Sway bars from dents
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Sway bars from dents
I know there are a few threads on this already, but I just spent an hour looking for them with no luck
I was at my junkyard this morning just wandering around killing time, looking for anything interesting. Ran across a sway bar on a dentside f-150. Don't remember what year it was exactly. But I can bring it home for $25.
So give me a quick recap on swapping them into bumpsides?
Also, what size bolts hold the big I-beam brackets that the end links bolt into? The big ones that also hold the springs. I need to know what BIG wrenches to haul in.
I was at my junkyard this morning just wandering around killing time, looking for anything interesting. Ran across a sway bar on a dentside f-150. Don't remember what year it was exactly. But I can bring it home for $25.
So give me a quick recap on swapping them into bumpsides?
Also, what size bolts hold the big I-beam brackets that the end links bolt into? The big ones that also hold the springs. I need to know what BIG wrenches to haul in.
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So give me a quick recap on swapping them into bumpsides?
Also, what size bolts hold the big I-beam brackets that the end links bolt into? The big ones that also hold the springs. I need to know what BIG wrenches to haul in.
Also, what size bolts hold the big I-beam brackets that the end links bolt into? The big ones that also hold the springs. I need to know what BIG wrenches to haul in.
However, the C-brackets have an indexing pin which fits into a slot on the nose of the radius arms. See 'em? An option would be to cut n grind the slots if your arms lack them. I recall '75 and newer arms already have them whether they were equipped with a sway bar or not. I grabbed the entire front suspension & discs from a '78 for my '70 project with DJM beams.
Verify on your rig but I think it's a 1.125 nut.
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Just to be clear, radius arms are identical and swap side to side. I-beams are side specific.
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Oops. Radius arms is what I meant. I beams are side specific.
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Thanks for the info. So the radius arm would have the indent on the top of one and the bottom of the other than.
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Each radius arm has one notch. Its position (top or bottom) will depend on which side of the truck it is installed.
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Haha, I forgot I asked this question already. So now I've finally decided to get to it. I'm on the search for a sway bar, then some new variable rate springs, and maybe even dual shocks. Should help out with handling a bit....
What diameter is the dentside bar? 7/8"?
What diameter is the dentside bar? 7/8"?
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Front sway (stabilizer) bar from dents.
Haha, I forgot I asked this question already. So now I've finally decided to get to it. I'm on the search for a sway bar, then some new variable rate springs, and maybe even dual shocks. Should help out with handling a bit....
What diameter is the dentside bar, 7/8?"
What diameter is the dentside bar, 7/8?"
D5TZ-5482-A .. Front Stabilizer Bar (parts catalog doesn't list the diameter) / Obsolete
Applications: 1975/79 F100/350 2WD