Need a complete rear sway bar setup for a Lark minus the spring plates.
Does anyone have one for sale???
Ron
Ron Butts wrote:
> Need a complete rear sway bar setup for a Lark minus the spring plates.
> Does anyone have one for sale???
> Ron
IIRC they are all the same, the difference is only in the mounts to the
frame, someone please correct me if I'm mistaken.
nate

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Grumpy AuContraire - 18 Nov 2006 01:47 GMT
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> nate
Depends... If you're referring to the Stude mid 1950's style, they will
not fit the spring brackets of later Larks since they have no mounting tab.
JT
Nate Nagel - 18 Nov 2006 02:44 GMT
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> JT
I am, but barring that (and there were some late style spring plates
made with the tabs) I believe the bar and drop links, bushings, etc. are
the same part number for 50's sedan and also Super Hawks and Super Larks.
I really gotta find my parts books (I packed them in a very, very safe
place apparently)
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Grumpy AuContraire - 18 Nov 2006 04:04 GMT
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> nate
Maybe they're under mulch pile #2...
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JT
N8N - 18 Nov 2006 17:56 GMT
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Now that's just low :)
nate
Ron Butts wrote:
> Need a complete rear sway bar setup for a Lark minus the spring plates.
> Does anyone have one for sale???
> Ron
I have the bars from an Avanti, but no mounts.
Nate Nagel - 18 Nov 2006 02:46 GMT
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> I have the bars from an Avanti, but no mounts.
That one, I believe, is the one Studebaker postwar rear sway bar that
does NOT fit his car - at least not the way the factory intended. I
wonder, since the AVanti was Lark-based, if it could be made to fit
though. ISTR that it won't work because of a gas tank clearance issue?
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SilverStude - 18 Nov 2006 12:30 GMT
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> nate
The ends mount under the spring plate and there are 2 struts that are
attached to the wheel well arch, with a piece of welded angle. The use
the standard rubber isolators. I would think you could make the struts.
> Need a complete rear sway bar setup for a Lark minus the spring plates.
> Does anyone have one for sale???
> Ron
Ron,
You can easily make these, by cutting the 90 degree bend shock mount
'tab' off of an extra set of spring plates ('62 or earlier, Model 23,
27, or 44). The tabs can be welded onto your spring plates in the same
location as the original sway bar spring plates.
I did this on my '54 Champion when I added the rear sway bar. I had a
couple of sway bar setups but one was missing the spring plates. Since
the Model 27 rear axle U-bolt holes are different, the Model 44 spring
plate would not have worked anyway.
Look at these pics:
http://racingstudebakers.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=83&pos=89
http://racingstudebakers.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=83&pos=90
http://racingstudebakers.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=83&pos=91
http://racingstudebakers.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=83&pos=92
I cut the contour of the tab to match the original sway bar spring
plate exactly, but this would not really be required......I am just
really anal about this sort of thing<G>. If the mounting hole is within
1/4" or so of the correct location, it should be fine since the design
of the sway bar links makes it very forgiving. In fact, if you bolted
the sway bar up to the chassis, you could make cardboard templates of
the tabs and then position the links to make sure everything clears. My
bar ended up very close to the exhaust pipe, but has not hit.
Actually, if you have some angle the same thickness as the spring
plates, there would be not reason you could not use this, versus
cutting pieces off another set of spring plates.
Also....if you got your swaybar setup from a mid to late '50s sedan, or
from a '63/'64 Super Hawk, don't forget that the Lark takes two
'adapters', part 1560747, where the bar bolts to the frame. These are
shown in the green 'High Performance' section of the '59 thru '64
Chassis Parts Book. These are just blocks of thick steel plate with
holes drilled/tapped in them, and are easy to make. I think I have a
loose one to get dimensions off of if you need them.
Hope this helps some......good luck.
Paul
R1Lark - 18 Nov 2006 14:29 GMT
> > Need a complete rear sway bar setup for a Lark minus the spring plates.
> > Does anyone have one for sale???
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> Paul
Well, that was pretty stupid of me.......if I would have CORRECTLY read
your email, I would have seen that you need the sway bar setup, not the
spring plates. Next time I work all night, I will get some sleep before
checking the NG <G>!
Paul (going to get some sleep now......) Warta
Grumpy AuContraire - 18 Nov 2006 15:14 GMT
> > > Need a complete rear sway bar setup for a Lark minus the spring plates.
> > > Does anyone have one for sale???
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> Paul (going to get some sleep now......) Warta
Not to worry... Many have preceded you and many will follow!
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JT