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Sway bar yes? or no?

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Old 05-23-2012, 09:04 PM
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Sway bar yes? or no?

My truck has factory swaybars f&r. Put in a 4" kit (f250 ttb)
Used extended links in the back - works fine

The front links however are to long. They push the sway bar up to high and hit the frame

ive been looking at this for the past week and just cant figure it out.
The instructions show the sway bar is behind the front axle. where as mine is infront of the axle.

Do i have the wrong parts in my hand or am i just dumb.

Also With those stiff *** lift springs and wide tires do i really need a sway bar in the front??

The stock end links are to short. and new ones to long. hmm.
 
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Old 05-23-2012, 09:20 PM
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Dumb question but you didn't happen to get them mixed up and put the front on the back?
 
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Old 05-23-2012, 09:28 PM
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When we jack up trucks we typically don't put the front sway bar in, but we put the rear in. Not sure why exactly, but that's how we do it. Even my truck with the SAS didn't get a sway bar
 
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Originally Posted by Bigblue351
My truck has factory swaybars f&r. Put in a 4" kit (f250 ttb)
Used extended links in the back - works fine

The front links however are to long. They push the sway bar up to high and hit the frame

ive been looking at this for the past week and just cant figure it out.
The instructions show the sway bar is behind the front axle. where as mine is infront of the axle.

Do i have the wrong parts in my hand or am i just dumb.

Also With those stiff *** lift springs and wide tires do i really need a sway bar in the front??

The stock end links are to short. and new ones to long. hmm.
Sounds like your instructions are for a F350, do they show the sway bar being on the axle? If so then they're definitely for a F350.
 
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Old 05-23-2012, 11:56 PM
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Thats what i figures (f350) links. But wasnt sure. Might just section them down a bit and just make them work
 
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