Sway Bar for a 67 Chevelle

[funbnme]

A friend has a 67 Chevelle. Pretty much all stock suspension and no front sway bar. He's not really happy with the ride on the twisty roads we have here in North Carolina.

Few questions:

Is a front sway bar a straight bolt-in project? Are holes already in the frame & control arms?

Car is a street cruiser. Will a front bar only help firm up the ride on the twisty roads?

Is it a PITA to install or is there enough room to put it in? Installing the sway bar on my 68 Camaro took a lot of trial & error to figure out how to get it installed without having to pull off the lower control arms.

[72ElCamino]

If it is anything like a 72 front end it is painfully easy.

I know mine already had a small sway bar on it so it was already tapped for one, so i dont know if his is tapped for it yet or not?

The bar should easily help the ride on twisty roads, and I think they also resist weight distribution to the rear wheels for some reason.

I was told people unhook the links at the drag strip for that reason.


Matt

[BMR Tech]

A friend has a 67 Chevelle. Pretty much all stock suspension and no front sway bar. He's not really happy with the ride on the twisty roads we have here in North Carolina.

Few questions:

Is a front sway bar a straight bolt-in project? Are holes already in the frame & control arms?

Car is a street cruiser. Will a front bar only help firm up the ride on the twisty roads?

Is it a PITA to install or is there enough room to put it in? Installing the sway bar on my 68 Camaro took a lot of trial & error to figure out how to get it installed without having to pull off the lower control arms.

67-72 A-bodies should have provisions for mounting a front swaybar already on the frame. Additionally your A-arms will have the end link mounting holes. The installation is much simpler on an A-body then on a first generation F-body and can easily be done in a couple of hours, less if experienced.

Most aftermarket swaybar kits come complete with frame mounting bushings and end links but you may have to buy mounting bolts for the frame mounts since the car does not have an existing bar. A front sway bar will do wonders for his car and is a very economical and rewarding handling upgrade, especially if there is not one on the car now. We offer a solid, 1.25" diameter swaybar for this application complete with Energy Suspension mounting bushings and end links for $190 complete. http://www.bmrfabrication.com/A-Body.htm

[funbnme]

Great info. I just forwarded this to my friend.