BKB94 Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 I assumed since I had tons of clearance with the stock sway bar a aftermarket sway bar would fit. I was wrong and gave away my stock sway bar. If you are close and have a spare let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted December 6, 2023 Report Share Posted December 6, 2023 What sway bar are you trying to install? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsi_tom Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 I still have it. Do you want it back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 On 12/4/2023 at 8:34 PM, BKB94 said: I assumed since I had tons of clearance with the stock sway bar a aftermarket sway bar would fit. I was wrong and gave away my stock sway bar. If you are close and have a spare let me know. I run aftermarket bars in the front and rear without issues. What is the problem with yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKB94 Posted December 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 Ford 5.0 swap. The ST bar is real close and if I hit a decent bump it will hit the oil pan. Tried to cold bend it with no luck. Might fire up the 60ton press and see if it can get me a little more room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted December 9, 2023 Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 On 12/7/2023 at 1:47 PM, BKB94 said: Ford 5.0 swap. At least you have identified the problem 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKB94 Posted December 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2023 Thanks to TSI-Tom I got back the stock sway bar I gave him. Will try it tomorrow. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 Any update? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKB94 Posted December 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 Stock bar had a little more room but still a bit too tight. Seems to be huge discrepancies between the front clip I used for mock up and the chassis I’m using. Good news is the stock bar bends easy and I manipulated it to get tons of room around the oil pan. I just need to bend out the ends so they match up with the A-arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted December 14, 2023 Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 Glad to hear you can make it work. Could you have made a spacer to bring the sway bar mounts down a bit and clear? Even the stocker can't be THAT easy to bend 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKB94 Posted December 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 It's not a up down issue its a forward issue. The bar needed to go forward to clear the oil pan at full suspension bump because of the weird bends in the bar it goes in a weird arc. No room to move the bar mounting points forward. But as you can see it's all done except for needing shorter sway bar end link bolts. Even painted to match the ST rear bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted December 14, 2023 Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 Looks like it was made to be that way! I think I spot a rub mark on the oil pan where it hit before. Pretty close to getting things button up based on the pics. Did you use the ford rack also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKB94 Posted December 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) No ford rack is way too wide. Not my first choice but went Saturn SC2 rack the other common racks are getting hard to find now, 240 and shadow Shelby. You are correct in that rub mark is where the ST bar hit. Didn’t want to notch the pan, might not be an option either. Bottom of car is pretty much done. Need to finish my hydroboost lines then take it for a drive. Next is body work, the monkey that owned this car got pissed at it and punched it in a few places and smashed in the roof. Not looking forward to the body work but I have fixed worse. Edited December 14, 2023 by BKB94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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