[Chrysler300] mopar wheel bases

[Bill Leahy <bleahy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

thanks john.

i am sending this to the whole 300 group, someone else like me would 
appreciate the info.

just this spring i sold off a 51 chev deluxe 2 dr business coupe that 
had just turned 50,000 miles / it hurt but i have reformed...it is 
chryslers to the grave.

yahoooooo

billllll in kennewick
On Jul 13, 2006, at 4:54 PM, John J. Hertog wrote:

> Up to 1962, Bill the Chebby Man, Chrysler made two different wheebase 
> cars,
> in the Chrysler line  (I am not talking Dodge, Plymouth); the lesser 
> models
> (Windsor, Newport) were 122" wheelbase, whereas the more expensive ones
> (NewYorker, 300) were 126" .
>
> For instance:
> in 1960, Windsor was SWB, and Saratoga and Nyker and 300F were LWB; all
> DeSoto were SWB
>
> in 1961, Newport and all DeSoto were SWB - all other Chrysler models 
> were
> LWB
>
> in 1962, the ONLY LWB model made was the NewYorker - all other were SWB
>
> in 1963 and 1964, all Chryslers were SWB, period.
>
> Since the difference in wheelbase is in the front subframe, and pretty 
> much
> ALL subframe components are different between SWB and LWB, you need to 
> find
> a SWB donor car.
>
> There are some other candidates such as 1962, 63 and 64 Dodge 880 
> which are
> all SWB.
>
> That's it in a nutshell.
>
> J.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Leahy [mailto:bleahy@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 3:32 PM
> To: John J. Hertog
> Subject: Re: need your brain john
>
> remember john, i have been a chevrolet man all my life (i am now 63
> 1/2).
>
> 4 years ago i jumped ship...and i don't even know what a short
> wheelbase mopar car is other than you said my sport is one.
>
> so, what years are you talking about?
>
> billllllll
> On Jul 13, 2006, at 12:10 PM, John J. Hertog wrote:
>
>> Hi Bill,
>>
>> Any short wheelbase Mopar such as yours, up to and including 1964.
>> They all
>> used the same subframe / front end components. Best bet would be to
>> find a
>> '64 NewYorker, for instance. That  would have a larger diameter sway
>> bar.
>> You'll have to cut the brackets off the frame and weld them on to your
>> car
>> so make sure to note exact measurements
>>
>> John
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bill Leahy [mailto:bleahy@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 1:38 PM
>> To: John J. Hertog
>> Subject: need your brain john
>>
>>   john...
>>
>> i have learned that a sway bar was an option for my 62 sport / and it
>> could use a little help up front.
>>
>> so, what cars can i look for that would have a sway bar that would fit
>> my car?
>>
>> thanks for any info
>>
>> billllll in kennewick, washington
>>
>


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