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While replacing my rear diff oil today I noticed that I seem to be missing an entire bracket for the sway bar. I have no idea how this happened, but my best guess is it was 2 years ago when the driveshaft was replaced and I just never noticed, which is a little embarrassing but I can't change it now. My concerns are what effects this may have had downstream and what recommendations y'all might have for things I should do at the same time I'm fixing this. I think I can find the bushings easy enough but the bracket itself might be a little harder, maybe just at a junkyard if I'm lucky. Any suggestions are appreciated, and as always thanks to everyone that helps save my a$$ with this truck.
First pic is driver side with bracket, other two are passenger side where it's missing:
If you've been driving around for two years and haven't noticed the lack of a rear sway bar, then just take it off and be done with it. Not all trucks even came with a rear sway bar from the factory so they're definitely not required. If you want to fix then I'd imagine a salvage yard would be the best choice for the missing parts.
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ok, good to know, thanks. I've had the truck 3 years and most of the first year and a half was either spent towing a trailer or repairing he truck. The engine failed in Montana and when I had it replaced, that's when they did the driveshaft. My point is I don't really know what driving this thing is actually supposed to feel like and I wonder if I would notice if I fixed it
ok, good to know, thanks. I've had the truck 3 years and most of the first year and a half was either spent towing a trailer or repairing he truck. The engine failed in Montana and when I had it replaced, that's when they did the driveshaft. My point is I don't really know what driving this thing is actually supposed to feel like and I wonder if I would notice if I fixed it
It is noticeable if you do a direct before and after drive. A lot of people in the Excursion section remove their rear sway bars because it makes the ride nicer for the rear seat passengers (and it really does make the ride slightly nicer for the rear seat passengers), so I took the rear sway bar off my Excursion for a bit just to see , then later put it back on because it helps ever so slightly with towing stability in the top heavy Excursion. By contrast my 2010 F250 doesn't have (and never has had) a rear sway bar, but the 2008 DRW F350 I sold years ago (which is pretty much the same truck as the 2010 F250 aside from the DRW part) did have a rear sway bar.
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