Sway bar on a 1940 Did standard 1940 Fords come with a sway bar?
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Re: Sway bar on a 1940 It is my understanding that DeLuxe cars came with the stabilizer bar. Other 85 horsepower models could also have the stabilizer bar as an option (dealer installed). So, a Standard could also have a stabilizer bar at point of sale.
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Re: Sway bar on a 1940 How much difference was noticed with the bar installed?
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Re: Sway bar on a 1940 Maybe if your taking corners at high speed or racing?
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Re: Sway bar on a 1940 I have an untouched '40 standard coupe with a sway bar, probably dealer installed. And I drive a '37 1/2 ton that I did a COMPLETE mechanical restoration on. The truck was so unwielding in the curves I modified the front crossmember (slightly) and installed a '40 sway bar. It made a significant difference, much more predictable.
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Re: Sway bar on a 1940 chalk and cheese in my opinion! I put one on my 38 pickup and it almost steers like a modern. If you want improve your drive experience drop a stab bar in you will love it.
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Re: Sway bar on a 1940 If you are thinking about fitting a sway bar you should also consider fitting the rear gas shock and sway bar kit from Bob Drake.
I have one fitted on my 40 coupe and it has made a big difference in the handling. The only down side to it is that the top of the shocks are supposed to mount on the rear cross member right where the exhaust pipe passes under so I had to shift the top of them in on a bit of an angle which was no problem. https://www.bobdrake.com/FordItem.as...f-028f22d4db9d |
Re: Sway bar on a 1940 All 1940 85HP cars came standard with the stabilizer bar. This includes both the Deluxe and Std. The 60HP is a different story. Many of the early style 40 stabilizer bars were removed because they caused a lot of noise. Today the early style 40 stabilizer bar and it's associated parts, are extremely hard to find because the Ford factory took returns for credit from their dealers.
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Re: Sway bar on a 1940 If you have good shocks and springs and do not drive at high speeds on the highway, I would not bother to put a body roll stabilizer bar on the front, nor a track bar (sway Bar) on either end.. Waste of money and time.
I have a stabilizer bar and a track bar on the front and a track sway bar on the rear of my '36.. My engine is a built up 59AB and I use to street/drag race my car.. |
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My gosh man, I could never quite believe the difference - incredible. So much so, I would not consider using a '40 on a regular basis without one. |
Re: Sway bar on a 1940 The sway bar is really just for harder cornering more than straight line driving. A change from bias ply tires to radial will definitely like the sway bar. If the spring is old and fatigued with less movement that a new one then the sway bar might not have as much affect but with a nice new one, a person can tell it.
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