Re: Front Sway bar on 1949 Super

Posted by Fred Puhn On 2013/8/13 9:27:38

Although that sway bar shown on Ebay is a decent price the chances of it working on your Packard are nearly zero.

There are many interfaces that have to match;
1. The non-straight part of the bar between the bearings has to miss other parts of the car
2. The distance between the support bearings has to match the distance on the Packard.
3. The support bearing brackets have to mate with the hole pattern in the Packard.
4. The links have to be the proper length.
5. The link end swivel bearings have to mate with the suspension brackets.
6. The end-to-end overall dimension of the bar has to match the suspension bracket spacing on the Packard
7. The arm lengths on the bar have to match the Packard dimensions.
8. The shape of the arms has to miss the front tires when the steering is turned fully.
9. The biggest item of all - the bar has to be made of heat treated alloy steel. I have seen cheap ones made of mild steel that yields when the car is driven hard or hits a big one-wheel bump or simply is jacked up on one side. Beware a "universal" part that fits nothing.

By the way I would like to find a heavy duty sway bar for my Series 23 Packard too, but I have yet to see one.