[Healeys] Anti-Sway Bar

[Charles Schott]

Perry, 

Thanks for the info. If I don't like it I can always go to a smaller size. Does anyone know what size is optimal for a road car? 

Regards, 

Charlie 

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From: "Perry" <healeyguy at aol.com> 
To: "Charles Schott" <schottc at knology.net> 
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net 
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 7:07:47 AM 
Subject: RE: [Healeys] Anti-Sway Bar 



Charlie 

My experience with a larger roll bar is that the car tends to get crazy over bumps, pavement expansion joints and the like. I have a 7/8 bar on the shelf (memento of things gone awry previously) and I could not use it even on my V8 car. 

Perry 



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From: Charles Schott 
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 6:47 PM 
To: Mike MacLean 
Cc: Perry ; healeys at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Anti-Sway Bar 




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 








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 
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 12:44 AM 
To: Healeys 
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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