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Mustang II Sway Bar

I just received an email from Grant Schwartz (say “shh-warts”) of Schwartz Welding with some pictures of a Welder Series universal sway bar being used in a Mustang II application.  I thought I’d pass on the pics to feed your imagination engines!

Parts used:
Universal sway bar kit (36″ trim-to-fit)
#70004 tab

June 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Tech | One comment

Dear Welder Series... sway bar question

Dear Welder Series…
Working on a 31′ Buick and looking for a rear sway bar kit. Rear end is a 71 Corvette using complete Vette sub-frame clip. Frame rails are 44″ wide. Any chance of getting a sway bar kit with the bar and tube suitable for this frame width? This is a 122″ wheelbase car that will weigh at least 4000#. Will the 3/4″ dia. bar be suitable? What is the length of the arms?

Dear Bill…
Bill, we make sway bars 36″ and 46″ long.  If you plan to run the bar through the rails, 46″ will be slightly too short.  But even at 46″, there could be tire interference if the arm is outside the rail.  Most builders run the arms inside the frame rails; i.e. 38″ or less in the case of your Buick.  The bar might mount ahead of the differential with the arms pointing to the rear and linked to the bearing carrier or axle trailing arm.  ??

The 3/4″ bar has been successful in a wide range of street rod applications.  Since ride and handling are somewhat subjective, I can only say the obvious, that the bar will improve the handling compared to no bar and the cornering won’t be as flat as with a 1″ bar, but the ride will be better.

The arms are 8″ center-to-center.

Thanks for looking at Welder Series’ parts.

Paul Horton

March 31st, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: dear welder series, Rear Suspension | Leave a comment

Universal Sway Bar, 46″ Long

Even at 36″, our universal sway bar wasn’t quite long enough for some applications where customers wanted the bar to go through the frame rails on a wide frame.  Since every customer is a part of our New Product Development Team here at Welder Series, we tend to listen to their input.

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Introducing… our new 44-46″ universal sway bar!  Everything is exactly the same as our 36″ kit, only about ten inches longer.  If you aren’t familiar with our universal sway bar, here’s a little video tour:

The universal part of the deal is the width and mounting configuration.  The width is adjustable by trimming the unsplined end of the bar to exactly the length you need, and you can mount the outer tube in a number of different ways.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

October 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: New Products | 3 comments

Sway Bar Mounting Option

Click to watch the video.

#WS22700

July 8th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Tech | Leave a comment

Dear Welder Series… 4′ sway bar?

Dear Welder Series…
I am building a custom full size truck, and the current series sway bars you offer are not going to be long enough for my application. I was wondering if it would be possible to purchase not the whole kit, but the sway bar shaft itself (3/4″-36 spline on one end, unsplined on the other) at around 4ft?

Look forward to hearing back from you ASAP, Thanks!

Dear Zac…
Zac, are you mounting the arms outside the frame rails?

Another way of “making” a longer sway bar is to use 2 of our standard bars with the splined ends touching each other near the center.  Use a splined coupler (e.g. Borgeson 313434) to joint the two bars, yet allow them to be taken apart if they have to be removed.  A short length of tubing can be welded or bolted to each of the frame rails and the couplers welded to the smooth ends of the bars and then the arms welded to the couplers.

We can supply, individually, the bars and any of the other components that you might need.

Thanks for considering Welder Series parts.

Paul Horton

[UPDATE] We now have sway bar kits with 46″ long bars: http://www.welderseries.com/blog/online-store/sway-bar-kit/

Dear Welder Series…
Bonjour,
J’ai un ami qui a un propblème avec son rod et j’aimerais vous le soumettre. Il a installé un nouveau moteur 350pc et la température se tient au-dessus des 220 degrés. Il a un shell de Ford 32 et le radiateur est récent, mais un peu petit. Je vois les rods américains avec des 350 pc (blower), air climatisé et ils ne semblent pas avoir de problème de surchauffe. Alors, existe-t-il des radiateurs plus performants pour fixer à l’intérieur d’un shell de Ford 32? Si oui, combien pour un tel rad?
J’ai déjà acheté des pièces chez Paul Horton et j’ai toujours été très satisfait. Je roule avec une Chevy 1940 depuis 1974… Je suis un vieux… roddeur.

Merci, j’attends votre réponse. Gervais

Gervais, merci pour cette note.  Vous avez une belle Chevy.

Quelle fan est installee?  Est-ce qu’il y’a une fan avec une “shroud”?

Est-ce que la temperature est elevee sur l’autoroute ou seulement en ville?

J’ai installee les radiateurs et fans de “Walker” et, si l’ai peut passe dans le core du rad, la temperature reste a la thermostat.  http://www.walkerradiatorworks.com/

Et, en anglais…

Thanks for this note, Gervais.  That’s a good looking Chev.

What fan is on your friend’s 32?  Does it have a shroud?

Is the temperature hot on the autoroute or just in town?

I’ve always used Walker rads, fans, and shrouds and the temperature stays close to the thermostat.

I sold Horton’s in 2005 and now own Welder Series.  http://www.welderseries.com/

Paul Horton

 

May 27th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: dear welder series, Rear Suspension, Tech | Leave a comment

Bill’s Sway Bar

This is a good shot of our sway bar kit installed through the frame rails.  In this case, it’s hooked up to a Jaguar IRS with some rod ends and threaded tubes.  Thanks for sending the pictures, Bill!

March 24th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Customer Cars | 2 comments
 
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