Front sway bar touching steering rod after 2" Tough Dog lift kit install. (1 Viewer)

[Red Merle]

Hi all,

So, I was getting my lift kit buttoned up today and everything seems pretty good after a test drive. As part of the process, I also replaced all of the bushings in the control arms and the panhard bars and also installed new sway bar mounts. I don't remember how tight the gap was between the front sway bar and the rear steering bar, but they are basically touching now.


Do I need an extension on something? Putting it on the sway bar link seems like it would make the problem worse. It seems like I might need something different where it meets the axle or maybe they were really close to touching before.

Did I somehow put it on upside down?


Any insight?

 

[Grandlooser]

There is something wrong with this picture....

 

[Heckraiser]

That bend right at the axle mount looks like you probably put it in upside down?

 

[Heckraiser]

Normally bends up from the axle mount, not down:

 

[Red Merle]

Oh boy, I feel dumb now. I just went and looked at it closer and I see that you are indeed correct, as usual.

It's my own fault. This has been a pretty extensive project to get all my rust treated on the axles and all the control arms, etc. and it started to rain today while I was trying to do a final push to get it done.

Not even sure how I got the damn thing on there the way it is now.