 Front Sway Bar Tabs, Why do I have them? |
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| 914bub |
 Jul 15 2015, 06:34 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 433 Joined: 16-August 13 From: Modesto CA. Member No.: 16,260 Region Association: None  |
So yesterday I was under my car working on my exhaust when I looked forward and saw this:
 I am going to add a sway bar so I was thrilled to find out I already had them but I'm wondering why I do? The car is a 72 and there's no evidence of damage in the past that would have made replacing both lower control arms necessary. It also does not have holes as if it had a sway bar and somebody removed it.Tabs are factory welded. Anybody else run into this? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Not sure why the pic is upside down but you get the idea. |
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| Montreal914 |
Jul 15 2015, 06:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,591 Joined: 8-August 10 From: Claremont, CA Member No.: 12,023 Region Association: Southern California 
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My 73 was originally a 1.7 therefore no factory sway bars. My front trailing arm already had the U tabs. It made the installation of the swaybar somewhat easier. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| wndsnd |
Jul 15 2015, 06:41 PM
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You wanted a horse, but got a goat. Nobody wants a goat.... Group: Members Posts: 2,861 Joined: 12-February 12 From: North Shore, MA Member No.: 14,124 Region Association: North East States  |
Ditto the same for my 73.
However, is that a hole in your A-arm? |
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| Larmo63 |
Jul 15 2015, 06:44 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,264 Joined: 3-March 14 From: San Clemente, Ca Member No.: 17,068 Region Association: Southern California |
Yes, that is a hole in his A arm. They all have them, it's the end of the welded bar that gussets the arm.
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| wndsnd |
Jul 15 2015, 06:53 PM
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You wanted a horse, but got a goat. Nobody wants a goat.... Group: Members Posts: 2,861 Joined: 12-February 12 From: North Shore, MA Member No.: 14,124 Region Association: North East States |
Learn something every day here!
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| Porschef |
Jul 15 2015, 07:39 PM
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How you doin' Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 7-September 10 From: LawnGuyland Member No.: 12,152 Region Association: North East States
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My 76 has the tabs welded in from the factory. Also made installing the bar much easier. Maybe they gave the young welders somethin to practice on, a big crate of lower control arms with tabs periodically refilled... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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| Dave_Darling |
Jul 15 2015, 10:33 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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Probably easier to just make more than you need with tabs than to figure out the exact number and make only those.
--DD |
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| 914bub |
Jul 16 2015, 01:14 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 433 Joined: 16-August 13 From: Modesto CA. Member No.: 16,260 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Jul 15 2015, 09:33 PM)  Probably easier to just make more than you need with tabs than to figure out the exact number and make only those. --DD Dave I hadn't considered the fact that you might have been able to order a sway bar as an option. I knew LE's had them but I thought those were the only cars that came with a sway bar as standard equipment. Did 6's have them? Did "later" cars have them standard? If they were optional for other years any idea how much they cost? |
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| vw505 |
Jul 16 2015, 02:42 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 228 Joined: 17-April 03 From: San Antonio, TX , Navy retired Member No.: 579 Region Association: None |
My 73 had tabs, and yes adding the bar was easy.
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| 914Sixer |
Jul 16 2015, 03:17 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,906 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Starting in 75 the U tabs were deleted. However when the 76 production run started, they used all the parts they could find on the shelf. Most 75-76's did not have them.
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| Old Yella |
Jul 16 2015, 05:48 PM
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Old Yella Group: Members Posts: 158 Joined: 2-July 13 From: Canberra Australia Member No.: 16,086 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(914Sixer @ Jul 16 2015, 02:17 PM) Starting in 75 the U tabs were deleted. However when the 76 production run started, they used all the parts they could find on the shelf. Most 75-76's did not have them. saw this? Attached image(s) 
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| Dave_Darling |
Jul 17 2015, 09:20 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(914bub @ Jul 16 2015, 12:14 PM) I hadn't considered the fact that you might have been able to order a sway bar as an option. They were standard on the 73 2.0 (with a few exceptions). Optional on all other 73+ 914s. Not sure on the earlier ones, nor on the Sixes. --DD |
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| maf914 |
Jul 17 2015, 02:16 PM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None
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My 76 had factory a-arm tabs but no factory sway bar. I added H&H bars, front and rear, many years ago. The front sway bar drop links bolted up directly to the tabs. Very nice handling improvement.
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