info front sway bar

Don. · 02-19-07, 02:32 PM

Any pictures of an original front sway bar installed.
Thanks,
Don.

Lynn · 02-20-07, 10:58 AM

I have yet to see one. No doubt, somebody, somewhere put a front sway bar on, but if they did it was mounted below, or at least very near, the lower A arm and therefore is not seen in any pictures I have seen. Sometime ago, it seems that I recall speculation as to whether there ever was a front sway bar on a Mk I.

For what it's worth, I have heard the comment from more than one replica builder that testing showed imperceptible difference when a front sway was used vs when it was not. That said, I have fitted one, albeit pretty thin.

Ross Nicol · 02-20-07, 09:26 PM

Come to think of it I've never seen a front bar in any exploded GT40 pic either. I've got a cockpit adjustable one and it gets used.Were bars in common use in 66?
Ross

Pantera1889 · 02-20-07, 10:25 PM

Here you go.From the underside of GT40 # 1137

Ross Nicol · 02-21-07, 04:46 AM

Do you reckon they might have been hiding it from the competition? very neat job checking it into the chassis like that.
Ross

ChrisL · 02-21-07, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ross nicol

Do you reckon they might have been hiding it from the competition? very neat job checking it into the chassis like that.
Ross

Three other reasons that I can think of.
* Keeping weight low
* With a high steering rack, there might have been limited solid chassis area to bolt against
* Maximise the air-flow/clearance

It does look good though.

JimmyMac · 02-21-07, 02:23 PM

Here's another original swaybar