Top mounting front sway bar on standard bug

[sprbxr]

Anyone have pics of front sway bars mounted on top of the control arms on a standard?
I am looking for more sway bar ground clearance and heard from various sources that this is a common method to gain clearance.

Thanks
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[johneliot]

I have dropped spindles on my 69 and this is my set up:

I don't think I've ever seen them start on the top of the control arm and then wrap around. And yes, those bolts have been turned up.
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[Kafer_Mike]

Whiteline makes an adjustable swaybar that mounts above.

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[67rustavenger]

Keep an eye on that clamp bolt nearest the shock. Over time they settle a bit on the lower control arm and may come in contact with the shock body.
Mine did. I turned it back to the down position.

Good Luck.
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[johneliot]

Thanks for the heads up. I'll keep an eye on it..
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[kangaboy]

So was there any resolve to this? I have an issue with dropped spindles on my standard beetle that the bottom mounted sway bar is hitting the rim when I turn the wheel a bit. Can the sway bar (same as pictured above) be mounted on the top of the bottom trailing arm? Didnt wanna take it all apart and try if this wasnt a thing.
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[vwfreek61]

On Formula Vees one of the set of torsion leaves is replaced with a solid rod. So the sway bar is inside the front beam. On a full body VW, you might need to add coilover shocks to make up for the stiffness of the missing leaves.
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