Front sway bar for 1940 business coupe

[comedtech63]

Hello Group 

I would like to add a front sway bar on my 1940 Dodge business coupe .it looks like it never had one , I have heard that sway bars from later model vehicles will work with not too much modifications , also my 1949 Plymouth business coupe looks like it had one but it's missing would the same one work ? I remember reading that a sway bar from a Cherokee will probably work ,just don't remember what year would work 

Thanks for the help

[greg g]

Late 80s cherokee not grande.  2wd. I'd memory serves.

[Sniper]

Got a Dorman 927302 for my 51, haven't fitted it up yet, so no comments on how it'd work.

[andyd]

As far as I know 1939/40 & 41 all use the same basic front sway bar and bracketry which has a ball type end on the actual sway bar that fits into the stock rubber bushed vertical links that in turn bolt onto the front of the lower shock absorber pin that goes thru the spindle....but from 1942 the the sway bar is longer tho' of a similar shape to the 39-41 piece but the sway bar ends locate into the front edge of the lower A arm into a rubber bush that is encased in steel and goes thru brackets that hang below the front frame extensions.........I've attached a couple of pics of the sway bar I had made 45yrs ago using the stock 1940 shape but 1" in diameter with drilled flattened ends and an adjustable Heim jointed link.......yeh...its a hotrod.......lol......and yep, I had the original sway bar that the suspension shop used as a pattern........so none of this is probably much help to you..........lol...........Andy Douglas   

[comedtech63]

Thanks  least I have an idea

On how it's supposed to look and  where to bolt up 

[chrysleritis]

Hey, while I was crawling around under the car, it needs some new bushings on the front and back sway bars. Rock-hard, cracked rubber, not really doing anything. In the photo above, AndyD, you look like you have some fancy blue polyurethane bushings there, perhaps a MOOG product. If it is MOOG, can you tell me the product number on that and maybe save me some trial and error? There are some reproduction sway bar bushings available for these cars, but they look to be made of pretty undistinguished stuff. I have the snazzy urethane bushings on another car, and it really made for nice handling, so I'm interested in an "updo" on these. Thanks, if you can.

[andyd]

Those blue urethane sway bar bushings were found at the local spare parts place here in South Grafton, Oztralia...........the blue ones are the 2nd set I've used....the original ones I used were red...lol.......but could only find blue ones a couple of years ago when I replaced the worn red ones........lol.......I can't recall whether I made new clamps,used the original clamps or found some others that were similar.......the sway bars been there for 45 yrs or so.....lol........andyd  

[Loren]

I can’t tell you about the 40, I can tell you about the 49.

If you want a better than stock ( my 49 Bus Coupe didn’t have one either ) “Sway Eliminator” I used a 50 Chrysler Windsor which is nearly 3/4 inch ( stock Plymouth is nearly 1/2 inch ) I believe Bob Riding put the same on his 40 Wagon.

My point is with the Windsor/Royal bar you don’t have to do any engineering or modification. You just bolt it on. Take you about 15 minutes.

[andyd]

Loren........good information...........tho' here in Oz all mopar products made or sold here from WW2 owards were Plymouth based, ie, Plymouth, Dodge & DeSoto...and the only Chrysler badged cars from 1957 to 1962, the Oz only Chrysler Royals were 53/54 Plymouth based.......lol......regards from Oztralia.........andyd