Front roll pans WITH sway bar???

[67chevemall]

Was working on putting a sway bar on the front of my truck and
the roll pan is in the way......don't want to cut the roll pan back......




http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=323691


What did all these guys do??

[John Fabris]

What part of the sway bar is hitting the pan? (the bar or the frame bracket?) If it is the frame bracket, are you using a stock bracket or a lowered one?

[67chevemall]

I think I maybe looking at the wrong mounts......does anybody have a nice under shot
for the sway bar all mounted up???

Big help

[my67chevytruck]

like these?

[rambler]

there are lowered brackets for the front sway bar, I'm not at home, but tonight I'll take a shot of mine..

[67chevemall]

The first pic shows the mount I think I am looking at.
It comes right up to the roll pan. I would have to cut back the pan a few inches?

It is hard to tell with out a front roll pan on there how close it comes to it.

When I got my truck 13 years ago I sold the sway bar because it wasn't on the truck....and I had no idea at the time what it was...lol

Now before I buy another I want to make sure it will go on without too much trouble.

Thanks for those pics....now I know where the control arm mounts are. Just need the top mounts figured out.

[67chevemall]

Originally Posted by rambler

there are lowered brackets for the front sway bar, I'm not at home, but tonight I'll take a shot of mine..

That would be sweet. I did a search too....a few 73+ ones...

[my67chevytruck]

mined are lowered sway bar mounts from ECE. and that is them installed on my pics i posted.

[my67chevytruck]

I thought i remember seeing this earlier this week. per the below thread they are stating your have to cut some of the front frame horns off to mount the front roll pan.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ight=roll+pans

[rambler]

I got the bar from randy (teeitup) and the bushings and such from Manes truck parts a few years ago. here is a picture of the drop brackets I am talking about. Not my truck but a good pic..



another one.



here is a link to some brackets. probably some board vendors have some...

http://www.classicperform.com/ brackets $29

[67chevemall]

Found this pic. Not sure whos it is.

Yep the front is cut and the roll pan is soo close to the front top mount bolt that I am not to sure.

Somebody want to come over with a sway bar...feel free...I got a case of cold Canadain beer for ya...lol

[67chevemall]

So that must be a lowered bracket pic..?

It says on that site..."trucks with air bags use stock brackets"

[67chevemall]

Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

like these?

So these are the lowered ones!

brings the bar up from the road...right?

[John Fabris]

Which part of the sway bar bracked are you hitting? The part where bracket bolts to frame, or the part where the bar bolts to the bracket?


most of the ones in the pictures above look like stock ones. Here are two photos below are from Earlyclassic.com

First one is stock height, second one is lowered height.

[whatnow123]

I think you are doing something incorrectly or maybe you have the wrong sway bar as there is no possible way the front roll pan and the swaybar including any type of bracket you are using could get in the way.

I just checked my truck and the front of the bracket is at least a foot back from the lower lip of the front roll pan.

[67chevemall]

Not the best pis but you can see how close the bolt holes are to the pan

[chevy_mike]

I just checked my '68 and the front of the sway bar bracket is behind the large hole in the frame, using the bolt hole behind it (in your pic, the area with the blue on it). The rear of the brack mounts back up the frame rail, I think where you have the factory rivit. You have to drill out that rivit and replace it with a bolt that holds the cross member and sway bar bracket.

I think you are trying to mount the bracket too far forward, looking at your pics.

I edited your pic and put arrows where you should be bolting the bracket to.

[Andy4639]

Here is some pictures of mine on a 71 frame. I don't know if it shows enough or not.

[67chevemall]

Sweet thanks the rivet was the problem.....thanks man

Originally Posted by chevy_mike

I just checked my '68 and the front of the sway bar bracket is behind the large hole in the frame, using the bolt hole behind it (in your pic, the area with the blue on it). The rear of the brack mounts back up the frame rail, I think where you have the factory rivit. You have to drill out that rivit and replace it with a bolt that holds the cross member and sway bar bracket.

I think you are trying to mount the bracket too far forward, looking at your pics.

I edited your pic and put arrows where you should be bolting the bracket to.

[my67chevytruck]

yep you have to remove the rivet, i should have mentioned that, but could not tell from the pics you posted. good luck.