Front Sway Bar Question

[Already Gone]

THis afternoon I am going to my friends shop and change my stock factory front sway bar for a 1 1/4 bar with the poly bushing. I am going to have the truck on a hoist but its the type that holds up the vehicle by the frame as opposed to the type you drive on. Because of the hoist type my front suspension will be dangling as opposed to having a load on it. Does it make a difference whether the suspension is dangling or loaded when installing front sway bar ?

[HO455]

No real difference. But it helps to have a under hoist screw jack support when on the lift to allow you to raise the control arms as needed.

[Already Gone]

Thanks for the info, but I dont think he has one of those being a tire shop.

[weq92f]

I recently bolted my front bar back on with the front suspension hanging. No problem.

Hth,

-klb

[old51sedan]

Originally Posted by Already Gone

THis afternoon I am going to my friends shop and change my stock factory front sway bar for a 1 1/4 bar with the poly bushing. I am going to have the truck on a hoist but its the type that holds up the vehicle by the frame as opposed to the type you drive on. Because of the hoist type my front suspension will be dangling as opposed to having a load on it. Does it make a difference whether the suspension is dangling or loaded when installing front sway bar ?

I reinstalled mine with new bushings just laying on the ground underneath it, no problem. I don't see why you need a hoist.

[Already Gone]

Originally Posted by old51sedan

I reinstalled mine with new bushings just laying on the ground underneath it, no problem. I don't see why you need a hoist.

Its done now and yes I could have done it laying on the ground too. At 68 the up and down and crawling around stuff is hard on me now, if I have a chance to stand and do something I'll take it. I should have taken some before and aft pics but didnt but its on there now and I could immediatly feel the difference in the front end from the orignal sway bar with its tired bushings.

[weq92f]

I'm 20 years your junior Sir. The up and down and crawling around is my biggest deterrent against being productive in my shop.

You are The Man!!

-klb

[old51sedan]

Originally Posted by Already Gone

Its done now and yes I could have done it laying on the ground too. At 68 the up and down and crawling around stuff is hard on me now, if I have a chance to stand and do something I'll take it. I should have taken some before and aft pics but didnt but its on there now and I could immediatly feel the difference in the front end from the orignal sway bar with its tired bushings.

Glad to see that you got everything together with no problem. I meant no disrespect as to your age, I was thinking more about the truck sitting level on the ground and not having to jack up the A arms to bolt things up. I love the new greaseable bushings and it made a big difference in mine also. Age is funny in the respect that some 60 year olds sometimes are in better shape than some people in their 40's. We should always look at ways to do things that are easiest on our selves. I had an old guy tell me once " If I had know I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of my self". I now know what he meant.

[Already Gone]

Originally Posted by old51sedan

Glad to see that you got everything together with no problem. I meant no disrespect as to your age, I was thinking more about the truck sitting level on the ground and not having to jack up the A arms to bolt things up. I love the new greaseable bushings and it made a big difference in mine also. Age is funny in the respect that some 60 year olds sometimes are in better shape than some people in their 40's. We should always look at ways to do things that are easiest on our selves. I had an old guy tell me once " If I had know I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of my self". I now know what he meant.

I didn't take any offense in your remarks as there is no way you knew how old I am. It all bolted together nicely with the a-arms dangling. I used the Energy Suspension poly bushings on mine and they is a thing of lube that comes with them that you put on the inside of the bushing before installing them on the bar. Is that you mean by greaseable bushings?

[Already Gone]

After the last post I did my usual EBay truck surfing and looking at the pics of one truck I see what you mean by greseable bushings. I didn't know there was such a thing. I put a sway bar on my first truck in 2005 with the same bushing I used yesterday ( and used the same supplied lube during install) and between then and 2014 when i sold the truck I never heard a squeak.

[old51sedan]

Originally Posted by Already Gone

After the last post I did my usual EBay truck surfing and looking at the pics of one truck I see what you mean by greseable bushings. I didn't know there was such a thing. I put a sway bar on my first truck in 2005 with the same bushing I used yesterday ( and used the same supplied lube during install) and between then and 2014 when i sold the truck I never heard a squeak.

I see that you found the answer to your question. Mine came with the grease also, but I guess a squirt of grease one in a while won't hurt it.