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smn69 · 10-30-2009, 07:46 PM

I have been searching, but I can't findwhat year sway bars will fit on a 69 c10. I know the bigger diameter the better but 73 to what will bolt on? I am heading to the local pick and pull tomorrow. Thanks for your help!

**N2TRUX** · 10-30-2009, 07:55 PM

73-87 pickup, 73-91 Burb. C-10 is 1" and C-20-30 is 1-1\8"

**Already Gone** · 10-31-2009, 03:05 PM

I found one at a wreckers from an 80's Camper Special 3/4 Ton truck and it is the big ( 1 1/8" ) one. I had it powdercoated black ,bought the polyurethane hangers for lowered trucks from ECE. I think I have around 100.00 tied up in the sway bar and it is in my opinion the best bang for the buck thing you can do to your truck. I could feel a huge difference in the handling of the truck within 50 feet after I installed it.

smn69 · 10-31-2009, 03:49 PM

Went to the pick and pull this morning and scored a front bar off of a 73 c20 HD camper special. 10 bucks with the brackets. Going to order some new bushings and get it installed. They didn't have any 67-72's but they did have a 60-66 with a straight 6 that still had quite q few parts on it.

capev86 · 10-31-2009, 10:54 PM

by the 80's, the standard bar was a 1-1/8 and the camper specials and 1 ton 2wd's got a 1-1/4 bar that is a bolt on upgrade. i was tempted to do that on my dad's 87 burb 2wd but the truck is rusty and will be going off the road soon. i know the design is very similar, but not sure if the 2 different generations can swap sway bars. the 73-87 era duallies have a beefy rear bar too, but you'd have to use the spring shackle hardware (basically swap the whole rear) on your truck to mount it. be cool on a 3/4 ton pickup or burb, though! i looked under a late model GM truck and it had a 1-1/2 front bar and 1-1/4 rear bar. within reason, the bigger the better it seems!

jim carter truck parts carries a stock style 1-1/4 front sway for the 67-72 trucks. it is about $200. i bought a 1-1/4 CPP sway bar that uses end links instead of the factory clamps at the ends. it is a completely bolt in job (other than removing two rivets to attach the frame brackets). the bar was powder coated and the brackets and much of the hardware is cad plated. i got the complimentary 1-1/8" rear bar but with just the big front bar my 72 burb 3/4 ton goes around corners rather than wanting to go off them. there is some under steer but the rear bar will fix that. the CPP bars are much cheaper than most other vendors. LMC's 1-1/8" front bar is considerly more costly, yet smaller.

**passthebuck** · 11-01-2009, 12:17 AM

I got both of my 1 1/4 sway bars off of 73-86 tow trucks. Brackets & all. I picked up the Moog bushings I discovered on this post:
http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...ad.php?t=72338

& it totally changed the feel of the truck. Best $ ever.

capev86 · 11-01-2009, 10:29 AM

big sway bars make all the difference in the world. i put lesabre t type sway bars on my 89 lesabre limited (1-1/16 to 1-1/4 front, 1/2 to 3/4 rear). it still rode smooth like an old man's car should, but it went around corners almost as well as a sport sedan. i made a lot of factory based mods to that car thanks to my research and i pulled all my mods before junking the car. but now i have my 72 burb 3/4 ton to fill the role of tow vehicle!

keep up the good work ladies and gentlemen....junkyard engineering is definitely the stealth/economical way to go!

10-30-2009, 07:46 PM	#1
smn69 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orem, Ut Posts: 132	what year sway bars? I have been searching, but I can't findwhat year sway bars will fit on a 69 c10. I know the bigger diameter the better but 73 to what will bolt on? I am heading to the local pick and pull tomorrow. Thanks for your help!

