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Restoring - General discussions that span across many different groups of years and models => Suspension => Topic started by: spidernad on March 31, 2019, 04:24:14 PM
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Looking for some help in Identifying this rear sway bar.
BOSS 302/BOSS 429/Mach1 ?
Thanks.
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Looks right, but without dimensions no way to tell for sure. What's the diameter of the bar? What are the dimensions hole center to center on the mounting plates?
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if its 1/2 its a 70 mustang with a comp. suspension if 5/8 boss 302
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Think measurements might be more helpful as Royce wrote since it also looks like a 71-3 Mustang and Cougar style also.
Can't find a picture or recall if there was a difference in the mounting pads between 70 and the later versions. There was a thicker one we used to swap in from 80's sedans with the suspension package also that had a similar shape.
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I think there might also be a Fairlane / Cobra / Torino / Cyclone version. The mounting plate holes look symmetrical, which would seem to indicate Mustang. But the length, width, and diameter of the bar is what would indicate the application otherwise. These parts are 49 years old and they get mixed and matched sometimes.
Think measurements might be more helpful as Royce wrote since it also looks like a 71-3 Mustang and Cougar style also.
Can't find a picture or recall if there was a difference in the mounting pads between 70 and the later versions. There was a thicker one we used to swap in from 80's sedans with the suspension package also that had a similar shape.
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After extensive research it turns out to be a 1970 1/2" Rear Sway Bar, Part number D0ZZ-5A772-A, used on Mach1 and some Boss 302's
Some 70 Boss 302 cars left the factory with 1/2" bars and others with 5/8" bars.
Also some 428 Mach1 owners report having this 1/2" bar from the factory.
Standard on 70 351 Mach1's
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Hi
Just found out I have one of these bars from a 1970 MACH 1 and would like to know if new end links are available.
Thoughts? Ideas? Thanks in advance.
R.R.
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Hi
Just found out I have one of these bars from a 1970 MACH 1 and would like to know if new end links are available.
Thoughts? Ideas? Thanks in advance.
R.R.
Need new links because they are damaged or just bushings
Bushings are available at https://www.deadnutson.com/rear-shock-bushings-washers/
If you need the whole assembly guess you could check with a Moog dealer and with the measurements from yours find something that might or might not be close in how it looks. But instead you might check with a number of the online sellers like NPD that carry AMK rear sway bar end link kits such as the ones shown below
https://www.npdlink.com/product/end-link-kit-sway-bar/141872?backurl=search%2Fproducts%3Fsearch_terms%3Drear%252Bsway%252Bbar%26top_parent%3D200001%26year%3D1970&year=1970 (https://www.npdlink.com/product/end-link-kit-sway-bar/141872?backurl=search%2Fproducts%3Fsearch_terms%3Drear%252Bsway%252Bbar%26top_parent%3D200001%26year%3D1970&year=1970)
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Thanks Jeff,
Really appreciate the quick response !!
R.R.