Swing out bar.

Kdw1403 · 01-13-2020, 09:06 AM

Is it legal in stock and super stock to have a swing out door bar on the driver side and passenger side?

Billy Nees · 01-13-2020, 09:19 AM

Yup.

Tom Goldman · 01-13-2020, 10:23 AM

Like Billy said but only on 8.50 and slower roll cage certs.
I've installed many of them .
I highly recommend using the billet clevis sold by Applied Racing Technology.
Simple and effective. Much less vertical slop in movement.

https://www.appliedracing.com/roll-b...ar-kits-1.html

Kenney Kelley · 01-18-2020, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Goldman

Like Billy said but only on 8.50 and slower roll cage certs.
I've installed many of them .
I highly recommend using the billet clevis sold by Applied Racing Technology.
Simple and effective. Much less vertical slop in movement.

https://www.appliedracing.com/roll-b...ar-kits-1.html

Thank you Tom for the heads up about the ART swing out kit after reading your post I called ART and ordered a kit and we installed it in our 95 Camaro it was a simple installation. Kenney Kelley

Tom Goldman · 01-19-2020, 02:20 PM

Kenny , some of the little tricks i do with those clevis include beveling the edged of the top pieces so they engage each other more easily , and using a .030" hardened valve spring shim in the bottom pivot to act as a bearing,I found nickel antiseize works best to lube it.. This allows you to keep the bottom bolt tighter and make the bar close easier with less movement up and down.
another thing you can do is to drill and tap the slot in both clevis' for a 10-24 allen cap screw that can act as a limiter both opening and closing , just have to position it carefully. Makes closing a lot easier and keeps the bar from rubbing on the door panel.

.Try to keep the lower pivot as close to bottom as possible to minimize any flexing. .

2021STK · 01-20-2020, 01:21 PM

Welded a small strip of metal on the inboard side of the upper clevis to prevent the swing out bar from going past the pit pin center.

Jim Wahl · 01-20-2020, 11:39 PM

Kenny, I just put one in my Stocker because of my back surgeries this past year. Tom's remarks above are spot on! ART makes the finest and strongest unit available. I looked at them all before I pulled the trigger! I should have done it a long time ago! Jim

.

01-13-2020, 09:06 AM	#1
Kdw1403 Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 192 Likes: 47 Liked 68 Times in 22 Posts	Swing out bar. Is it legal in stock and super stock to have a swing out door bar on the driver side and passenger side?

01-13-2020, 09:19 AM	#2
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,218 Likes: 3,091 Liked 6,772 Times in 1,519 Posts	Re: Swing out bar. Yup. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS Make tech "TECH" again!

01-13-2020, 10:23 AM	#3
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,435 Likes: 774 Liked 699 Times in 203 Posts	Re: Swing out bar. Like Billy said but only on 8.50 and slower roll cage certs. I've installed many of them . I highly recommend using the billet clevis sold by Applied Racing Technology. Simple and effective. Much less vertical slop in movement. https://www.appliedracing.com/roll-b...ar-kits-1.html __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

01-19-2020, 02:20 PM	#5
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,435 Likes: 774 Liked 699 Times in 203 Posts	Re: Swing out bar. Kenny , some of the little tricks i do with those clevis include beveling the edged of the top pieces so they engage each other more easily , and using a .030" hardened valve spring shim in the bottom pivot to act as a bearing,I found nickel antiseize works best to lube it.. This allows you to keep the bottom bolt tighter and make the bar close easier with less movement up and down. another thing you can do is to drill and tap the slot in both clevis' for a 10-24 allen cap screw that can act as a limiter both opening and closing , just have to position it carefully. Makes closing a lot easier and keeps the bar from rubbing on the door panel. .Try to keep the lower pivot as close to bottom as possible to minimize any flexing. . __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

01-20-2020, 01:21 PM	#6
2021STK Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 281 Likes: 273 Liked 17 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Swing out bar. Welded a small strip of metal on the inboard side of the upper clevis to prevent the swing out bar from going past the pit pin center. __________________ Dave Outten 2222 S/SS/SST/SG/HR 2021 S 1968 SS 1969 SR 1966 1990 Bracket

01-20-2020, 11:39 PM	#7
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,841 Likes: 626 Liked 672 Times in 121 Posts	Re: Swing out bar. Kenny, I just put one in my Stocker because of my back surgeries this past year. Tom's remarks above are spot on! ART makes the finest and strongest unit available. I looked at them all before I pulled the trigger! I should have done it a long time ago! Jim . __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 D2 National Open Stock Champion 1981 D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association. SSSSA Forum Moderator Last edited by Jim Wahl; 01-20-2020 at 11:41 PM.