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Old 05-28-2008, 11:43 PM   #2
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Re: sway bar help

first off how does it connect to the control arm does it have a link that bolts through the sway bar to a L bracket that you mount to the Lower Control Arm? or is it supposed to bolt to the factory location on the control arm which is U shaped bracket with a bushing that the sway bar slides into and bolts to the top of the LCA. Its supposed to mount in front, bolts to bottom of the frame by the radiator core support and then goes back to the LCA. mine came with links, and it had 2 different sets of links. One was about 5" long and the sway bar bushings sat right on top of the LCA bushings. The other was around 7" long and had a 3" spacer that went between the sway bar bushings and the LCA bushings. I had to use the shorter one, the one with the 3" spacer was to long and there was clearance issues with the tie rods. I don't know if this helps you any or not. You might need to go get some shorter bolts and eliminate the spacer. Just make sure that they are grade8 bolts so they don't break under load. Heres a picture that might help.
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