Mustang II Front Suspension Sway Bars

What sway bars are being used by forum members that changed their stock suspension over to the Mustang II style?

I have a 1 inch sway bar original to a Mustang II Cobra II that I bought a few years ago that I figured would simply fit once I install the MII suspension. It turns out that it is about 2 inches too wide from eye to eye to fit the track on a Maverick. The eyelets would have to mount pretty close to where the lower ball joints are so back to the drawing board

 

I'm using the one that came with my RC-107 kit...made for a Maverick

R&C part#...RC 123

 

What is the diameter of your bar?

 

RC-123 is 1" diameter. Same one I have.

 

Does anyone have a measurement from center of eyelet to center of eyelet? Need to be sure it will fit since I don't have the R & C kit

Thanks :Handshake

 

Mine is not installed, so probably easiest to measure.

44-1/2"

 

Thanks, I'm going back out in the garage and will check

 

what did you find...

 

I found out 2 things -

First, just how hard it is to measure across between the ball joints with an engine mounted in the car with a notched out oil pan and a steering rack in the way------------- and no one to help me

The second thing I found out is that my Mustang II bar measures 45 inches and an R & C bar that is 43.5 across the eyes will work - it gets the eyelets inside of both lower ball joints with a little room to spare

 

So 43.5 will work and 45 will not? Scott's is 44 1/2.. Sounds close!

 

45 inches just interfered with the insides of the lower ball joints by overlapping the rubber boots. Also the center of the Mustang II bar hung way down low, slightly lower than the cross member. I never researched the MII bar before but the center part of the bar seems like it's designed to clear an oil pan - does a MII bar perhaps mount towards the rear because that would explain it?

 

I have no idea.. Is it possible you were looking at it upside down

 

No way - I was standing upright when I looked at it

 

do these pics. help any...

 

Looks like the center of those bars sit almost parallel with the ground