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Old 04-27-2020, 09:05 AM   #1
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Did 1967-1968 Chevy C10 front sway bars use 4 D type bushings?

I was wondering if the factory front sway bars for 1967-1968 Chevy C10 used 4 D type bushings that mounted the sway bar?

I see larger performance sway bars being sold that use a different type of end link bushings that mount vertically on the lower control arms rather than using a D bushing on each side.

Does anybody make a larger sway bar that uses the simple D bushings in the factory location if that is what they used?
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Old 04-27-2020, 12:05 PM   #2
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Re: Did 1967-1968 Chevy C10 front sway bars use 4 D type bushings?

Answer to question, Yes!!!
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Answer to question, Yes!!!
Awesome and thanks! I was fairly sure mine still had the factory front sway far on it and it does.
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Old 04-27-2020, 01:02 PM   #4
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Re: Did 1967-1968 Chevy C10 front sway bars use 4 D type bushings?

I purchased a CPP 117 bar for a 70 and ended up not using it and finding a factory bar.
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Old 04-27-2020, 01:11 PM   #5
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Re: Did 1967-1968 Chevy C10 front sway bars use 4 D type bushings?

Yeah I was also going to buy a bigger aftermarket CPP bar to replace my stock one, but I have decided that my factory sway bar is big enough and I will just use that. The CPP bar looks like it uses different end links anyways than a factory bar does and I dont want to mess around with that.
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Old 04-27-2020, 01:21 PM   #6
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Re: Did 1967-1968 Chevy C10 front sway bars use 4 D type bushings?

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Yeah I was also going to buy a bigger aftermarket CPP bar to replace my stock one, but I have decided that my factory sway bar is big enough and I will just use that. The CPP bar looks like it uses different end links anyways than a factory bar does and I dont want to mess around with that.
The biggest they make is 1 1/4" which is what came on a c30 truck. If you can find a swaybar from a squarebody c20 or c30 all you need is new bushings and it bolts right on to the factory mounts!
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Old 04-28-2020, 10:22 AM   #7
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Re: Did 1967-1968 Chevy C10 front sway bars use 4 D type bushings?

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The biggest they make is 1 1/4" which is what came on a c30 truck. If you can find a swaybar from a squarebody c20 or c30 all you need is new bushings and it bolts right on to the factory mounts!
Adding on here, your factory bar could be anywhere from a 7/8" to a 1 1/8" swaybar. Being that you already have mounts, if you feel you still have too much body roll, you can easily upgrade to a C30 1 1/4" by just swapping out the bushings and bar. I found one just a few weeks ago and installed it with some energy suspension bushings, I had to add the mounting brackets to my truck though. It definitely keeps the truck from diving in corners and doesn't swing out the rear end despite not having a rear swaybar, even at 1 1/4".
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Adding on here, your factory bar could be anywhere from a 7/8" to a 1 1/8" swaybar. Being that you already have mounts, if you feel you still have too much body roll, you can easily upgrade to a C30 1 1/4" by just swapping out the bushings and bar. I found one just a few weeks ago and installed it with some energy suspension bushings, I had to add the mounting brackets to my truck though. It definitely keeps the truck from diving in corners and doesn't swing out the rear end despite not having a rear swaybar, even at 1 1/4".
My factory bar measures approximately 1 1/16. What is the part # of the energy suspension bushings that you used with your 1 1/4 sway bar just in case I find a C20 or C30 sway bar.
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My factory bar measures approximately 1 1/16. What is the part # of the energy suspension bushings that you used with your 1 1/4 sway bar just in case I find a C20 or C30 sway bar.
Part # is 3.5177G.

Or if you want flashy red ones, part # is 3.5177R
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