66 front sway bar swap [Archive] - Chevelle Tech

: 66 front sway bar swap


br549
Mar 8th, 00, 4:57 PM
If i swap a front sway bar from a 79 ws6 trans am (1 1/16 " for $10)to my 66 ss, will i have to drill holes spaced wider apart where it mounts to the underside of each fram rail? Also, will i need to use the part that mounts to the a arm from the 66 or the 79?

Ken K
Mar 8th, 00, 7:04 PM
The Trans Am sway bar should bolt right in to the 66.

Pat Kelley
Mar 8th, 00, 7:23 PM
I think you will use the 66 mounting parts. I have a 1 1/8" bar and that is what I did. Just get 1 1/8" bushings for your original mounting shells and use the 66 "A" arm mounts (you can all the soft parts in polyurethane, polygraphite or rubber).

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Pat Kelley
66 El Camino, daily driver
67 El Camino, STRIP/street

Steve R
Mar 8th, 00, 9:44 PM
I put a Trans Am front bar on my El Camino, I used Energy suspension frame mounts and end links for a Chevelle. The frame mounts are universal, just take the measurement of your sway bar, mine was 1 1/4'.

Steve R.

br549
Mar 22nd, 00, 5:44 PM
thanks for the help. i got to go get the bar before it gets gone.

Steve R
Mar 23rd, 00, 12:35 AM
All 70-81 Trans Am front sway bars are the same. Don't pay any extra for one from a WS6.

Steve R.

lev
Mar 23rd, 00, 7:44 AM
I just bought one from a 77 Z28, and it's a 1.25" piece. $35, will bolt it up next week. maybe even Saturday... From what I heard, all the 2nd gen F-body front sway bars are a simple bolt in.

Cardiac
Mar 23rd, 00, 7:48 AM
I had a 1 1/8" front bar from a 79 T/A. Direct bolt up http://www.chevelles.com/forum/biggrin.gif Swapped it out for a 1 1/4" when I installed the new suspension.

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Dale
Lowered '67 Elcamino
ZZ430HP / 4L60 :eek:
"Canyon Carver"
www.chevelles.com/showroom/elkydriveway1.jpeg (http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/elkydriveway1.jpeg)

flywheel
Mar 23rd, 00, 5:28 PM
Will the front disc brakes off a mid 70 trans am fit on our 64 to 72 chevelles???
Rick

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66 300 Deluxe 350/330hp
71 350 malibu (project car)
72 Elcam 402SS
78 Malibu Classic (daily driver)

Steve R
Mar 24th, 00, 7:44 PM
I think you need to use tubular control arms in order to use second generation disc brakes.

Steve R.