Rear Axle: Rear sway bar at rest

[Captain Billy]

Can someone out there measure the approximate distance to the axle tube from the rear sway bar when the suspension is at rest. I forgot to do this prior to adding lowering blocks....yes I know you should never add lowering blocks to any suspension...especially a Studebaker

Thanks in advance

[Mike Van Veghten]

Yea, you may have to modify the arm location on the leaf spring plate.

I lowered my wagon 2". Had to change the mount position on the spring plate. I just messed with it till I was happy that nothing touched at full extension or compression. Be sure to watch for anything hitting the brake lines.

Mike

P.s. - I would not go by just dimensions. Do what I did and run the suspension (axle) up and down to make sue nothing hits anything else.

[1954khardtop]

Bill,
Just went out and measured mine. The center of the mounting bolt is approx. 1 and 3/4 " above the axle tube. As Mike says You may have adjust this because the angles have changed, but this should give you a point to start from.

[Captain Billy]

Thanks to both that's what I needed....nice artwork Dwight