Aussie'd at last! and sway bar question?

[Freewheel]

It took significantly longer than the 4 hours recommended in the instructions, but only cause they don't include finding and fixing siezed brake components and sway bar joints in their time estimate.

I've only done a quick drive but haven't heard any clicking and only one chirp when I purposefully tried to power into a turn. Of course now most of the snow is melted so I may not get a good test until next year but I'll go do a steep gravel logging road in 2WD soon and see how it does.

The install was straightforward but I really took my time as the diff is not part of the truck I was super familiar with. The instructions, while well written and clear, are a bit confusing because they are multi vehicle instructions and you have to pick and choose which paragraphs are applicable to your application - makes it hard to just power through a procedure one step at a time. You have to think a bit!


The question comes from the sway bar ( that I should have dealt with a year ago when I lifted the truck) - the links that connect the sway bar to the frame are 2.5 inches too short. Has anyone found longer than stock ones that will work? or have people custom fabbed links?

 

[nuclearlemon]

front sway bar or rear?

sor has extended front links...they were just allthread and spacers...you can make it out of hardware store stuff and just reuse your rubber bushings/washers

for the rear link, they're very close to 55 links...i got solid steel rod from the hardware store, cut the ends off and rewelded the new rod in place of the old rod. not only do you get the length you need, but you can also use a heavier rod.

 

[Rob Faucett]

I think there is something in FAQ?

 

[Rob Faucett]

Good stuff here:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/145983-sway-bar-extensions.html

 

[Hank]

You can make all the parts between a hardware store and a parts store, otherwise several 'mud supporting vendors sell them.

 

[Freewheel]

Thanks for the that thread - great info!
I need to do the back links and like the welding extensions that are shown in the other thread - though I wonder if I could cut the link in half, thread it with a die and connect the bits with those long nuts used to connect two pieces of ready rod?

My tap and die skills are way better than my welding abilities. But I wonder if those long nuts are strong enough?

 

[PhilC64]

Congrats on the locker! I just finished the install of my Detroit EZ Locker in under 2 hours. The only instructions I had are posted by Woody in the Technical Links section. Very easy and straightforward.

The sway bar extensions are easy to do. Follow Euclids post for the best setup so far.