front sway bar for a 69-72 4x4 w/leaf springs

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Sway bars are for limiting body side roll, meaning "leaning" when cutting wheel side to side. A four corner leaf spring solid axle 4wd resists doing that by it's own nature. They handle like a sports car, only higher center of gravity which puts a lower limiting point on speed. And that's the rollover issue, not body roll. Sway bars are a good idea, but I see the benefits as so low I don't bother with them any more.

I had two K3500 SRW 6.5TD/5spds at one time. A '92 and a '95. I put a rear swap bar on the '95 and could tell no difference. I keep them if they are there, but stopped adding them. I usually use a spacer when lifting a truck that has one on the front. But mine was a homemade deal just to have something that gave no benefit, and probably in the way at some point, so I removed it.