roll bar

An anti-roll bar (roll bar, anti-sway bar, sway bar, stabilizer bar) is an automobile suspension part that helps reduce the body roll of a vehicle during fast cornering or over road irregularities. It links opposite front or rear wheels to a torsion spring using short lever arms for anchors. This increases the suspension's roll stiffness—its resistance to roll in turns.
The first stabilizer bar patent was awarded to Canadian inventor Stephen Coleman of Fredericton, New Brunswick on April 22, 1919.
Anti-roll bars were unusual on pre-WW2 cars due to the generally much stiffer suspension and acceptance of body roll. From the 1950s on, however, production cars were more commonly fitted with anti-roll bars, especially those vehicles with softer coil spring suspension.

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    Body EARLY 79 ROLL BAR DIMENSIONS

    Hey All. Happy New Year. My first time post. All the way from Aussie. Restoring 1979 CJ7 Renegade. Looking for dimensions of upright “old style” 76-79 1/2 roll bar. My jeep came with not original YJ bar - one Im not gonna keep. But the tub has side bolts suggesting the original bar was...
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