Front Sway Bar on 2WD Help Any?

[76f350spercamprspeal]

When you have a sway bar you have to have custom made headers because the sway bar gets in the way.My truck has dual sway bars.

[NumberDummy]

^ ^ What in the world are you describing? ^ ^

Fellow members: the sway (stabilizer) bar is in front of the front wheels, the radius rods, the I-Beams, the entire front suspension!

It has absolutely nothing to do with headers, engine components...nothing at all!

There are two links that bolt to either side of the front inner frame rails. The ends of the sway bar attaches to these links. The sway bar is sorta shaped like this: I_____*___*_____I

There are two U shaped clamps sorta mid way on either side of the bar.

The sway bar has squarish shaped bushings in these * two * locations.

These clamps fit over the bushings and attach the center of the sway bar to the front crossmember, the one directly behind the front bumper.

Most sway bar installations are similar...look at any rear wheel drive car from the 1960's thru today (like a Crown Vic).

What you'll see is almost a carbon copy of how the front sway bar is installed on a F100/350.

>> The 1973/79 Ford LIGHT Truck Parts Catalog is available on a CD from hipoparts.com / also sold on ebay for around $25.00. < <

Illustration Section 53, page 14 = Front Stabilizer installation.

btw: member 76f350suprcamprspeal's truck does have two sway bars, but the other bar is behind the rear axle.

There is no such thing as TWO front sway bars on any F100/350...from any year!

[pidaster]

That's why I was confused. My '77 F-250 351M has a sway bar and they didn't interfere with the headers but I keep seeing footnotes in catalogs that read will not fit trucks with swaybar on the '74 F-100 390.

[psquare7575]

Glad NumberNummy cleared it up.

460 Here, with headers, in a 2wd F100. Addco sway bar. ZERO clearance issues..

[76f350spercamprspeal]

I read a thread,were a guy bought headers and he said does not fit Super Camper Special.
I found that thread,here. http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/61...ggestions.html

Originally Posted by eeeper

I have a 1974 F350 Super Camper Special with a 390. I bought a set of headers (dynomax) but they don't fit. After calling multiple different vendors, hedman, hooker, edelbrock they all say the same thing, that they don't make headers for the Super Camper Special. Any advice on what to do?

[NumberDummy]

Originally Posted by 76f350spercamprspeal

I read a thread,were a guy bought headers and he said the instructions say does not fit Super Camper Special.
I found that thread,here. http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/61...ggestions.html

Why would headers interfer with a front sway bar, when the bar is IN FRONT OF THE ENGINE and the FRONT SUSPENSION?!

Some ppl come up with the most ridiculous CACA del TORO!

Un F'ing un-believable...all one has to do is look at the front sway bar and see how it's attached.

And a SCS would be no different than any F100/350.

Since you have a front sway bar...did you actually look at it, or just go by what some catalog sez??

Do you even know what a sway bar is?

[76f350spercamprspeal]

Originally Posted by NumberDummy

Why would headers interfer with a front sway bar, when the bar is IN FRONT OF THE ENGINE and the FRONT SUSPENSION?!

Some ppl come up with the most ridiculous CACA del TORO!

Un F'ing un-believable...all one has to do is look at the front sway bar and see how it's attached.

And a SCS would be no different than any F100/350.

Since you have the front sway bar...did you actually look at it, or just go by what some catalog sez??

Sorry-Double post.

[76f350spercamprspeal]

Originally Posted by NumberDummy

Why would headers interfer with a front sway bar, when the bar is IN FRONT OF THE ENGINE and the FRONT SUSPENSION?!

Some ppl come up with the most ridiculous CACA del TORO!

Un F'ing un-believable...all one has to do is look at the front sway bar and see how it's attached.

And a SCS would be no different than any F100/350.

Since you have a front sway bar...did you actually look at it, or just go by what some catalog sez??

Do you even know what a sway bar is?

Nope,but I was just goin' by with what evreyone else said its not my fault,I belived them.
Do you have pics,please check out the thread and give me the FACTS SO I KNOW.

[NumberDummy]

Originally Posted by 76f350spercamprspeal

I just quoted someone else,never seen them before,do you have any pics,look at that thread.

Don't quote something until you read the entire thread (which I just did).

If you had read it throughly, you would have seen that others said the same thing I did.

And...what the heck do you need pictures for?

You want facts? You have the bar on your truck (at least is was on there originally)...just look at it!

D5TZ-5482-A .. Front Stabilizer (Sway) Bar

Fits: ALL 1975/79 F100/350 2WD.

Sway bar missing? Get the parts catalog on a CD...then look at the reference (ILLUSTRATION / SECTION 53 / PAGE 14) Stabilizer bar mounting.

[76f350spercamprspeal]

Its on there,I just dont whant too crawl under there.

[NumberDummy]

Originally Posted by 76f350spercamprspeal

Its on there,I just dont whant too crawl under there.

You don't have to crawl anywhere!

Just look right behind the front bumper: THERE IT IS !

It's round, about one inch in diameter, somewhat U shaped, with a slight outward bend in the center.

The bar spans the front end from the right side frame rail to the left (or left to the right...whatever).

I have the Ford parts catalog on microfiche slides, otherwise I'd scan and send you a pic of it.

[76f350spercamprspeal]

Thanks,Your a great person too have around.

[psquare7575]

I will clear this up now.

This is the SWAY BAR that goes in front of the I Beams.



This 100% DOES NOT interfere with headers.

The connecting bar on the F350s is shaped like a "U" and goes between the radius arms. That's what he is referring to , #Nummy.

[NumberDummy]

Originally Posted by psquare7575

I will clear this up now.This is the SWAY BAR that goes in front of the I Beams. This 100% DOES NOT interfere with headers. The connecting bar on the F350s is shaped like a "U" and goes between the radius arms. That's what he is referring to , #Nummy.

I don't think he was refering to that at all. He's been getting his "info" from reading other threads, and not very thoroughly as it has turned out.

In fact I don't think he even knew what a sway bar does, or where it is even located until I told him where to look for it.

He said he didn't want to have to crawl under his truck to look for it...what does that tell you?

I cut him some slack (most of the time) because he's only 13 years old.

Parts catalog sez: The same sway bar is used 1975/79 on all F100/350 2WD's, not just on SCS's or F350's: D5TZ-5482-A.

[76f350spercamprspeal]

I know what it does it helps stabilize heavy loads.