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Old 04-06-2005, 01:41 AM   #1
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Lightbulb sway bar swap poss.?

i have a 85 2.8 liter 2 door 4x4 and an getteing fed up feeling the essive sway at 60-65 on the freeway on sigth corners i was wondering what is the newest biggist sway bar that is a direct swap that i can get from a pull a part yard and how can i add a rear sway bar did they make any? with em i was wondering if the 2000 4 door blazer was a direct swap for the front since they are much heavyer in the front they must be bigger and should help with sway am i wrong any help here please send it my way thanks
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Old 04-06-2005, 01:54 AM   #2
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Re: sway bar swap poss.?

why no service you existing sway bar bushings and end links.
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Old 04-06-2005, 02:02 AM   #3
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why no service you existing sway bar bushings and end links.
i plan to do just that when i get into a automotive progam next fall at the tech collage and also besides i want thicker sway bars for better overall handling not only do i plan to swap sway bars but i plan to upgrade the crappy bushings for polyuhathine if i can find a decent affordable complete car set want to ponit me in the rigth dirction for finding that too you are more then welcome to help me out and thanks for all the help in my ohter postes old cars need more repair but old cars are cooler
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i plan to do just that when i get into a automotive progam next fall at the tech collage and also besides i want thicker sway bars for better overall handling not only do i plan to swap sway bars but i plan to upgrade the crappy bushings for polyuhathine if i can find a decent affordable complete car set want to ponit me in the rigth dirction for finding that too you are more then welcome to help me out and thanks for all the help in my ohter postes old cars need more repair but old cars are cooler
You won't get better handling by installing a bigger sway bar.

What you need to do is invest the hour you need to install new sway bar end links and bushings.

It is easy.
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Old 04-17-2005, 03:13 AM   #5
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You won't get better handling by installing a bigger sway bar.

What you need to do is invest the hour you need to install new sway bar end links and bushings.

It is easy.
i looked in the back i do not have a rear sway bar would it help if i added one what years came with a rear sway bar on 2 doors?
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