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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.

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.