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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Brakes, Frame, Steering & Suspension => Topic started by: got2haul on March 04, 2009, 09:30:54 am

Title: Unusual OEM sway bar mounting?
Post by: got2haul on March 04, 2009, 09:30:54 am

I found these pictures of the front suspension of a 1974 C10 LWB.  I noticed the factory sway bar front bushings were mounted on top (inside) the frame bracket as seen in the pictures below.  I'm thinking that this bar was added sometime after its original build -- weren't the frame-mounting brackets riveted to the frame from the factory when a truck was originally built with a sway bar?

I added an OEM sway bar to my '80 stepside last year and bolted the bushings below the bracket.  It does hang down more than I'd like which brings me to raise this question about this particular mounting technique.  Would mounting the sway bar front bushings like this cause any noticeable handling problems?

Title: Re: Unusual OEM sway bar mounting?
Post by: VileZambonie on March 04, 2009, 10:14:58 am

Those are reversed.

Title: Re: Unusual OEM sway bar mounting?
Post by: Captkaos on March 04, 2009, 01:23:32 pm

It is reversed, but it shouldn't cause any problems.  On lowered truck people generally mount the bushing directly to the frame.

Title: Re: Unusual OEM sway bar mounting?
Post by: 80stepsideguy on March 04, 2009, 01:42:41 pm

I went by someones old picture of how there swaybar was, i found mine on ebay and replaced the bushings and mounts and here is what mine looks like.


(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb112/ramsportguy/IMGP0116.jpg)

thanks
pat

Title: Re: Unusual OEM sway bar mounting?
Post by: Captkaos on March 04, 2009, 01:48:33 pm

What Pat posted is how it should be mounted.