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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Reno, NV
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Blazer Front Sway Bar
Finished the front swaybar install on the blazer last week. I reviewed mounting options used by others in particular 71 Restorod. He mounted the swaybar to the existing frame cross member. I looked at my cross member and noted a crack from the lower edge to a hole (about 1/2") long and decided not to add anymore stress by attaching swaybar to this. I decided to attach the swaybar to a piece of 1 1/2" by 1 1/2" x.188" square tube mounted between the frame rails. The sway bar needed to be mounted level in the normal position of the suspension so I removed about 1/2" of the tube where it rests on the frame rails. I had to remove a rivet (just ground off the heads) on the driver's side rail and drilled one 3/8" in each rail and each end of tube, 3/8" grade 8 bolts made the connections. I welded four pieces of 1 1/2 X1 1/2" by 1/8" angle to the new tube steel cross member for the swaybar mounting clips (about 2" inside the radius of the swaybar, each side). Sandblast, prime, paint......badda bing, badda boom.
My blazer has stock suspension (factory heavy duty springs ie, 3 leafs). Sway bar and spring clips came off a '88 blazer- $25 Energy suspension poly bushing kit- $20 Tube steel and angle- $25 Much better handeling- Priceless
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Sounds like a real proper installation! It's a tight fit with stock suspension. Congrats. Can't wait to see the pics!
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No,I DON'T have Tourett's
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Pics? guess I shoulda taken those along the way. Maybe I can get a shot of finished install. Couple things I forgot. When I notched the tube steel to bolt to frame rails, I was concerned that that corner would be a stress raiser so I welded a couple pieces of angle to the tube steel at both those locations for extra reinforcement. Also due to the tight fit of new cross member to existing, I tack welded the bolt heads for the mounts to the angle so I wouldn't have to try to get a wrench in there.
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The LuvShack Garage
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WELL, where are the pic's
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No,I DON'T have Tourett's
Join Date: Mar 2005
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heh, ok........ok
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No,I DON'T have Tourett's
Join Date: Mar 2005
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here's the pics
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'72 K5 CST 350/350 Daily Driver '69 GMC3500 Camper Special CST Flatbed 396/400 Upgraded to show truck '69 GMC 2500 L6292, 3spd beater Last edited by blazerparts; 09-26-2005 at 07:20 PM. |
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Real nice job! Thanks for posting up the pics!
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71 Blazer / GMPP ZZ383 / MPFI / 700R4 / 4-Wheel Disk / Ground-up frame off almost completed resto-mod |
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Location: Kingsport TN
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Looks good I remember when Mine looked that clean now it looks like this. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php3?t=171646
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