Stabilizer bar or Sway bar ??

[jabbersword]

I am in need of a new Stabilizer bar for my 69 sporty and have been un-able to find one. I come across sway bars during my search but have not found the elusive Stabilizer bar.

Can some one tell me the difference between the two, or is there?

Thanks

[DubKru]

None that I know of, unless its like a brand thing: "Acme Stabilizer Bar"
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2L, Raby cam, HAM Heads, Mallory, Dual Dell 40's, Porsche discs, Fuchs (Colored matched not to my bus),tunin' the crap out of it, slammed on Wagenswest suspension.

[LetsGoCamping]

Are you mixing up the front stabilizer bar with the steering damper like I did? Here is Bus Boys example of the damper:

[typesoneandtwo]

As far as I know, the terms are interchangable. When I needed to fix the bushings on my Oldmobile sway bar, I could find no reference to "sway bar" only "stabilizer" It's just a fancy way of saying "sway bar", I guess.
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[NASkeet]

[DubKru]

I'd say sway-bar is the alternative to anti-sway bar. But that might lead us to a semantics war.
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2L, Raby cam, HAM Heads, Mallory, Dual Dell 40's, Porsche discs, Fuchs (Colored matched not to my bus),tunin' the crap out of it, slammed on Wagenswest suspension.

[jabbersword]

I appreciate everyone’s input but I am just going to come to the conclusion that the Stabilizer Bar and Sway Bar is the same thing.

For anyone who is interested and has a copy of the Robert Bentley Official Service Manual for Type 2 can look at chapter 2 Front axle section Fig. 1-1 shows a diagram with a what they call a Stabilizer Bar.

Another Reference would be the (Fix your Volkswagen) by Larry Johnson Page 147 Fig. G-4.

Again thanks for the inputs

[VWGeorge]

I understand what you mean. The stock Sway bar is not even worth putting back on the bus. Do youself a favor and Use this one. http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ACC%2DC10%2D4051
Get the stainless steele clamp kit and you will be very happy with the results.

[highrev9k]

I just put those empi bars on this afternoon and they are amazing!! got eveything from cip and the grand total was $230 shipped. worth it. i could fly around corners now if i weren't afraid of shredding my tires to bits! one thing i think i've noticed is that before the kyb gas adjusts on all four corners did not seem too harsh, as many on here have said. the bus used to just float on down the road, swaying to smooth out the bumps with a decent amount of damping. now i'm pretty sure the ride has become stiffer and possibly a little harsh up front. still, a major improvement, i never thought a bus could drive like that!

[NASkeet]

[jaredm81]

[VWGeorge]

The rear bar runs along the torsion tube that is forward from the transmission. In the event that you have an automatic transmission I would recomend the WHITELINE unit. The Empi will not fit.
I use oil in the front and gas charged in the rear( insert joke please).
This combo gives a very nice ride with the bars forward and back.

[jabbersword]