fj60 rear sway bar install and front sway bushings replacement

[smkymntn]

I installed an fj62 rear sway bar today- My build date is May/86 and I had the connections on my rear axle. I ended up getting a new bar from toyota. It literally took about 10 minutes to put on, then I replaced all of my front sway bar bushings, again I just went with OEM. The ride is so much improved. I know some may ask why put a sway bar on, but I live in the mountains and the roads here demand a tight suspension. There is almost no lean now and it powers through turns with ease. I also added a flowmaster 40 series- sounds much better than stock.
here are some pictures of installed


rear fj62 sway bar

rear fj62 sway bar and 40 series flowmaster

front before removal

Old worn out front bushings

New Front bushings installed

 

[Mace]

nice job


I have a rear that I want to install on bob. never actually seen one installed

 

[Joe_E]

Looks great.
Who did you get the links from?

 

[smkymntn]

The rear links were from Specter- forgot about that one.

 

[Rob Faucett]

Looks great. I assume you didn't have trouble with the exhaust getting in the way? I am!

BTW - The undercarriage of your cruiser is cleaner than my living room!!

 

[smkymntn]

No trouble with exhaust. I actually had the sway bar on before I went and got the exhaust done, just to be sure. After getting under there again I spent today touching up the undercarriage, if you get it that clean you got keep after it.

 

[wyomingben]

Looks good and nice pics, could you take a close up of how the sway bar attaches to the rear axle? I'm going to have to weld something on as my axle doesn't have the attach points.

 

[Elbert]

I just finished doing the same thing. Bought a used sway bar setup from one of the guys here on MUD, my rear axle has the mounts, bought the extended links from SOR (which I might add were well made) I think the brand was Karson's or something like that. I had to cut my exhaust when I recently installled my suspenion lift kit. I'll have to get the exhaust revised now anyway. On the front sway bar links I used extended versions from MAF. I do need to get new bushings for the sway bars...that will have to be some time in the future.

 

[smkymntn]

the front bushings were not bad cost wise.

 

[90FJ62]

Truck is looking good. When should i drop mine off?

Dave

 

[smkymntn]

Looks good and nice pics, could you take a close up of how the sway bar attaches to the rear axle? I'm going to have to weld something on as my axle doesn't have the attach points.

I tired to resize one of my pics to highlight where the tabs are- hope this helps

The connection to rear end is just a three sided box welded to rear axle with a threadedhole in the portion facing rear.