I Have been dying to put a rear swaybar on my 87 Town Car. I have 2 swaybars off of a 00' P71, so I decided to test fit them. Sr video below. I'm thinking a thick guage "L" bracket, drill two holes to line up. hardware through the control arm, short bolt from swaybar end through a hole in the l bracket, maybe with a bushing between the two. As for mounting it to the axle, I'll use a large U Bolt on factory bushings. Lemme know what you guys think.
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00'P71 Swaybar adapt/modify to Box Panther. Video. Opinions.
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00'P71 Swaybar adapt/modify to Box Panther. Video. Opinions.
87' Lincoln Town Car Stars + Stripes. Explorer GT40P, Anderson B31 Cam, Shorty Headers, FRPP 1.6 Rockers, A9L, Sn95 T5 Trans, 3:55 Limited Slip, GNX Rear Springs, LSC Turbines, 1.5 wheelspacers, Full Custom Dual 2.5/Flowmasters, 00 P71 Airtube, 19lb calibrated Maf, Summit Alum Radiator, King Cobra Clutch, Short throw Shfter, Energy Susp Trans Mount,
Mods to come: Big Brake/Poly Front Swap, PI Front Swaybar, Addco 650 Rear Swaybar, Boxed Upper Rear Control Arms, 351/Alum Heads, FRPP Valve Covers,Tags: None
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You can use 3" exhaust clamp to attach the bar to the axle. I used that setup on my Merk for a little bit. Get some Energy suspension greasable bushings that come with brackets. 3" clamp fits right in there.
You can kinda see it here,
As far as attaching bar to the frame, just weld a couple of plates to the frame and drill the holes in them then mount it like 92+.
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Question. In theory does the swaybar have to be mounted to the frame, or control arms? In a crown vic as we know, it mounts to the axle and attaches to the underside of frame. On a mustang it attaches solely to the control arms. What is the difference in theory here?
Originally posted by Mr Bean View PostYou can use 3" exhaust clamp to attach the bar to the axle. I used that setup on my Merk for a little bit. Get some Energy suspension greasable bushings that come with brackets. 3" clamp fits right in there.
You can kinda see it here,
As far as attaching bar to the frame, just weld a couple of plates to the frame and drill the holes in them then mount it like 92+.87' Lincoln Town Car Stars + Stripes. Explorer GT40P, Anderson B31 Cam, Shorty Headers, FRPP 1.6 Rockers, A9L, Sn95 T5 Trans, 3:55 Limited Slip, GNX Rear Springs, LSC Turbines, 1.5 wheelspacers, Full Custom Dual 2.5/Flowmasters, 00 P71 Airtube, 19lb calibrated Maf, Summit Alum Radiator, King Cobra Clutch, Short throw Shfter, Energy Susp Trans Mount,
Mods to come: Big Brake/Poly Front Swap, PI Front Swaybar, Addco 650 Rear Swaybar, Boxed Upper Rear Control Arms, 351/Alum Heads, FRPP Valve Covers,
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Originally posted by 87stars_stripes View PostQuestion. In theory does the swaybar have to be mounted to the frame, or control arms? In a crown vic as we know, it mounts to the axle and attaches to the underside of frame. On a mustang it attaches solely to the control arms. What is the difference in theory here?
Box police bars are thicker than 92+ bars but I think they have to be thicker to provide similar result as a thinner 92+ bar.
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I basically have it figured out. They have to be mounted one way or the other, or in the case of a Hotchkis rear swaybar that I found they mount to the axle with bushings like a 98-02 but connect to the control arms with a bushing that pivots to allow articulation of the control arms.87' Lincoln Town Car Stars + Stripes. Explorer GT40P, Anderson B31 Cam, Shorty Headers, FRPP 1.6 Rockers, A9L, Sn95 T5 Trans, 3:55 Limited Slip, GNX Rear Springs, LSC Turbines, 1.5 wheelspacers, Full Custom Dual 2.5/Flowmasters, 00 P71 Airtube, 19lb calibrated Maf, Summit Alum Radiator, King Cobra Clutch, Short throw Shfter, Energy Susp Trans Mount,
Mods to come: Big Brake/Poly Front Swap, PI Front Swaybar, Addco 650 Rear Swaybar, Boxed Upper Rear Control Arms, 351/Alum Heads, FRPP Valve Covers,
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