Is that a person or place ?
Is it ? Can’t tell from pics but it’s dang close . I’ll probably buy later once car is on the road . Bit expensive to get now .
Well, it is a larger diameter.
The Firm Feel bar appears to be the closest to stock and is even the same diameter as the OEM bar. See photo. I got mine off a wrecked 74 Cuda in a junk yard in Longmont, Colorado, in the late 1970's or early 1980's. I paid $40 for it, bead blasted it at the machine shop where I worked, and primed and painted it with a rattle can. My Cuda did not come with a rear bar, perhaps because it was a little earlier in production, in October of 69. The OEM and FF designs are preferable over designs which attach the bar to the axle for aesthetics and minimizing unsprung weight. You may find your best deal on a car being parted out, even if the bar requires blasting and painting.
In my previous reply, I recommended the OEM part, since I thought you could beat the aftermarket part price. Quality wise, I have only heard good things about Firm Feel. However, from many other suppliers of reproduction parts, I have had mixed results, with issues such as inferior design, improper form or fit, substandard metallurgy, incorrect finish, etcetera. One of the first reproduction parts I bought was a battery tray from Year One, in the early 1980's, 40 years ago. It did not have the exact same form (shape, hole locations, etc.) as original and I returned it. Starting in the mid 1980's, Koller Dodge offered a catalog full of restoration parts. I bought a Cuda Elastomeric front bumper from Koller, which they said was made from the original mold. The substructure was a modified/cut down chrome bumper, but I kept it, since the fit and exterior appearance were acceptable.
Yes to save some cash I did the same as cuda joe years before Firm Feel E-body rear bars were available. My sway bar itself was in ok condition. Back then I was able to reuse frame brackets, after disassembly wire wheeling and blasted at work, adding new bushings. Also I needed to clean up/ remove rust from my rear sway bar end link lower leaf spring mount brackets. As for parts, they were inexpensive, as I was able to match up /purchased new end links & bushings etc, from local Auto Zone parts store, very low cost. Years later when they became available, I purchased Firm Feel, only because mine were pitted.
I’d buy it . Send me message or call me 4107070379
