I have also 1 1/8" installed in front and works well. Got also 1" to rear waiting for installation.

-jyrki from Finland-

www.hollowheads.net

I have the 1 1/8" front installed on my 56 but have not installed the 1" rear at this time.  No complaints but again that is on a 56.

TC

You gotta have the right tools and know how to use 'em.

TC - Austin, Texas

Kid,

For my '54 wagon I used 1" (#519)front, 1"(658)rear.  These will not be the same for 57.   It was a tight fit up front with lower hose, and in the rear the outboard mounts required welding to frame.  That said with new bushings (I had whole front end apart), the car is tight and sure on the road.  Hope this helps with your decision.  PF 

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  Thanks for all your responses,called Thunderbirds Southwest(Paul F./Paul2748) and they have swaybars/mounting kits up to 1 1/8" for fronts($226) and 1" for rear($180) for '57 Ford wagon/sedan delivery! Does this size seem to big and what was the stock size on the front for '57 wagons/deliverys? Paul F. do you remember what size swaybars you installed on your wagon,any handling issues? Agin,thanks all for your responses,KID

I have purchased the Thunderbirds Southwest Sway bars and no longer use them.  The front hangs really low, had to go back to stock as it looked so bad and hit everything. Their rear did help a bunch and I liked it until I minitubbed it.   The rear is worth the money especially if you add wider tires that rub on turns.   

I converted to a '59 Ford Station Wagon front bar. The Station wagon is the bigger one.  I had to put rivnuts in the frame to mount it like the '59  I also converted to a set of aftermarket sway bar ends and links and mounts to get urethane while I was mounting it.  Works Awsome!!! and does not hang down at all, and works better than the Southwest Bar.

I noticed a '58 Edsel Ranger has a nice sized bar that looks like it will work on our cars too.  Make sure and get all the attatching parts when you get it.  You may have to add rivnuts to the frame to put it on a '57.

I recently used a' 57 scrub after market rear sway that actually pionts backwards and also, mounts above the rear end. It was only $100 on ebay. It Fits amazingly good with my narrowed frame and minitubed, and would work on a stock '57 Ford.

Pat Fleischman

I've found that listings for rear bars only, are hard to find. In 1955, wagons & sedan del's had 1/8" bigger front bar, but I don't think they will fit a 1957. What ever you decide on, don't go overboard on a front bar. A big bar will control roll, (incorrectly referred to as sway) but it puts stress on the front of the car & may promote excessive understeer, or ploughing to the the outside, if that explains it better. A light rear bar combined with the stock front, may be the better answer.

Paul

Kid, 

Installed the front and rear bars from Thunderbirds Southwest, a few years ago and was pleased with the results.  (still)  The kit was very complete.

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     Several years ago I bought a front and rear stabilizer kit from Addco for my 55 Bird. I used the front bar but had to put a 1/4 inch spacer between the rubber mounts where the original bar mounted so it wouldn't rub on the sheet metal ahead of the radiator. As far as the rear mount, I couldn't mount it the way I liked as it seemed a little to narrow. One of these days I'll mount a plate to the frame and move the frame mount location about 2 inches inboard of the frame so it will line up better. But the front bar works great.

 Bud in Arizona

Bud in Northern Arizona on route 66 in Winslow (standin' on the corner)

If you're American, buy American

631/2 Galaxie 500XL 406   55 T-Bird

Try Thunderbirds Southwest. They have sway bars for almost any Ford. www.thunderbirdsouthwest.com

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

The Bird bar will not bolt on a '57 passenger car, but that's not to say it can't be made to fit.  The Bird bar is bolted to the frame with rubber bushings and have links to the lower A arms.  The '57 bar is clamped to the lower A arms with two rubber bushed brackets per side, and no connection to the frame.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"