BLKMGK Posted February 11, 2001 Share Posted February 11, 2001 How is th esway bar on th e73 Z supposed to be mounted up front? On the driver's side mine looks like bolts have been run through the rail with backing plates - not welded on. The passenger side has a mount that's been welded on - with some gussets too. Is this normal? In the rear - how mount a sway bar? Needed? My car's bar looked to be aftermarket and had rubbed on the control arm pretty good. It will no longer fit with my aluminum brace for the finned LSD cover. Looking at VB drawings my sway bar was mounted bassackwards but I'm not sure I've got mounts to do it any other way. What to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 11, 2001 Share Posted February 11, 2001 Blkmgk, Does your car have body mounts for the rear sway bar? My 73 does. They look just like an early 260's. I'll try to go look at mine tomarrow & I'll let you know about my front mounts. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKMGK Posted February 11, 2001 Author Share Posted February 11, 2001 The swaybar that came off did NOT use the body at all. It sort of clamped to the risers out back that held the rear crossmember. Now that I've swapped those out in order to run the "billet back brace" the old mount will no longer work. Considering the apparent binding and damage it did to the one control arm I'd prefer not to use it anyway! Appreciate you taking a look for me. If it would help I can take pics of my existing mount up front but not the rear (easily). The rear suspension is in a million pieces right now - most of which are out getting coated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromio Posted February 12, 2001 Share Posted February 12, 2001 The 75 parts car I had had the mounts for the rear bar ahead of the rear axle. They were tucked in near the beginnings of the rear sub-frame area. I cut/chiselled these out, but I con't know if I'll bother using them. If your's was mounted in the rear, it's probably an aftermarket unit, as I doubt it would have long enough arms to reach the "stock" mounting location. Have you seen the pics of Darius's car at http://www.htandmore.com/pics/240z71/? There's a pic there of his rear bar - you might be able to duplicate that with yours. As to the front, sounds like that mount location on the pass. side rusted out and a prev. owner "repaired" it. That area rusts out pretty badly since it has that extra plate there to trap water. ------------------ 240Z.jeromio.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 13, 2001 Share Posted February 13, 2001 BLKMGK, I looked at my 73 that still has the original front sway bar in it & the only holes in the rail are tapped (I think there tapped) with no holes visable from on top. It has thin spacers that fit between the mount & rail. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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