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Re: Sway bar size advice
« Reply #15 on: May 09, 2010 - 11:50:41 PM »
the T/A bar was used on all Ralley / Cuda Pkg cars into 74 & will work with either front bar or bigger as well , yes you can mix the poly front bushings with the rear original Rubber

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Re: Sway bar size advice
« Reply #16 on: May 10, 2010 - 08:18:33 AM »
the T/A bar was used on all Ralley / Cuda Pkg cars into 74 & will work with either front bar or bigger as well , yes you can mix the poly front bushings with the rear original Rubber

Great, thanks for the info.  Any recommendations as far as mixing/matching the front bar to this particular rear?  Do you know which diameter bar would have normally been paired with the TA rear bar?

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Re: Sway bar size advice
« Reply #17 on: May 10, 2010 - 01:07:26 PM »
to my knowledge the T/A would use the larger front bar , Alaskan T/A / Barry would know for sure
 Members Like HP2 would have better knowledge on the best mix of bar sizes

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Re: Sway bar size advice
« Reply #18 on: May 10, 2010 - 01:22:22 PM »
to my knowledge the T/A would use the larger front bar , Alaskan T/A / Barry would know for sure
 Members Like HP2 would have better knowledge on the best mix of bar sizes

Sounds good, thanks again for your help.

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Re: Sway bar size advice
« Reply #19 on: May 10, 2010 - 09:40:24 PM »
I like big rates and I'm a cheap skate, so I usually end to go 1.125 up front because they are widely available for cheap. Out back you can use either the factory style mount in .75 or the under axle mount in .875 (some are as big as .95) There is only about 50# of rate difference between the two sizes because of differences in end links mounting. You always want more rate up front because it carries more load than the rear. I like the larger than stock sizes because most of  us tend to value cornering more these days than we did 40 ears ago.

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Re: Sway bar size advice
« Reply #20 on: May 10, 2010 - 10:20:26 PM »
so where is the best price on a 1.25 front Bar ?

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Re: Sway bar size advice
« Reply #21 on: May 11, 2010 - 08:45:08 AM »
There is nobody who is real cheap on 1.25 bars, although Firm Feel has one that will bolt in the stock position for $300.

The 1.125 can be found all over the place. Summit and Jegs typically have these for around $150 or less. You can find them on sale from other places for around $100 on occasion. Ebay has any number of them in the same $100 price range, although you can occasionally score them for even less or find them at swap meets really cheap.