Are All Drop Links for Front Stabilizers the Same?

[mshaver51]

Friends,

Are all of the drop links for 'through-the-body' front stabliziers the same?

Also, my car is an early '68 and i'm thinking about adding a front stabilizer bar. Does anyhone have any advice on whether the front stabilizer is a good idea?

Thank you all. This is a great forum.

ms

[304065]

No: there are at least three different lengths.

The answer to the second question depends on your plan for the car. My street car has a 13mm pencil bar. My old Race Car had a 31mm aluminum baseball bat.

[Fishcop]

What's the reason for the different lengths?

[mshaver51]

304065,

i echo 'fishcop,' asking a similar question. which length of drop link is correct for a SWB?

i am going for smooth ride and good handling. he SWB wasn't noted for that, which (i am told) is the reason for 60# of steel in the front bumper. so, i won't be using an aluminum baseball bat, and i would prefer to use the same stabilizer that was correct for an early '68 911 (normal). (according to the parts manual there were 3 different sizes of stabilizer bar prior to 12/67.)

please enlighted me/us.

thank you.

[davep]

I know the 914 uses a different length drop link compared to the 911.

[Merv]

I went the way of a 13mm bar with drop links to suit my early '68N, which has no mounting tabs on the control arms. The kit I got was great and very reasonably priced. I will see how that goes with the new Koni inserts. Road use only.

[M_deJong]

SWB cars had the longest drop links. LWB cars were shorter and 914 were shorter yet. It goes to ride height. You want the actuating arm horizontal at rest. Higher ride height = longer link.

Ed Mayo and others have posted data on the actual lengths in the past.

If you need a set of the long swb links I have some in the attic.

[Fishcop]

Excellent response Mike. That makes sense...

[304065]

Check out this post from this poor devil asking the same question years ago. . .

http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...ARB-drop-links!

All right, which bar. Well, with modern sticky tires you should be able to generate some decent cornering force, and therefore some decent roll, so I think a 15mm bar would be good. From a non-concours perspective the front ARB hardware is a bit klunky, but in that smaller size that is really the only option. Chuck Moreland just came out with a 19 and 22mm equivalent hollow bar RSR style and a blade style adjustable!

[mshaver51]

okay, so i have a 13mm bar, and it appears that the 911 (normal) had the 1mm bar as the option for MY1968.

are you saying a 13mm bar ain't worth the effort?

ms