed no bushing. That got me thinking that mine was
> > probably
> > > wrong. I checked with a local Mopar restorer today, and he confirmed
> > > that using the bushing was wrong. He suggested that I wrap a thin
layer
> > > of rubber around the strut to stop the rattle. I repainted the sway
bar
> > > and struts tonight, and I'll install it tomorrow following his
> > > advice....Brian
> > >
> > > Mark Parsons wrote:
> > > > Brian,
> > > >
> > > > Ah yes, the "strap-on" sway bar. Makes me glad my Valiant didn't
> > have
> > > > one, so I was forced to buy an aftermarket bar.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, I reinstalled the stock bar on my Belvedere about six months
> > > > ago. Admittedly, it was a bit of a pain, but probably only took a
> > > > half-hour to
> > > > install the whole thing. As I recall, I attached the bar to the
front
> > > > links first
> > > > so I did not have to hold the whole bar up while trying to install
the
> > > > rear
> > > > straps. I slid the strap assemblies (the cushion and housing
together
> > as
> > > > a
> > > > unit without the detachable clamp) on the sway bar, then pushed the
> > bar
> > > > up in position against the strut. I tried to keep that pressed
> together
> > > > enough to get the clamp positioned in the slot (tab A into slot B).
> That
> > > >
> > > > makes it sound easy, but I do remember that it was NOT easy to get
> > that
> > > > tab started in the slot: it took several minutes of squeezing the
> thing
> > > > together as hard as I could with one hand (while maybe blurting out
> > some
> > > >
> > > > unfortunate language) and trying to shove that clamp into the slot
> with
> > > > the
> > > > other. I also remember it was challenging after that to get the nut
> > > > started
> > > > on the bolt while trying to keep the whole thing pressed together.
You
> > > > almost need a third hand. Make sure you've got the strap assembly
> > > > positioned rearward far enough where the bar and strut are parallel.
> > > > Also,
> > > > make sure the clamp piece is oriented correctly, it is curved in the
> the
> > > >
> > > > middle and it should curve toward the strut not away from it.
> > > >
> > > > Good luck,
> > > >
> > > > Mark Parsons
> > > >
> > > > On 2 Mar 2003 at 22:46, Brian Schlump wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi group,
> > > > > I was concerned about clamping the sway bar cushion housings to
> > the
> > > > > struts, and rightly so. I just spent 3.5 hours in the garage on
the
> > > > > first one, before giving up for today. I work on these old cars
to
> > > > > relieve stress... not to cause myself frustration. Here's the
> problem
> > > > > I'm having: There's a clamp that secures the cushion housing to
the
> > > > > strut. There is a rubber bushing between the strut and the
cushion
> > > > > housing. The clamp has a tab that must be inserted into the back
of
> > the
> > > > >
> > > > > cushion housing, then it compresses the rubber bushing by using a
> > bolt
> > > > > and nut.
> > > > >
> > > > > When I try to install the cushion housing over the bushing, I
can't
> > get
> > > > > the tab inserted into the hole, and then slid over the rubber
> bushing
> > > > > properly to insert the bolt. If I insert the tab first, I can't
slip
> the
> > > > >
> > > > > cushion housing over the rubber bushing. I tried clamping the
> > cushion
> > > > > over the strut, and sliding the bushing between them, but that
> didn't
> > > > > work either, even when I applied dish soap as a lubricant to the
> > > > > bushing.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm looking for ideas to try, when I go at it again. Any help you
> can
> > > > > provide would be appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > By the way, the rubber bushing is tapered. When I took it apart
the
> > > > > large end was toward the front of the car. I don't have a picture
> of
> > > > > the sway bar assembly in my service manual, so can anyone tell me
> > if
> > > > the
> > > > > large end with the groove about an inch back is installed
correctly,
> if
> > > > > it's toward the front.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm glad that Mopar quit using this design on the later 60s B
> bodies.
> > > > > My '68 GTX sway bar was easy to install. Thanks in advance for
> > any
> > > > help
> > > > > you can provide...Brian
> > > > >
> > > > > '64 Belvedere
> > > > >
> > > > > --
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do
> > not
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> > address.
> > > > Thanks!
> > > > >
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> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > '64 Belvedere
> > >
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not
> > post these messages through the Clubhouse public discussion address.
> > Thanks!
> > >
> > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
> > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mletiq.html
> > >
> > >
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> >
> > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
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> >
> >
>
> --
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>
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