[Healeys] Anti-Sway Bar

Tue Jul 23 14:38:14 MDT 2019

Mike,
next time you tell me your Bugeye had a Shorrock Superchharger.
Yes, maybe, but not fitted by rhe factory.

Josef Eckert

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Betreff: Re: AW: Re: [Healeys] Anti-Sway Bar
Datum: 2019-07-23T20:46:30+0200
Von: "Mike MacLean" <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
An: "josef-eckert at t-online.de" <josef-eckert at t-online.de>

Josef,
     Look at the bottom of the front frame rails on any Bugeye.  You will 
find pre-driiled and tapped holes for sway bar brackets.  The Bugeye sway 
bar was offered as an optional performance upgrade at BMC dealers.  You had 
to drill two holes in the lower a-arms to mount the sway bar links.  You 
are correct in the sense a Bugeye did not come with a sway bar at point of 
purchase, but the dealer sold many performance products offered by the 
manufacturer.  Terry Horler's book "Original Sprite & Midget" mentions the 
anti-sway bar offered by Healey Motor Company on page 31.  There is a 
picture of the bar there, but it's a little dark, but you can see the two 
bolt mounting bracket on the lower a-arms that needed holes drilled for 
them.
Mike MacLean

On Jul 23, 2019 11:18 AM, josef-eckert at t-online.de wrote:
  Sorry, I habe to correct you. Bugeyes never had a sway bar.
  Josef Eckert

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  Von: Mike MacLean
  Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Anti-Sway Bar
  Datum: 23.07.2019, 18:37 Uhr
  An: Perry
  Cc: healeys at autox.team.net

  It seems my anti-sway bar is the original 1/2" bar.   My curiosity was
  rooted in the fact I used to own an original sway bar for my Bugeye. 
  That was 1/2" diameter also.  I recently rebuilt the front suspension on
  the Bugeye which included new lower a-arms of the later type for later
  Spridgets.  The new lower a-arms came with the reinforced holes for
  mounting a sway bar.  The new bar on the Bugeye is 5/8".  It doesn't seem
  right the smaller car has a bigger sway bar.
  Mike MacLean

  On Jul 23, 2019 6:48 AM, Perry <healeyguy at aol.com> wrote:
    Mike
    Sorry, my BN2 measures 5/8 inch but I also measured the 10 other sway
    bars upstairs in the garage and 4 were &frac12; inch and the rest 5/8
    inch.  Suspect I put a 6 cylinder bar on it 17 years ago during the
    last resto. Have had that car for 54 years.
    P

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    From: Michael MacLean <mailto:rrengineer.mike at att.net>
    Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 12:44 AM
    To: Healeys <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
    Subject: [Healeys] Anti-Sway Bar

    What is the diameter of a 100 anti-sway bar?  I just tried to put
    urethane bushings on the one I have with my BN2 (the two center ones
    held on with a metal strap) and the hole in the bushing was way too
    big.  What good is that?  I switched to a rubber set I have and they
    fit better, but still a little loose. 
    Mike MacLean

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