Sway bar hitting shock
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Sway bar hitting shock
On my lifted 85 F-150 4X4 my sway bar seems to move over and hit my front shock. Has anybody else seen this happen? I hammered the sway bar back alittle bit, and put a bunch of washers on the shock mount to move it out farther. Did I install something wrong, or what is going on?
Passenger side (side that hits)
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...oid=94530&.jpg
Drivers side
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...oid=94529&.jpg
Passenger side (side that hits)
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...oid=94530&.jpg
Drivers side
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...oid=94529&.jpg
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From: Missoula, MT.
Originally Posted by swamprat
Im not really sure why but it seems like something may be lose.
you should start be replacing the bushings...that will tighten up the joints...looks installed correctly to me. do they wiggle when you have no pressure on the shocks...jack the front end up and support the wheel just enough to relieve pressure on the shock and see if it wiggles...do the same for the sway bar, but you will need to jack up both sides to check the sway bar.
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If only you knew how hard it was to get that sway bar hooked up in the first place. That thing is tight and will never wiggle. I could check the shock for wiggle, but what would that do for me? The shock doesn't move, the sway bar slides.
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Hey jp,
Is that the right sway bar for that axle? From the pictures, it looks like it's too narrow and is pulling on the mounts and bushings. I really looks like it's at an odd angle.
Check the 2 mounting points on the axle and make sure the bushings aren't toast and the bolts are tight.
Is that the right sway bar for that axle? From the pictures, it looks like it's too narrow and is pulling on the mounts and bushings. I really looks like it's at an odd angle.
Check the 2 mounting points on the axle and make sure the bushings aren't toast and the bolts are tight.
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From: Elkhart IN
it looks like its tweaked, or its the wrong one for it. just take it off of there. but thats just me.
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Did you replace the sway bar end links when you lifted it? If not, that could be putting it in the wrong angle. If the ends of the sway bar are at an angle and you lift it, this puts the sway bar out of it's original position and tend to pre-load it. This may be causing that excess torque on those bushings and end links.