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Old 01-23-2024, 11:45 AM   #1275
SkinnyG
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Re: SkinnyG's '61 Apache

We're not dead yet.

The '61 is under a car cover for now.

I've been building rear sway bars for my daily driver (Hyundai Accent). Here is the evolution:



The back is a torsion-beam axle, which is a twisting solid axle. This design limits the twist. Aftermarket bars are 16mm. Here (left to right) is 19mm, (not shown: 22mm which is on my wife's matching Accent), 26mm hollow, 26mm hollow with better arms, and 32mm hollow.

Also took eight winter steelies and cut and welded them into a set of 15x7.5's:





Yes, it's lowered. Both of our Accents are lowered. I have never, ever, owned "stock" anything.
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