1967 GT 500 Traction Bars

I'd have to go look in my Cobra kit catalog. A company by the name of E/T sold these. I bought a set for my Gt 350 from Warshawsky and company in Chicago. I'm sure none were "factory"

 

these are called "Under rides" and are what were installed on 1966 GT350's after car #800 and something. the 1965 and early issue 66 GT350's had "Over ride" traction bars as they mounted on top of the Axle tube and came through the Floor boards and were secured. the Under ride Traction Bars were never an option on 67 cars. they can however fit on 67's and 68's as I have seen Folks use them.

 

1967 Shelby GT350's & 500's DID NOT have factory installed traction bars!
What they DID HAVE is a rubber bumper ( sometimes called "hopper-
stoppers" ) mounted on the frame rail above the most forward portion of
the rear springs. They tended to help prevent spring wrap-up on
accelleration. They are mentioned in the 1967 Shelby spec sheets. This add on e-bay is nothing more than a transparent attempt to palm off an item
as "original". Don't fall for it! If you need the rubber bumpers, call Tony
Branda as he sells the reproduction rubber bumpers.
Regards, shlby66.
1967 GT35 #1688

 

I believe the term used for them is "Snubbers" and they work quite well! at least mine did about a half hour ago!!

 

Snubber would be another name to use for the rubber bumpers. And if you
need them, Tony Branda has them. I can see it now; all the the '67 Shelby
owners crawling under their cars, checking to see if the snubbers are still
there. By the way, '68 Shelbys did not get the snubbers or traction bars. There were no traction bars or snubbers on '69/70 Shelbys from the factory
either. Only the '65/'66 Shelbys recieved traction bars at the factory.
shlby66

1967 GT350 #1688

 

that is a tell tale sign of a fake car...missing snubbers! actually they cracked and came off on their own some times. but the mounting holes should stil be in place.

 

Anybody have a photo of these snubbers? I'm ....

sure that there is more than one person like me that wants to hightail it out to the garage and check out their '67 Shelby for snubbers. Problem is that I don't know what in hell I'm looking for. Please help me if you can.

 

Just look at the forward end of the rear springs; right above this area
( both rear springs ) attached to the frame rails you should find this
rubber snubber. It looks alot like the snubber attached to the differential,
only larger. It's mounted useing 4 bolts. If your is missing, there should be
4 holes in the frame rail at that point. Hope this helps you find them.
shlby66

1967 GT350 #1688

 

here is mine with the leaf spring removed.

 

this is what the area should look like when they have fallen off!

 

Great work. Thanks a ton. The expertise of...

the members of this site is unbelieveable.

 

Daltondavid, you have me worried. The snubbers on my car (#0036) are nothing like the ones in the photo. There is a cast iron base (four bolts) and a rear end snubber from a 64 or so Galaxie on mine.

By the way folks, most cloners totally forget these things....dead give away. And Yes, somewhat copied ones are available. The metal base is different.

 

the ones on my car are "Tony Branda" replacements that I had powder coated black and I also used permatex sealer so no water would get under them. I also mounted the pieces with the Bolts(stainless) going up, instead of down as the threads always seem to get rusty or damaged. the picture I used showing the missing one was from a tired 67 GT350. the mounts usually break in half from age and abuse. the passenger side unit bearing the brunt of it in this case!

 

I just checked a 1967 Shelby spec sheet that was obtainable at the
Ford dealers showroom ( if he was an authorized Shelby dealer ) and
these parts are refered to as: " special rebound dampers" to control
spring windup. Boy, I'm sure glad I've kept a lot of this paperwork
from the past. So, there you have it!
shlby66

1967 GT350 #1688

 

RODDSTER, You have the original "dampers" as it came from the factory.
In an earlier post, I mentioned they had the appearance of a rear end,
differential rubber snubber. The rubber portion is mounted to a metal
base and it in turn is mounted to the car with 4 bolts.
shlby66

 

Roddster, The "dampers' on your car are the factory installed ones. I
mentioned in an earlier post that they had the appearance of the
bumpers found at the rear end/differential. The rubber is mounted to a
metal base, then attached with 4 bolts. Hope this clears it up for you.
shlby66