10-30-2009, 07:55 PM	#2
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Re: what year sway bars? 73-87 pickup, 73-91 Burb. C-10 is 1" and C-20-30 is 1-1\8" __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

10-31-2009, 03:05 PM	#3
Already Gone 70+ ( Old Skool Club ) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ,Canada Posts: 9,124	Re: what year sway bars? I found one at a wreckers from an 80's Camper Special 3/4 Ton truck and it is the big ( 1 1/8" ) one. I had it powdercoated black ,bought the polyurethane hangers for lowered trucks from ECE. I think I have around 100.00 tied up in the sway bar and it is in my opinion the best bang for the buck thing you can do to your truck. I could feel a huge difference in the handling of the truck within 50 feet after I installed it. __________________ 1972 C10 Custom/Deluxe 613 Highlander 406/700R4 1999 White Tahoe LS 4x2 with Z56 Police Package 1992 K1500 GMC Suburban Members I have personally met: MusicMan70 - HeavyD - ChewyChevy67 - StingRay -71SWB4x4 - 67 Burb - DeadheadNM - too much stuff - bc65 - das601 " Circumsatances Do Not Change Responsibility " " The Sky is not the Limit, Your Mind is." Marilyn Monroe .. RIP Charlie Watts 1941 - 2021

10-31-2009, 03:49 PM	#4
smn69 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orem, Ut Posts: 132	Re: what year sway bars? Went to the pick and pull this morning and scored a front bar off of a 73 c20 HD camper special. 10 bucks with the brackets. Going to order some new bushings and get it installed. They didn't have any 67-72's but they did have a 60-66 with a straight 6 that still had quite q few parts on it.

10-31-2009, 10:54 PM	#5
capev86 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eliot, Maine Posts: 1,314	Re: what year sway bars? by the 80's, the standard bar was a 1-1/8 and the camper specials and 1 ton 2wd's got a 1-1/4 bar that is a bolt on upgrade. i was tempted to do that on my dad's 87 burb 2wd but the truck is rusty and will be going off the road soon. i know the design is very similar, but not sure if the 2 different generations can swap sway bars. the 73-87 era duallies have a beefy rear bar too, but you'd have to use the spring shackle hardware (basically swap the whole rear) on your truck to mount it. be cool on a 3/4 ton pickup or burb, though! i looked under a late model GM truck and it had a 1-1/2 front bar and 1-1/4 rear bar. within reason, the bigger the better it seems! jim carter truck parts carries a stock style 1-1/4 front sway for the 67-72 trucks. it is about $200. i bought a 1-1/4 CPP sway bar that uses end links instead of the factory clamps at the ends. it is a completely bolt in job (other than removing two rivets to attach the frame brackets). the bar was powder coated and the brackets and much of the hardware is cad plated. i got the complimentary 1-1/8" rear bar but with just the big front bar my 72 burb 3/4 ton goes around corners rather than wanting to go off them. there is some under steer but the rear bar will fix that. the CPP bars are much cheaper than most other vendors. LMC's 1-1/8" front bar is considerly more costly, yet smaller.

11-01-2009, 12:17 AM	#6
passthebuck Sisyphus was my mentor! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Carleton Place, Ontario CANADA Posts: 984	Re: what year sway bars? I got both of my 1 1/4 sway bars off of 73-86 tow trucks. Brackets & all. I picked up the Moog bushings I discovered on this post: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...ad.php?t=72338 & it totally changed the feel of the truck. Best $ ever. __________________ passthebuck #5642 -TWO 1967 GMC 910's. One with L6/3-on-the tree and the other with 355 w/435hp & a 700r4. -a 2013 Honda Civic as my "sensible" car

11-01-2009, 10:29 AM	#7
capev86 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eliot, Maine Posts: 1,314	Re: what year sway bars? big sway bars make all the difference in the world. i put lesabre t type sway bars on my 89 lesabre limited (1-1/16 to 1-1/4 front, 1/2 to 3/4 rear). it still rode smooth like an old man's car should, but it went around corners almost as well as a sport sedan. i made a lot of factory based mods to that car thanks to my research and i pulled all my mods before junking the car. but now i have my 72 burb 3/4 ton to fill the role of tow vehicle! keep up the good work ladies and gentlemen....junkyard engineering is definitely the stealth/economical way to go!



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