Best Sway Bar?

[Matthan]

 What is the Best Sway Bar to use In a 1969 Dodge Charger?

[tan top]

there are a few aftermarket ones out now , i have Addco bars front  rear ,  but hotchkis ..seam a good  bar , & hollow  ..= less weight  !
firm feel do a good rear bar ..mounted similar to a stock E body rear bar , think i might change to this bar my self 

[Rolling_Thunder]

Hotchkis makes kick ass front and rear bars...    the rear bar set up is also adjustable   

[Mike DC]

 
Yeah.  You really don't wanna just slap one big thick new sway bar onto the car without a plan. 

The front & rear sway bars need to be matched to work in reasonable harmony with each other & with the rest of the spring/shock rates on the car.

[Corellian Corvette]

I like the firmfeel stuff. It's very well made, matched, and it looks like stock setups. Very good stuff!

[69chargerboy]

I just put on an Addco front sway bar, the mount is diffrent from stock, but it fit like a glove. And it sells for a reasonable price.

eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-Truck-Parts-Accessories__Dodge-Charger-Coronet-Road-Runner-Front-Sway-Bar-541_W0QQitemZ120383262705QQadiZ2865QQadnZCarQ20Q26Q20TruckQ20PartsQ20Q26Q20AccessoriesQQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item120383262705&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A1171%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

[Foreman72]

check out PST...this'll hop u straight 2 the s-bars

http://www.p-s-t.com/pc-3972-175-dodge-charger-coronet-1965-07.aspx

[Hemidog]

I went with Addco 1 1/ 8" in front and 7/8" in the back, but if they were available at the time i NEEDED them, I would have gone with the Hotchkis

[bill440rt]

Hotchkis makes kick ass front and rear bars...    the rear bar set up is also adjustable   

Got a set on my '69. Fit like a glove. The front bar is HUGE. They are one of the few bars that are hollow. All of the bushings are greaseable and have zerk fittings. Powder coated gloss black.

[dodgey68]

may i ask what about XV sway bars??

[dodgey68]

has any one fitted xv front and rear sway bars??

[HPP]

Except for the tubular bars, there isn't a whole lot of difference in most front sway bars regardless of vendor. The biggest difference will be in the mounting method or color of the paint. Some are copies of stock and mount in stock methods on stock locations which may require replacing lower control arms to look like stock. Some use different brackets that attach in non-original locations but at first glance appear no different than original. At the rear, there are two predominate types, frame hung and axle hung. The factory used frame hung bars on cars that did get them, a lot of aftermarket bars are axle hung for ease of installation. Despite the big difference in size, both styles of rear bars are very close in rate.

Prices also range greatly from a basic Addco package that you can find on Ebay for $100 that comes in a basic zinc chromate finish to the tubular Hotchkis units that are $750 for the set and look like patio art with their finish and hardware. So for similar results, the biggest choice will come down to how much you have to spend, how you want them to mount, and how you want them to look. Tubular bars will save a few (less than 10) pounds off the nose compared to a solid bar. IMO, you receive bigger gains from using lighter wheels than you do from using a hollow bar.

Yes, the overall package should be considered if ultimate handling is the goal and then springs rates and roll couple percentages become critical items. However, I've found most enthusiasts simply want their car to feel better and don't necessarily want to get into the nuances of suspension tuning. As such, most Mopars can benefit from a  1.125 or larger front bar. Out back a good matching bar would be a .75 frame hung or 1.0 axle hung. I wouldn't advise going larger out back than you do up front unless you have some mondo sized torsion bars. At no time do you want a rear sway bar without a front bar, unless maybe your a drift racer.