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I'm starting a new thread on swaybar upgrade possibilities, based on a recent thread by @keithb873. As I stated before, I was perusing my various FB Mopar groups and I found a claim that a '55-'56 Imperial swaybar at 13/16" diameter, interchanges perfectly with the '49-'52 Plymouth swaybar which is 11/16" diameter. You would need upgraded rubber bushings which I found online: Moog Suspension Front Stabilizer Sway Bar Bushing Kit K-6267 That seemed like an easy upgrade. I went to my local auto parts yard (he is an eBay seller too: Forthebeachonly) and found one for not much money. Unfortunately, the claims are not accurate. The Imperial swaybar is definitely wider than the Plymouth's. The shape is close and could work. I was thinking that I could shorten and then weld it into a shape that would fit, but online research was all over the place as to the advisability of doing that. "Don't do it it will weaken the spring steel" "Go ahead and do it, just sleeve it and weld over the patch" "If you do it, TIG first, Then finish with arc welds" Never MIG!" "Do it without the sleeve, hot-rodders have been doing it for years without problems" "It's not spring steel, it's cold rolled steel so you can do it safely, and besides, if the weld breaks, you just put the stock swaybar back" etc, etc, etc... Do we know what Chrysler made the swaybar out of and whether or not it's weldable? This may be one of those mods that is more trouble than it's worth