Hot Rods Sway bar on chevy straight axle

Thoughts on how helpful a sway bar, anti roll bar whatever you want to call it, is on a 38 Chevy with original axle dropped 3". Probably will be radial tires

 

They are used in solid axle rears .Don't see why it would not work as long as the frame is strong

 

Here is how did it on my '37 truck, https://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/driveline/swaybar/index.html
The bar I used is for the trucks, its plenty heavy duty make big difference on how the truck drives.

 

Thank ypu for the post @Joe H I am assuming the pick up is the same as the passenger car? Secondly where did you get the shock mounts for the front?

 

I recently put one under the front of my '46 Ford pickup. Like night and day difference! No more wallowing and tracks great. I highly recommend one.

 

I bought one for my 57 pickup

 

Do it. A sway bar is a good upgrade to the front end of any ride. I put one on my 39 Ford (straight axle) and it was a different car. Of course transverse axle Fords benefit a little more than parallel leaf Chevys.

 

I used one from Jeep CJ on my 37 Chebbie

 

Front was CJ rear was late 70s TBird on the 37 Chebbie . Both fit as if they were made to be used on the 37

 

The front shock mounts on my axle were on it when I pulled out of a fence row, I beleive they be stock lower mounts, the uppers were also on it, they are just so 1/4 or 3/8" steel plate bent and welded to the frame. They fit behind the inner fenders and didn't look to bad so I left them. The shocks are fairly short so I didn't have a lot to choose from, these I think are Ford Pinto rears.
I had stock '37 bar off a carry-all or suburban type car/truck, it was really small diameter and used some hard to find links on the ends, I sold it and bought the later truck unit.

 

I like rear swaybars on cars/trucks with parallel leaf spring solid front axles, but never found a need for a front swaybar on them. I just felt it cluttered up the clean front setup, and even if it improved handling I'd likely not add one for my cars.

 

any particular year? This sounds like the cats ass to me if it is as easy as you say

 

39's came with one, don't know why it wouldn't fit 38 if you could find one.
Picture came from add here, may still have it?
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1939-chevrolet-dropped-axle-and-suspension.941484/

 

Never saw stock 39 front axle and such . It’s different than 37-38s I have tinkered with . No tube shocks on earlier or sway bar , the reminder looks dead on

 

They came on the commercial vehicles, Carry-all/Suburban types.

 

1939 Chev didn't have tube shocks, they had knee action shocks. The axle shown is modified to add tube shocks.

 

Sorry but Chevrolet and I respectfully disagree, every beam axle 39 I've been around had them.
From the 39 service manual and other literature-