Front Sway bar- 67 GT500 same as 70 Boss?

[cboss70]

I recently pulled a few parts to repaint in my winter boredom and noticed the sway bars seem to have the same diameter and "bend".  I have one from my 1967 GT500, one that came off my 70 Boss.  I always assumed they would be different but with a quick visual they look the same- are they?   Those two have round holes for the end link mount and a third bar I have looks the same but is squared off after the end link mount hole.  Are the 67GT500 and 70 Boss the same?  Any idea what the third one was from (same diameter, curves but end of bar is straight versus rounded like the other two)??  Thanks for your thoughts.

[corbins]

what size are they 15/16ths ?  3/4 ?

[cboss70]

For the 67GT500 versus 70B I pulled off the two round ended ones are 15/16. Make sense the are the same?

The spare one with the squared of ends looked the same as the two others it could I could be wrong, I didn't measure it and its possible that its 1" I'd have to measure when I get home.  Did any of the 67-70 mustang's come from the factory with the squared off ends?

[shelbydoug]

The 67 bar has a different configuration then other years.

[cboss70]

That's interesting- any unique things I should look for? Anyone have pictures of a 67 GT500 bar so I can look for differences between the two? My Shelby has the original drums on it etc so I'm thinking the sway bar was never removed either and is correct but then maybe my 70Boss one is not.

[JD]

This was posted on the SAAC forum before, not sure who (might have been Bob G) it shows the segment length difference of the '67/'68 vs the later Shelby bar, I believe this was to eliminate the interference with the balancer.  The lower bar in the photo is the '67/'68 bar.

Yes, the '67 is 15/16" diameter.  Sorry I don't know how this does or doesn't relate to the '70 Boss and I don't have any photos of the ends.

Also '67 GT350 and GT500 used the same sway bar.

[Bob Gaines]

This was posted on the SAAC forum before, not sure who (might have been Bob G) it shows the segment length difference of the '67/'68 vs the later Shelby bar, I believe this was to eliminate the interference with the balancer.  The lower bar in the photo is the '67/'68 bar.

Yes, the '67 is 15/16" diameter.  Sorry I don't know how this does or doesn't relate to the '70 Boss and I don't have any photos of the ends.

Also '67 GT350 and GT500 used the same sway bar.

Yes those are my poorly manicured hands. There is a big difference in shape of 69/70 sway bar used on Shelby's and Boss cars compared to the ones used on 67/68. The eyelet ends are the same and so is the 15/16 diameter. 

[cboss70]

Thank you both and the picture was great. I went home and just like the picture, my 67 one was a little shorter near that bend just like the picture and the 69/70 matched the other one in the picture. In fact the one I have with the straight ends had that section even a little longer so who knows what that is. Thanks again for the clarification-I better stick them back on the cars before I mix them up again!

[shelbydoug]

This was posted on the SAAC forum before, not sure who (might have been Bob G) it shows the segment length difference of the '67/'68 vs the later Shelby bar, I believe this was to eliminate the interference with the balancer.  The lower bar in the photo is the '67/'68 bar.

Yes, the '67 is 15/16" diameter.  Sorry I don't know how this does or doesn't relate to the '70 Boss and I don't have any photos of the ends.

Also '67 GT350 and GT500 used the same sway bar.

Yes those are my poorly manicured hands. There is a big difference in shape of 69/70 sway bar used on Shelby's and Boss cars compared to the ones used on 67/68. The eyelet ends are the same and so is the 15/16 diameter.

That is exactly the first thing that I thought of when I saw that picture before I knew who's hands they were? Why doesn't he take better care of those cuticles? Why does he stay away from the beauty parlor for so long? Maybe he spends too much time at the massage parlor?