Nope, no '62 F100/F250 ever came with a front or rear sway bar. I think it wasn't until the early 70's before they came with sway bars.

I'd bet with a bit of fabrication and parts jugglin', there are folks who have retro-fitted late model sway bars onto the early Ford trucks.

BarnieTrk :-X21

Look to 2 wheel drive ford rangers.........:-wink

Garbz

What years?:confused:



Also, I got a bump when I hit a pothole (little) in the road, crawled under yesterday and found I needed new bushings in the leaf springs, all of them.

what is a good replacement for them?:-huh

Before you replace the bushings, you might want to take a minute & determine what condition your springs are in. If they are original, they very well may be tired or even a couple may be cracked/broke or missing - and ready to be replaced. You may be further ahead to change the spring sets which will come with new bushings already installed. The guys at NPD have always been good to me and can help you with bushings or new springs with new bushings. Here is a link to their catalog. Look at page 65 for bushings & springs:
NPDLink | National Parts Depot

Good Luck!
BarnieTrk :-X22

I am going to replace the bushing, springs look ok so far. I can do the bushing for about $60 and then no more bump on the road............

Buick did introduce the "Fireball V6" in it's 1962 models. I actually owned a '63 Special 2-door post with one.

I was speaking of FoMoCo vehicles sold in the US/Canada.

I'm aware that Buick introduced the V6 in 1962, and there cars/trucks sold in Europe that also came with V6's during the 1960's and before.

....and who could forget GM's 305 V6! (Actually, I almost did.)

Bill I appreciate all of your input on these forums. It's like a condensed history lesson. This thread has been fascinating to read. I love history and I love vintage Ford cars. It's my generations responsibility (I'll be 40 next year) to pass on the legacy of these cars to a generation just being born now. (That's what I tell my wife every time I drag another car home!) I consider it a priviledge to read your posts (and the others here too). I enjoy the sometimes spirited debates that spring up here and often read in awe as the heavy hitters of knowledge exchange banter. Now to go tinker on the 1964 Mercury Montclair Marauder I just brought home. Thanks again!

Well, I got the two front bushing on one side replaced after beating my head against. :eek::-fire:eek::-banghead:eek:

Finally figured that if I built a half ass press to push out the old bushing. :-banghead Then hammer in the new bushing after I clean out and regrease the hole. the first two only took me 3 hours to do.

not looking forward to doing the rear side of the leaf spring.

Walt,


I was wondering how you were coming along with those bushings: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...do-coming.html

An approach that has worked well for me is to use a 4 to 5" long, 1/4" or 3/16" diameter drill bit and with your hand drill simply start drilling holes through the old rubber bushing - around the steel insert. After about 5 or more holes drilled through it, the old rubber bushing gets loose and you can usually just lightly tap on the insert and the remainder of the bushing will push out of the spring eye.

Then a good cleaning of the spring eye, smear some silicone-based grease inside the spring eye and all over the outside of the new bushing, then slip in the new bushing.
If you have access to large-mouthed C-clamp and two, 2" diameter x 1/4" plate steel (or equivilent) plates - one to place on the sring eye and the other to place on the bushing, they can be handy in pushing the new bushing into the spring eyes.

Good Luck!
BarnieTrk :-drink

ND, what F Series truck had a floor A/T shift lever in the 90's???

Lightning maybe? Just a guess.

1993/99 F53 Stripped Chassis / 1999 F150 & F250 (not a Super Duty).

jhooch: If you think parts are hard to find for these trucks, just wait till you start lookin' for Marauder parts.

AFAIK, no one reproduces the 1960/64 L/M parts catalog on a CD. I have it...on microfiche slides.

What kind of a 99 F150 or F250 had floor shift A/T?

I dunno, I just looked thru the A/T section of the 1990/2001 truck parts catalog illustrations until I came to a floor shifted F150/250.

I do know a floor shifted A/T F250 S/D was not available at this time, so this is the so-called 'light duty' F250 that shared the sheet metal and other components of the F150.