1967-69 Camaro Rear Sway Bars

[68 DANA]

Does anyone know where I can find the part numbers for the 68 and 69 rear sway bars? Are they listed in any TA racing documentation?

Dave

[firstgenaddict]

GM only made the one for the 67 as far as I have seen, heard, been told. From what I have seen on original TA cars most teams fabricated their own. 70 nova has a factory rear sway bar with F41 (COPO LT1 novas received them) the 70 nova rear will physically fit in the camaro so if you get all the brackets etc the rear sway bar should fit as well.

[firstgenaddict]

Here is the high performance section of my 11-74 dated Chevrolet P&A it lists the same parts 67-69.

[68 DANA]

James,

Thanks for the enlightening information. The original owner recalls that the sway bar was installed by a GM Dealer in either late 69 or could have been the early part of 1970. He could not really recall. I originally thought that perhaps the 67 rear 5/8 rear sway bar might have been used but the mounting hardware modified to suite the 68 application or there was a 68 rear sway bar and hardware available over the counter.

The information you provided adds an additional possibility to the equation. Perhaps these were the parts used.

I appreciate your help.

-Dave

[68 DANA]

James,

In order to facilitate the installation of the sway bar as listed in the 11-74 dated Chevrolet P&A catalog, do you know if it required the removal and replacement of the bottom rear leaf spring bracket? I have looked on-line for 1969/70 Novas with factory rear sway bars and from what I can see the rear sway bar is apparently mounted to the lower leaf spring bracket versus the frame assembly.

I will need to locate a 69/70 Nova factory manual to confirm.

Dave

[WILMASBOYL78]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 68 DANA</div><div class="ubbcode-body">James,

In order to facilitate the installation of the sway bar as listed in the 11-74 dated Chevrolet P&amp;A catalog, do you know if it required the removal and replacement of the bottom rear leaf spring bracket? I have looked on-line for 1969/70 Novas with factory rear sway bars and from what I can see the rear sway bar is apparently mounted to the lower leaf spring bracket versus the frame assembly.

I will need to locate a 69/70 Nova factory manual to confirm.

Dave </div></div>

There were no 69 Novas equipped with a factory rear sway bar. Starting in 1970 the F41 option included the rear sway bar, but this didn't show up until the spring of 1970. The Nova setup also involved welded supports near the underside of the trunk for attaching the &quot;drop down&quot; links that connected to the bar. I don't think the 67-69 Camaro bars had this feature. As mentioned the 70 setup is a &quot;rare bird&quot;...the Yenko Deuce boys and late 70 L78 Nova lovers will pay dearly for them, if you have the complete setup.

wilma

[Schonyenko2]

While I won't argue with the factory spec book, I do wonder about the difference between the Camaro, and nova trunk area where the verticle bar mounts would be welded, to the horizontal height of the sway bar. And the angle of the verticle bars. While it might all play together just fine, best to know for sure before spending big bucks on a system that's not quite right. FWIW

[firstgenaddict]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 68 DANA</div><div class="ubbcode-body">James,

In order to facilitate the installation of the sway bar as listed in the 11-74 dated Chevrolet P&amp;A catalog, do you know if it required the removal and replacement of the bottom rear leaf spring bracket? I have looked on-line for 1969/70 Novas with factory rear sway bars and from what I can see the rear sway bar is apparently mounted to the lower leaf spring bracket versus the frame assembly.

I will need to locate a 69/70 Nova factory manual to confirm.

Dave </div></div>

3935773(4) were the left and right axle attachment plates.
They installed between the spring perch on top of the spring, the hole in the center was for the center locating bolt/stud in the leaf springs.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Yes, like this:

[Schonyenko2]

Just a heads up, that 70 Nova sway bar set up is a very hard item to find, and expect to pay a pretty good price if you do.