Sway bars for a slick

Brian Taylor · Post by **Brian Taylor** » December 4, 2009, 1:01 pm

I would like to see pics of slicks with sway bars under them. I am going to get a set from a 75 F100 and need a good idea what it will take to install.
Did you notice any change to the way it handled the corners with body roll.
Brian

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 4, 2009, 1:31 pm

http://fordtruk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1410

charliemccraney · Post by **charliemccraney** » December 4, 2009, 1:43 pm

And:
http://fordtruk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12376

Phil · Post by **Phil** » December 4, 2009, 3:23 pm

Brian Taylor · Post by **Brian Taylor** » December 4, 2009, 9:50 pm

So is the install similar for my 66 I beam truck?

moonpie · Post by **moonpie** » December 5, 2009, 8:22 am

if you go to album and type in moonpie and click on pictures labeled interior? you will see mine on my 66.don't know how to make them bigger so you can see them better.i wrote a thread on them several years ago but don't know how to find that either.

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » December 5, 2009, 9:38 am

Another option using junk yard parts. This sway bar is off of a Bronco II 4-wd, big Bronco/ truck links, a home made bracket and motor mounts off a 55 chebby 6-cylinder.

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Here are the parts I used.
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U@ss

randyr · Post by **randyr** » December 5, 2009, 10:42 am

Brian Taylor wrote:So is the install similar for my 66 I beam truck?

Brian, I installed a factory sway bar from a '76 onto my '66. I got the i-beam brackets, radius arms (because they have a notch for the i-beam brackets), and sway bar from the donor truck. I had to drill holes in the frame for the brackets that mount the sway bar. Everything else just fits together like from the factory. I used new urethane bushings for the installation and it definitely made a difference in how my truck corners. Hope this helps a little....

blackagatha · Post by **blackagatha** » December 6, 2009, 2:06 am

hey phil, what is the setup on your front end? I think I like that a bit better than my current setup, as detailed by Skip....

I think that method looks like it would handle a suspension drop better, the Bronco II bar on the axle makes the ends look like they want to dig dirt.

the rear looks nice, but I think would be better on top of axle for ground clearance. But your pipes are up there.... eh, it doesnt matter... you're clearly not so interested in clearance...

Thunderboy · Post by **Thunderboy** » December 6, 2009, 6:34 am

randyr wrote:
Brian Taylor wrote:So is the install similar for my 66 I beam truck?
Brian, I used new urethane bushings for the installation and it definitely made a difference in how my truck corners. Hope this helps a little....

I just pulled some bars off a 78 F250 CS today, and I'm glad I saw the notches in the radius arms, so I picked them up, too. Randy, where did you find the urethane bushings for the bars?

randyr · Post by **randyr** » December 6, 2009, 11:14 am

Thunderboy wrote:
randyr wrote:
Brian Taylor wrote:So is the install similar for my 66 I beam truck?
Brian, I used new urethane bushings for the installation and it definitely made a difference in how my truck corners. Hope this helps a little....
I just pulled some bars off a 78 F250 CS today, and I'm glad I saw the notches in the radius arms, so I picked them up, too. Randy, where did you find the urethane bushings for the bars?

Hey Drew,
I got the urethane bushings from Energy Suspension. While I was at it, I also replaced the radius arm bushing & pivot arm bushings on the Ibeams with urethane. Actually my sway bar came from a F250 too but the rest of my front end came from a 78 F150. Just make sure you look at the pics & charts in their catalog to get the right bushings for your sway bar.
Randy

Gary Seymour · Post by **Gary Seymour** » December 9, 2009, 6:14 pm

Anyone know what the REAR sway bar is on Phil's pic? If I remember right, the owner said it was from Summit. Summit tells me they have no sway bar kit for a '62 F100.