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79gmcc15 · 06-11-2009, 01:13 AM

Ok this is my first time doing a how-to.

My sway bar installation on my 1979 GMC C1500.
This is how I did it. Mod how you see fit.
What you need:

1- sway bar from a 3/4 or 1 ton *Go Big Or Go Home* truck/burb/blazer -$ 20
2- brackets that bolt to frame.-$ 33 (20+13 ship)
4- U-brackets that will bolt to "LCA" and to frame -*included w/bar*
4- Bushings-mine were Moog K6169 for 1-1/16th bar-$26
12- 3/8" x 1-1/2 Grade 8 bolts-$6
12- 3/8" Grade 8 nuts -$4
12- 3/8" Grade 8 split cut washers-$3
8- 3/8" flat washers-$3
1-9/16th inch wrench
1-9/16th inch deep socket and ratchet
And about 40 mins. Total: $95

It should look like this:

So I started by putting the bolts in the holes on the front of the frame. with one flat washer under the bolt heads.

Then you put on the Brackets that go to the frame Loose!

Then I put the bushings and C brackets onto the bar. *tip: if you paint your bar. look real close to the bar and you will see wear spots on it. this will help a lot with alignment and placement. And mark or don't paint there.*

06-11-2009, 01:13 AM	#1
79gmcc15 Gettin It One Pice At A Time Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: everett, washington Posts: 2,688	Front Sway Bar Install/Updated How-to Ok this is my first time doing a how-to. My sway bar installation on my 1979 GMC C1500. This is how I did it. Mod how you see fit. What you need: 1- sway bar from a 3/4 or 1 ton Go Big Or Go Home truck/burb/blazer -$ 20 2- brackets that bolt to frame.-$ 33 (20+13 ship) 4- U-brackets that will bolt to "LCA" and to frame -included w/bar 4- Bushings-mine were Moog K6169 for 1-1/16th bar-$26 12- 3/8" x 1-1/2 Grade 8 bolts-$6 12- 3/8" Grade 8 nuts -$4 12- 3/8" Grade 8 split cut washers-$3 8- 3/8" flat washers-$3 1-9/16th inch wrench 1-9/16th inch deep socket and ratchet And about 40 mins. Total: $95 It should look like this: So I started by putting the bolts in the holes on the front of the frame. with one flat washer under the bolt heads. Then you put on the Brackets that go to the frame Loose! Then I put the bushings and C brackets onto the bar. tip: if you paint your bar. look real close to the bar and you will see wear spots on it. this will help a lot with alignment and placement. And mark or don't paint there. __________________ RIP ELJAY Work In Progress 1979 GMC C1500 Trailering Special. Getting the truck done, one piece at a time. “You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.”Ronald Reagan “I don’t know the key to success but I know the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” Bill Cosby Last edited by augie; 04-05-2011 at 12:42 AM.