Re: [ihc] Scout II front end question

[william cunningham <slypigs@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,

Sorry to jump in late.
 I and many others do not have the bar anymore, I could not feel any 
change in stability when I removed mine, YMMV. In fact my front shackles 
(1/2 inch lift) are made from the "swaybar" I removed. I don't know what 
type of steel that bar is made of but it seems like it may be spring 
steel, anyone know?

Willy
77 SS II
71 800 B

John M. Adams wrote:

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
>>Ryan Moore
>>Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 8:04 PM
>>To: Howard R Pletcher; ihc-digest@domain.elided
>>Subject: Re: [ihc] Scout II front end question
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Howard R Pletcher" <n9ads@domain.elided>
>>To: <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
>>Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 20:51
>>Subject: Re: [ihc] Scout II front end question
>>
>>
>>>The angle brackets for the inside shackles sound like the factory "sway
>>>bar" mounting arrangement that became standard on 1/1/74, but the angle
>>>iron between the shackles isn't the stock bar.  The stock bar was a flat
>>>piece of steel, 3/8" x 2 3/4".  Depending upon the size of your
>>>
>>angle, it
>>
>>>is likely stiffer than the stock bar.
>>>
>>He said the piece between the shackles is a stock bar, if I read it right.
>>He said the angle in place of the inner shackle pieces, with a bar between
>>the two.
>>
>
>No, the "bar" on mine which is bolted at both ends between the shackle
>brackets is a piece of angle iron, not flat stock. I think I said that, but
>it doesn't matter. It was certainly a labored description, and easy to
>misread, if that's what you did.
>
>So, the likely conclusion is that the PO hit a rock or something, bent the
>flat stock, and thought to make it "better than new" by replacing it with
>angle stock. Perhaps he figured, "stronger = better". Or perhaps that's just
>what he had lying around.
>
>I think I will take it back to stock. I can't imagine this piece flexing the
>way it's supposed to. I can imagine other things *breaking*, though.
>Fortunately, there's no hurry. I'm still working on the burned up engine,
>with winter upon me, and no room in the shop...
>
>Thanks for the info, Ryan & Howard.
>
>John A.