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Oldsmobile Sway Bar - Installation on a C/K

by Sals54, SDC Forum



Here are 3 pix of the sway bar install done over 20 years ago.

This one is the end link. The car is on a jack close to the tire so the orientation is about as close to street height as I can get it. There is a little rub on the sway bar, but its minimal as you will see in the picture of the tire. It only rubs if I am locked in a turn and get a good bump into it. Part of that has to do with the wheels I've used. The offset could be better. They are a bit too far inboard for my taste anyway.

The next pic is of the bracket. It is modified as per the drawings and is mounted with the added rigidity of a couple of square washers available at any hardware store. These washers are used to hold down sill plates on houses. They are common and cheap. They distribute the force over a greater area of the frame.

This last one is to show the lack of wear on the inside of the tire. The rubbing is quite minor as you can see. Obviously there is not any significant wear on the tire or I would have made wheel changes years ago.

Now you can paint everything to match the body color and add a shiny metalflake paint job or have everything powder coated to look fabulous when someone looks under your car, or you can do a utilitarian style install such as this and reap the benefits of superb handling at a very cheap cost. I'm a cheapskate.... who likes to go fast and stop well and corner flat.