Sway bars??
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Sway bars??
I have a 68 Ford F100 I'm working on and I was reading about the sway bars they have for them in the LMC catalog and I was wondering if anyone had tried them and what they thought of them. Thanks.
Laughing Gas
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Sway bars??
JC Whitney has them much cheaper (around $120) in the front and they no longer make the rear sway bar, but Hellwig makes front and rear for 73-79 (about $160), I dont know what the difference is in mounting them between 68 and 73 though, they should work...
The LMC ones are like $185
The LMC ones are like $185
Laughing Gas
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Sway bars??
I used the rear sway bar on my truck. The front sway bars will not fit a truck that was not originally equipped with one. It bolted up not quite like it was supposed to but I got it mounted. The instructions said the holes were already in the frame but they were not on my truck.
Lead Driver
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Sway bars??
I used the Hellwig units front and back and it doesn't sway even on a hard turn with an overhead camper. 
1977 Ford F-100
400m/c6
280,000 miles
Stock on the outside
modified/rebuilt everything
1977 Ford F-100
400m/c6
280,000 miles
Stock on the outside
modified/rebuilt everything
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Sway bars??
So if I'm getting what ya'll are trying to say....Sway bars are a pain to install on a truck that didn't have them (i.e. 67 and 68 fords). And even then they don't offer much improvement in control and handling?
Lead Driver
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Sway bars??
Actually I was trying to say there work very well (Hellwig) and require only two/four holes apiece to be drilled for install.
1977 Ford F-100
400m/c6
280,000 miles
Stock on the outside
modified/rebuilt everything
1977 Ford F-100
400m/c6
280,000 miles
Stock on the outside
modified/rebuilt everything
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Sway bars??
So your truck didn't come equiped with them either? I have a 67 and a 68 and they don't have them. But it's not hard to install them? And they help with handling in corners and such? No sway and all? I've never driven a truck of my year that had them installed, so I'm trying to figure out what kind of improvments they would provide and if it's worth the cost and trouble.
>Actually I was trying to say
>there work very well (Hellwig)
>and require only two/four holes
>apiece to be drilled for
>install.
>
>1977 Ford F-100
>400m/c6
>280,000 miles
>Stock on the outside
>modified/rebuilt everything
>Actually I was trying to say
>there work very well (Hellwig)
>and require only two/four holes
>apiece to be drilled for
>install.
>
>1977 Ford F-100
>400m/c6
>280,000 miles
>Stock on the outside
>modified/rebuilt everything
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