Sway bar question 914 vs 911

[farleyd]

Hi all, i am about to swap my 914 front strut 2.0L assemblies with 1984 911 ones.

Id like to know if i can use a 914 front sway-bar or will i have to use a 911 one?

Thanks.

[DonNewton]

This is too easy. . .use the Weltmeister 914 bar. Works like a champ, and is adjustable to boot!

[campbellcj]

Yes, the 914 front end design is basically the same as the early 911's. The "through the body" swaybars are interchangeable.

[JP Noonan]

Look at the front suspension. If there is a small u tab on the top of the lower control arm then the through body one works. If it is a larger bolt down upside down u, then you need a later model sway bar. I'm almost sure you will need to use a later sway bar.

Good news is that with the stock 911 19mm torsion bars up front any stock 911 sway bar will be plenty for a 914. Also you can probably sell your 914 front bar for more then a used 911 bar cost. I think you'll need to make some sort of adaptor mount for the rear of the bar to the chassis because the late 911 bars mount under the pan or to the suspension cross member.

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

If you have the upside-down ones, you can use the 914 sway bar by buying a Weltmeister U-tab kit. The through-body is supposed to be a better design than the under-body type (the later 911 ones). The under-body is cheaper to make and install.

--DD

[farleyd]

Hi, i acquired a used front sway bar with the front suspension. I will have have to buy new bushings - from Pelican of course. My a-arms have the u-tab even if my 914 doesnt have a factory sway-bar. I have all the parts: drop-links, adapters thru-body. All is missing is where to drill and fix the triangle part to allow the sway bar to go accross the body? Is there a template existing? Thanks.

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/914_front_swaybar/914_front_swaybar.htm