Adding a Rear Sway Bar
Mountain Pass
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That's about what I paid, probably could've/should've saved money by going through somebody like tascaparts.com but I was trying to build a rapport with the local parts guy. That was a waste of time and money...
Mountain Pass
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Check your nuts.
You need 4 large nuts with clips that slide up into the frame (I think you have these) and 4 large locking nuts that go on the ends of the links (I don't think you have these, part W717497-S439). I think you have a set of small nuts with clips that would slide into the shock mount on the axle, and am curious if you need those and if so do you have the Sterling axle.
Elder User
Joined: Jun 2017
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Follow up to my previous thread about clunking noise.
I had my selling dealer install a factory sway bar on my truck. Had a terrible clunking noise. Discovered that the dealer installed the brackets that attach to the frame backwards or inside out. After reattaching the brackets properly, clunk disappeared.
I had my selling dealer install a factory sway bar on my truck. Had a terrible clunking noise. Discovered that the dealer installed the brackets that attach to the frame backwards or inside out. After reattaching the brackets properly, clunk disappeared.
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So I fall in the stock camp. I wanted the 3.31 gears but adding the camper package automatically switched to the 3.55's. So I ordered the gears I wanted and added the sway bar after the fact. Thanks to rjoseph for posting the parts list, my local guy was a little out of his league on this one. I ended up with a slightly different parts list, this one include large nuts for the ends of the links and but not the small nuts for the bushing retainer (the M275 on my F350 already had captive nuts, see pic). Anyway, here's my list:
HC3Z-5A772-A BAR
7C3Z-5486-B RETAINER (2)
HC3Z-5K484-D LINK (2)
HC3Z-5L499-A BRACKET (2)
W500634-S309 BOLT (4)
W500644-S439 BOLT (4)
W717462-S439 NUT (4)
W717497-S439 NUT (4)
HC3Z-5A772-A BAR
7C3Z-5486-B RETAINER (2)
HC3Z-5K484-D LINK (2)
HC3Z-5L499-A BRACKET (2)
W500634-S309 BOLT (4)
W500644-S439 BOLT (4)
W717462-S439 NUT (4)
W717497-S439 NUT (4)
These part numbers did not work for me for my 2017 F 350 SRW, 4x4, FX4. Part W717497-S439 does not fit anything. It appears the W717462-S439 are the nuts to attach the brackets to the frame but what is the part number to attach the links to both the bar and the bottom of the brackets? tks
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Mountain Pass
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These part numbers did not work for me for my 2017 F 350 SRW, 4x4, FX4. Part W717497-S439 does not fit anything. It appears the W717462-S439 are the nuts to attach the brackets to the frame but what is the part number to attach the links to both the bar and the bottom of the brackets? tks
Darn! Sorry about that. Can you post a pic of W717497-S439? I thought that is for nuts you are missing...
Tuned
Joined: Apr 2017
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From: Georgia
Two things, mine kept making squeaking noises. I lubed all the pivot points but it came back. Probably needed to clean everything really well and just start over. Second, I didn't notice a drastic difference with it connected (although fully disclosure only ran it on the softest setting.) I had the same bar (Hellwig's equivalent at least) on my 2016 F150 but really don't feel the need for it on the 250. Maybe if I had a camper in the bed... This Saturday I am having AirLift bags and auto-leveling sensors installed which will be all I need for the trailer I tow.
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Two things, mine kept making squeaking noises. I lubed all the pivot points but it came back. Probably needed to clean everything really well and just start over. Second, I didn't notice a drastic difference with it connected (although fully disclosure only ran it on the softest setting.) I had the same bar (Hellwig's equivalent at least) on my 2016 F150 but really don't feel the need for it on the 250. Maybe if I had a camper in the bed... This Saturday I am having AirLift bags and auto-leveling sensors installed which will be all I need for the trailer I tow.
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Tomball, Tx
Two things, mine kept making squeaking noises. I lubed all the pivot points but it came back. Probably needed to clean everything really well and just start over. Second, I didn't notice a drastic difference with it connected (although fully disclosure only ran it on the softest setting.) I had the same bar (Hellwig's equivalent at least) on my 2016 F150 but really don't feel the need for it on the 250. Maybe if I had a camper in the bed... This Saturday I am having AirLift bags and auto-leveling sensors installed which will be all I need for the trailer I tow.
) and run the bar on the middle setting....no squeaks.I drive this thing like a sports car - and the helwig reduced the body roll in the rear a lot (i had a non adjustable helwig on my 2004 and it made all the difference in the world).
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interesting regarding the squeak....I lubed all the (polly) bushings, inserted them (rubber hammer required ) and run the bar on the middle setting....no squeaks.
I drive this thing like a sports car - and the helwig reduced the body roll in the rear a lot (i had a non adjustable helwig on my 2004 and it made all the difference in the world).
) and run the bar on the middle setting....no squeaks.I drive this thing like a sports car - and the helwig reduced the body roll in the rear a lot (i had a non adjustable helwig on my 2004 and it made all the difference in the world).