[Healeys] Anti-Sway Bar

Michael Salter michaelsalter at gmail.com
Tue Jul 23 20:28:39 MDT 2019


Front anti roll bars are definitely one of the things in life where bigger
is not necessarily better.
M

On Tue, Jul 23, 2019, 6:48 PM Charles Schott, <schottc at knology.net> wrote:

> Mike,
>
> The original bar on my 100 was also 1/2" but I'm installing a 7/8" one. AH
> Spares has them at 5/8", 3/4" and 7/8". And they have polyurethane bushings.
>
> Regards,
>
> Charlie Schott
>
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> *From: *"Mike MacLean" <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
> *To: *"Perry" <healeyguy at aol.com>
> *Cc: *healeys at autox.team.net
> *Sent: *Tuesday, July 23, 2019 12:37:55 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [Healeys] Anti-Sway Bar
>
> 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 ½ 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 <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
> *Sent: *Tuesday, July 23, 2019 12:44 AM
> *To: *Healeys <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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