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Old 02-10-2008, 01:09 AM   #1
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Sway bar installation question..

I think I already know the answer to this but I thought I'd ask anyway.

When installing the frame brackets on a truck that didn't org. come with a sway bar, do I need to grind out the rivets at the bottom of the front cross member to bolt the support brackets to?

Seems like thats where it needs to go.

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Old 02-10-2008, 01:40 AM   #2
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Re: Sway bar installation question..

YEP!

The bigger head on the rivet is on the top of the frame rail.
So grind from the bottom and hammer them out!
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Old 02-10-2008, 02:02 AM   #3
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Re: Sway bar installation question..

Great, Thanks!

I'll go get some bolts before I grind.

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Old 02-10-2008, 03:43 AM   #4
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Re: Sway bar installation question..

Should I grease the new bushings where the bar goes through?
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Old 02-10-2008, 11:16 AM   #5
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Re: Sway bar installation question..

Depends on the bushing you use. If you are using an OE style rubber bushing, slime it up a little bit, but I would reccomend going with a polyurathane bushing from a company such as Energy Suspension. They are greaseless and last a lot longer. Hope this helps.
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Old 02-10-2008, 11:17 PM   #6
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Re: Sway bar installation question..

Thanks,

I picked up a set of Moog poy bushings and the instructions said use no lube.
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Old 02-11-2008, 07:55 AM   #7
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Re: Sway bar installation question..

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Thanks,

I picked up a set of Moog poy bushings and the instructions said use no lube.
Denny, I also used Moog bushings and didn't use any lube. My dad got his from ECE and his has little grease fittings built into them.
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Old 02-11-2008, 08:33 AM   #8
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Re: Sway bar installation question..

Moog here also, no lube
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Gotta have lube.
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