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140 / 164 rear bar? 140-160

posted by  someone claiming to be Ira Eisenberg on  Fri Feb 15 02:32 CST 2002 [RELATED]

I have not retrofitted a bar from a 240 to a 140. I have installed the IPD kit in both a 140 and 164 and it does improve handling. The IPD catalog shows different part numbers for the 140 vs. 240. From the photographs in the catalog, it appears that the 240 rear bar is a very similar design to the 740 rear bar but distinctly different from the 140/160 rear bar. The 240 bar is a formed steel rod with a piece of square steel stock welded at each end. It is held in place on the car by two long bolts at each end which pass through the trailing arms and holes in the square stock. One is likely to be the shock absorber lower bolt. So, assuming the overall length of the bar allows it to slide between the trailer arms on your 140, it is a snug fit and you want to drill a horizontal hole through each trailer arm to accomodate one of the mounting bolts on each side AND the rear suspension will be able to flex vetically without hitting the final drive it may very well work out.

The IPD rear kit for the 140/160 gets bolted to the rear axle with large "U" clamps and has long threaded bolts which are attached, one at each end of the bar and pass through holes in the car floor. The only real work to this installation is removing the rear seat cushion and drilling a few holes in the floor to accomodate reinforcing plates and the long threaded bolts.






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