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Ain't we cute?
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Friendswood, TX
Posts: 700
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HOLY SH*T!! New sway bar is AWESOME!!
Just put on my new sway bar, from a C20, poly bushings, and grade8 hardware. Unbef*ckinglievable!! It turns so flat now!! It handles great, even on worn out shocks! I have seen lotsa folks post after putting one and I knew it would be better, but actually FEELING IT is amazing! With the right shocks and a rear bar, I bet this b*tch would CORNER! WOooo hOOooOOoo! Best mod to date!!
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69 C10 2WD LWB Fleet 350/350 power front disc conversion (6 lug disc kit from gmcpauls) and new engine, PS, A/C, fresh fluids, SHE DRIVES! FOR SALE $3900 ![]() |
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
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Location: Olympia,Wa. 98512
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LOL..... Glad to hear it worked out so well for you.
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Pronounced "Pew-al-up"
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Puyallup, Washington
Posts: 845
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Way to go on the Mod!!!
Im going to have to get one myself now.. What year trucks did they come on, or where can I get one??:p
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Ain't we cute?
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Friendswood, TX
Posts: 700
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From what I understand, anything 67 through around 87 should "bolt right on." I needed brackets that the donor didn't have and had to drill out 2 rivets. After that, it was a true bolt on. Get one from a 3/4 or 1 ton truck if you can, they're thicker. LOVE this mod! Makes me wanna do my shocks now . . .
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69 C10 2WD LWB Fleet 350/350 power front disc conversion (6 lug disc kit from gmcpauls) and new engine, PS, A/C, fresh fluids, SHE DRIVES! FOR SALE $3900 ![]() |
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
Posts: 2,163
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A rear Camaro bar fits on these trucks good, i have one on my 69
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'69 CST Short fleetside Lowered, 400 small block, 700R4, 4 wheel disc brakes, front sway bar & rear camaro sway bar (in progress) '87 V10 4x4 Short Fleetside Quad Suspension and Dual Tanks |
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Posts: 2,410
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Yeah, its a BIG difference. Front of the truck is dead level around the tightest turns. I can remember all that leaning I used to do. Makes the front shocks last longer too.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
Posts: 169
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just wondering..What was the diameter of the bar you used
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Pick'n up the pieces!
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Marietta, Oklahoma
Posts: 198
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sway bar dia.
I went digging in the junkyard this past week, and I was surprised that many of the 3/4 T trucks had the smaller sway bar. Finally found an 1.25 under a '73 one-ton crewcab. I have ece's bushings and brackets on the way. That is one big sway bar! Btw I have a friend that used stock brackets and ran the sway bar through the inside of the brackets instead of on the bottom. More clearance for a lowered truck, but cant use grease zerk w/o modifications.
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Senior Member
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Location: Lancaster S.C.
Posts: 4,752
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New Project ORANGE will be getting a swaybar and I'm getting the poly kit for it if it will ever get here! Also puting one on the 69 this week.
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Fabricate till you "puke"
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Ill
Posts: 9,403
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You guys have me convinced, i will be adding a bar to the old longhorn........
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Ain't we cute?
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Friendswood, TX
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Well, the poly bushings I got from gmcPaul are 1 1/8 but I think I might have gotten a 1 1/4 bar. Regardless, it's TOTALLY awesome.
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69 C10 2WD LWB Fleet 350/350 power front disc conversion (6 lug disc kit from gmcpauls) and new engine, PS, A/C, fresh fluids, SHE DRIVES! FOR SALE $3900 ![]() |
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Senior Moment
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Location: Pittsburg Ca
Posts: 4,095
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This has got to be the single most noticeable improvement you can make on these trucks. I could not belieave the differance when I installed mine.
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L.E.D. Freak
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Polson MT
Posts: 1,358
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Yes its night and day difference. I want to get the low profile brackets for the front sway bar on mine. Tend to scrap the stock ones every once and awhile. LOL
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Pittsburgh PA
Posts: 291
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You think a sway bar made a heck of a differance... I'm pretty sure my truck had the origional power steering box... I was so used to having to always turn the wheel back and forth to keep the truck going in a straight line due to the play.. well after putting a new steering box this weekend and having a toe allignment all i gotta say is WOW. I went on the highway today and started turning the wheel back and forth like usual and next thing i know I'm in the next lane. I have a front sway bar and mand does this thing turn now. Wherever I put that wheel it is sure to be there. EXCELLENT way to make the truck more enjoyable... Cliff
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Edgerton OH USA
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Quote:
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Delta,Pa
Posts: 14,950
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ok im ocnvinced now i gotta go find me a 1 ton in a yard. time to go searching. i'd love to be level in turns especially the way i drive that truck leans awful hard even with good shocks
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#17 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 1,076
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I picked apart a '72 C-10 long bed Super Cheyenne a few weeks back and I got the bar off of it. I measured it today and it's an 1 1/16" diameter. I'll have to keep my eye open for a big one now. Thanks for the info....
What size bars are out there.....?
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454 club
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 1,348
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needed improvement
I guess I know what im installing mext. a sway bar.
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada
Posts: 2,048
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I got one off a 77 blazer would that be a big one or small . Would the small one not do just fine, after all who's going to carry a load like you would in a one ton truck, I can't seem to find a rear sway bar for my 4x4, all the trucks I looked at, had none on the rear, Is that unusual?
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada
Posts: 2,048
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I measured the 77 blazer sway bar it's 1 1/4" man how much bigger do they come.
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#21 |
Ain't we cute?
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Friendswood, TX
Posts: 700
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1 1/4 is the big boy. Stiffer bar means less body roll. Good for on-road and towing, not so good for 4 wheeling and drag racing. Rear bars are hard to come by.
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Knoxville, Tn. USA
Posts: 205
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I put a 1 1/4 inch bar with the poly bushings on my 67 and I am amazed at how much better it handles.
DR67
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#23 |
Low & Slow
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 1,047
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ok..i'm going to get a new sway bar this week. How much was that poly bushing kit you guys have?
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#24 |
Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 292
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goood joooobbb
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#25 |
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Knoxville, Tn. USA
Posts: 205
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Hotrod,
I ordered mine from Early Classic Ent., along with the mounting bracket for lowered trucks. Just under $50.
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