51 Champion Sway Bar

[dcolliau]

I see these hot rodded cars with the no bumper and the nose cut off. What happens with the sway bar? I am working on mine and it hangs down and is ulgy! Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Don

Don Colliau

[41 Frank]

Since I don't know what you are doing to the car in the way of modifications if for instance you are putting a V-8 in it you would want a larger sway bar anyway you might consider the one I used. It is a universal one from Chassis Engineering and can be adapted to most cars, it has a more conventional mounting ( without the stands). I used it on my 1941 Champion Hotrod so that is a different type of chassis but it would work on you car.
www.chassisengineering.com (319) 643-2801
P.S. the sway bar type I have is not on the website, kit is around $125.00

[41 Frank]

Since I don't know what you are doing to the car in the way of modifications if for instance you are putting a V-8 in it you would want a larger sway bar anyway you might consider the one I used. It is a universal one from Chassis Engineering and can be adapted to most cars, it has a more conventional mounting ( without the stands). I used it on my 1941 Champion Hotrod so that is a different type of chassis but it would work on you car.
www.chassisengineering.com (319) 643-2801
P.S. the sway bar type I have is not on the website, kit is around $125.00

[52 Ragtop]

Not sure how much different a 51 is from a 52, But, on my 52 Commander, I used a heavy duty Avanti sway bar that I had bought from the old Newman Altman in SB. I had to shorten it 3/4 of an inch on each end, and used the late sway bar brackets, and had to "play" a little with the mounting of the brackets. It's a LOT better then the little 1/2" sway bar that was on it. I think the new one is 1 1/8".
It does hang down a little more then stock, but, handles a lot better too.

Jim

[52 Ragtop]

Not sure how much different a 51 is from a 52, But, on my 52 Commander, I used a heavy duty Avanti sway bar that I had bought from the old Newman Altman in SB. I had to shorten it 3/4 of an inch on each end, and used the late sway bar brackets, and had to "play" a little with the mounting of the brackets. It's a LOT better then the little 1/2" sway bar that was on it. I think the new one is 1 1/8".
It does hang down a little more then stock, but, handles a lot better too.

Jim

[studegary]

quote:Originally posted by dcolliau

I see these hot rodded cars with the no bumper and the nose cut off. What happens with the sway bar? I am working on mine and it hangs down and is ulgy! Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Don

Don Colliau

Keep in mind that many, if not most, highly modified cars are no longer on a stock Studebaker front suspension. Many have been sub-framed, etc.

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

1959 DeLuxe pickup (restomod)

[studegary]

quote:Originally posted by dcolliau

I see these hot rodded cars with the no bumper and the nose cut off. What happens with the sway bar? I am working on mine and it hangs down and is ulgy! Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Don

Don Colliau

Keep in mind that many, if not most, highly modified cars are no longer on a stock Studebaker front suspension. Many have been sub-framed, etc.

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

1959 DeLuxe pickup (restomod)