Original sway bar on 69 Charger, are they all the same size?

[Back N Black]

As stated above, are the sways bars  on a 318 car the same size on a 440 R/T Car ?   

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

AFAIK yes they're all 0.94" diameter

Torsion bars are different though.....

[resq302]

I thought when I went to replace my bushings in my original one, PST said there was a 13/16" and 15/16" size.  Could be wrong though.

[Ghoste]

There's only one in the 69 parts catalog.

[Mike DC]

 
Only one stock size.  Same item came on all the cars in '68 and '69 cars.  (And getting the original rubber bushings out of the original K-frame mounts is an unholy B*TCH of a job during a rebuild.)

For 1970 the bar shape had changed to the thru-the-K-frame type like on the 1970 E-bodies.  And for that year, I think you could also order some kind of optional "smooth ride" deal that gave 6-cyl torsion bars and ditched the stock front sway bar.

[tommymac]

Yes How do you get those little Bast.... out of the mounting brackets,and off the bars,lrt alone get the new ones on.I took one look and said forgetit.

[Chatt69chgr]

I saw an article where someone cut the welds to get them out and then rewelded.

[resq302]

or you spray them down really good with lube like WD40 or equivolent and use channel locks to get them in like I had to and then slowly use a flat head screwdriver to kinda persuade them in.  I was lucky that I only tore one.  However, I did impale myself with the screwdriver in my hand once.

[Ghoste]

If you are putting the poly ones in you are pretty much looking at the cut and re-weld method.

[resq302]

I am just saying that they can be installed without the cut and weld method but it is a MAJOR PITA.

[Ghoste]

The poly ones? 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

If you are putting the poly ones in you are pretty much looking at the cut and re-weld method.

I did mine in one piece using the big Channel-Lock method on company time

[Ghoste]

Gawd, I'd have to see it to believe it.  I even tried a hydraulic press with mine and couldn't force them in there.  I tried everything I could think of and enlisted the help of some of the finest barley soup slurping scientists I know and cutting and rewelding became the only option.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Sorry no close up shots but trust me they're in there!

[Ghoste]

I trust you, but, wow!