Original rear sway bar?? or not.

[allcamaro]

Ok you tell me. This Z is getting torn down and baged for restoration and we need to know if the rear sway bar is original. The bolts holding it in are GM type and nothing looks hacked. Im pretty sure the front was aftermarket installed but again I need some ideas on this one. I do understand that it was a overthe counter item.

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[allcamaro]

The short history on the car is it looks to have some road race alterations small but evedent, support bars and such, lowered the springs ect but a low mile very original car.

[John Brown]

Rear sway bar wasn't available on 69 Camaro, to my knowledge.

May have been available "over the counter".

[Jeff H]

Definitely not the GM over the counter setup. It attached completely differently and the bar was shaped different. That looks like an early aftermarket setup.

[Rick H]

The rear sway bar and attachments are not original. The frame bracket looks homemade and the two support arms are from a late model Camaro/Firebird. I.E. Late 1970's, early 80's.

Rick H.

[1967Z28]

I believe the old Chevy parts books listed a rear sway bar set-up for the '70-'72 Nova SS. Something like that would work in an early Camaro. Could this be one of those?

-Jon

[John Brown]

The Nova bar would work on a 69 Camaro, but it's narrower than the one pictured and uses wider shock mount/spring mounting plates that attach the bar end bushings. Also the upper "links" for the Nova bar attach to stamped brackets that are spot welded to the underside of the trunk floor, not the frame rails.